Fresno, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fresno fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 16.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Fresno peaked in August 2011 at 17.4% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fresno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
California	11.1%	-0.2	-1.4
Fresno	16.0%	-0.5	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fresno, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fresno, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fresno peaked in December 2010 at 75,986. There are now 6,308 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fresno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fresno, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fresno	69,678	-2,011	-6,308

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fresno, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Fresno Unemployment Rate	Fresno Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	16.0%	69,678
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	16.5%	71,689
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	17.1%	74,098
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	17.4%	75,221
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	17.4%	75,630
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	17.2%	74,801
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	16.9%	73,106
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	16.4%	71,230
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	16.3%	70,777
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	16.2%	70,436
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	16.4%	71,587
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	16.8%	73,926