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Hanford-Corcoran, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hanford fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2013 to 13.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.5 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Hanford peaked in November 2010 at 16.9% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hanford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
California 9.4% -0.2 -1.3
Hanford 13.9% -0.3 -1.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hanford, California, National

Hanford, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hanford, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hanford peaked in November 2010 at 10,294. There are now 1,745 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hanford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hanford, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Hanford 8,549 -185 -930

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hanford, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Hanford
Unemployment Rate
Hanford
Unemployed
April
2013
7.5% 9.0%
March
2013
7.6% 9.4% 13.9% 8,549
February
2013
7.7% 9.6% 14.2% 8,734
January
2013
7.9% 9.8% 14.6% 8,893
December
2012
7.8% 9.8% 14.6% 8,851
November
2012
7.8% 9.9% 14.8% 8,953
October
2012
7.9% 10.1% 15.0% 9,080
September
2012
7.8% 10.2% 15.2% 9,216
August
2012
8.1% 10.4% 15.4% 9,345
July
2012
8.2% 10.6% 15.5% 9,444
June
2012
8.2% 10.6% 15.6% 9,496
May
2012
8.2% 10.7% 15.6% 9,508
April
2012
8.1% 10.7% 15.5% 9,497

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.