Hanford-Corcoran, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hanford fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 15.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.2 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Hanford peaked in October 2010 at 17.2% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hanford 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
Hanford	15.3%	-0.5	-1.8

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: Hanford, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hanford, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hanford peaked in November 2010 at 10,553. There are now 1,121 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hanford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hanford, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hanford	9,432	-288	-1,114

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hanford, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Hanford Unemployment Rate	Hanford Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	15.3%	9,432
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	15.8%	9,720
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	16.5%	10,063
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	16.9%	10,263
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	17.1%	10,291
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	16.8%	10,174
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	16.4%	9,968
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	16.0%	9,713
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	15.8%	9,620
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	15.8%	9,575
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	16.0%	9,718
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	16.6%	10,132