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Madera-Chowchilla, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madera fell 0.4 percentage points in March 2013 to 12.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Madera peaked in October 2010 at 15.8% and is now 3.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Madera 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
Madera 12.3% -0.4 -1.7
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: Madera, California, National

Madera, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Madera, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Madera peaked in November 2010 at 10,632. There are now 2,201 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Madera employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Madera, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Madera 8,431 -240 -1,142

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madera, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Madera
Unemployment Rate
Madera
Unemployed
April
2013
7.5% 9.0%
March
2013
7.6% 9.4% 12.3% 8,431
February
2013
7.7% 9.6% 12.7% 8,671
January
2013
7.9% 9.8% 13.0% 8,829
December
2012
7.8% 9.8% 13.0% 8,807
November
2012
7.8% 9.9% 13.1% 8,873
October
2012
7.9% 10.1% 13.2% 8,964
September
2012
7.8% 10.2% 13.4% 9,072
August
2012
8.1% 10.4% 13.5% 9,192
July
2012
8.2% 10.6% 13.7% 9,312
June
2012
8.2% 10.6% 13.8% 9,419
May
2012
8.2% 10.7% 13.9% 9,497
April
2012
8.1% 10.7% 13.9% 9,545

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.