Madera-Chowchilla, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madera fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 14.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.4 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Madera peaked in November 2010 at 15.9% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Madera 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
Madera	14.5%	-0.5	-1.4

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: Madera, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Madera, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Madera peaked in December 2010 at 10,643. There are now 1,093 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Madera employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Madera, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Madera	9,550	-292	-1,093

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madera, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Madera Unemployment Rate	Madera Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	14.5%	9,550
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	15.0%	9,842
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	15.4%	10,126
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	15.6%	10,256
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	15.6%	10,279
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	15.4%	10,199
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	15.2%	10,035
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	14.9%	9,881
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	15.1%	9,989
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	15.2%	10,066
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	15.5%	10,271
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	15.8%	10,512