Merced, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Merced fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 18.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 6.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Merced peaked in December 2010 at 19.3% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Merced 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
Merced	18.0%	-0.3	-1.3

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: Merced, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Merced, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Merced peaked in December 2010 at 20,687. There are now 1,660 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Merced employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Merced, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Merced	19,027	-376	-1,660

Number of Unemployed Persons

Merced, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Merced Unemployment Rate	Merced Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	18.0%	19,027
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	18.3%	19,403
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	18.8%	19,969
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	18.9%	20,138
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	19.1%	20,286
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	19.0%	20,251
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	18.9%	20,134
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	18.6%	19,914
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	18.6%	19,931
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	18.7%	19,948
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	18.8%	20,112
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	19.1%	20,466