Modesto, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Modesto fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 16.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Modesto peaked in June 2010 at 17.5% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Modesto 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
Modesto	16.0%	-0.3	-1.5

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: Modesto, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Modesto, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Modesto peaked in December 2010 at 41,749. There are now 4,160 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Modesto employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Modesto, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Modesto	37,589	-600	-4,160

Number of Unemployed Persons

Modesto, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Modesto Unemployment Rate	Modesto Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	16.0%	37,589
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	16.3%	38,189
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	16.7%	39,361
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	17.0%	39,983
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	17.2%	40,416
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	17.2%	40,407
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	17.0%	39,909
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	16.8%	39,492
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	16.8%	39,848
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	16.9%	40,116
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	17.0%	40,411
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	17.2%	41,195