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Napa, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Napa fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2013 to 6.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Napa peaked in February 2010 at 9.8% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Napa 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
Napa 6.5% -0.3 -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: Napa, California, National

Napa, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Napa, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Napa peaked in March 2010 at 7,442. There are now 2,246 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Napa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Napa, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Napa 5,196 -242 -1,144

Number of Unemployed Persons

Napa, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		California
Unemployment Rate 		Napa
Unemployment Rate 		Napa
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 9.0% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 9.4% 6.5% 5,196
February
2013 		7.7% 9.6% 6.8% 5,438
January
2013 		7.9% 9.8% 7.1% 5,619
December
2012 		7.8% 9.8% 7.2% 5,642
November
2012 		7.8% 9.9% 7.3% 5,703
October
2012 		7.9% 10.1% 7.4% 5,783
September
2012 		7.8% 10.2% 7.5% 5,877
August
2012 		8.1% 10.4% 7.7% 5,978
July
2012 		8.2% 10.6% 7.8% 6,077
June
2012 		8.2% 10.6% 7.9% 6,165
May
2012 		8.2% 10.7% 8.0% 6,238
April
2012 		8.1% 10.7% 8.1% 6,295

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. ↩

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