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Napa, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Napa fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.6 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Napa peaked in December 2010 at 10.1% and is now 1.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Napa 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
Napa 8.5% -0.3 -1.6
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: 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 December 2010 at 7,402. There are now 1,051 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Napa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Napa, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Napa 6,351 -188 -1,051

Number of Unemployed Persons

Napa, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Napa
Unemployment Rate
Napa
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 11.1% 8.5% 6,351
November
2011
8.7% 11.3% 8.8% 6,539
October
2011
8.9% 11.7% 9.1% 6,764
September
2011
9.0% 11.9% 9.2% 6,867
August
2011
9.1% 12.1% 9.3% 6,931
July
2011
9.1% 12.0% 9.5% 6,991
June
2011
9.1% 11.8% 9.4% 6,930
May
2011
9.0% 11.7% 9.4% 6,900
April
2011
9.0% 11.8% 9.6% 7,034
March
2011
8.9% 12.0% 9.7% 7,097
February
2011
9.0% 12.1% 9.8% 7,186
January
2011
9.1% 12.4% 9.9% 7,296

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.