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

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