Redding, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Redding fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 13.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.8 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Redding peaked in December 2010 at 16.7% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Redding 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
Redding	13.9%	-0.5	-2.8

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: Redding, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Redding, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Redding peaked in December 2010 at 13,877. There are now 2,124 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Redding employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Redding, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Redding	11,753	-407	-2,124

Number of Unemployed Persons

Redding, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Redding Unemployment Rate	Redding Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	13.9%	11,753
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	14.4%	12,160
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	15.0%	12,551
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	15.2%	12,675
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	15.5%	12,790
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	15.5%	12,798
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	15.4%	12,671
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	15.1%	12,415
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	15.0%	12,334
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	15.0%	12,347
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	15.3%	12,627
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	16.0%	13,226