Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Riverside fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 12.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Riverside peaked in December 2010 at 14.7% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Riverside 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
Riverside	12.8%	-0.2	-1.9

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: Riverside, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Riverside, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Riverside peaked in December 2010 at 259,966. There are now 32,799 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Riverside employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Riverside, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Riverside	227,167	-3,041	-32,799

Number of Unemployed Persons

Riverside, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Riverside Unemployment Rate	Riverside Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	12.8%	227,167
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	13.0%	230,208
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	13.3%	235,105
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	13.5%	236,759
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	13.7%	239,493
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	13.9%	242,126
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	13.9%	242,093
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	13.8%	240,669
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	13.9%	241,944
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	13.9%	243,161
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	14.2%	247,582
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	14.5%	254,503