Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sacramento fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Sacramento peaked in December 2010 at 13.0% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sacramento 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
Sacramento	11.2%	-0.3	-1.8

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: Sacramento, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sacramento, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sacramento peaked in December 2010 at 134,535. There are now 18,585 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sacramento	115,950	-2,391	-18,585

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	11.2%	115,950
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	11.5%	118,341
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	11.8%	121,761
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	12.0%	123,188
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	12.2%	124,755
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	12.3%	125,733
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	12.2%	124,934
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	12.1%	123,412
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	12.1%	123,057
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	12.1%	123,282
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	12.3%	125,793
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	12.7%	130,121