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

The unemployment rate for the Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, California metropolitan area was 12.3% in December 2009. The California state unemployment rate was 12.4% and the national unemployment rate was 10.0% for the same month. Note: All comparisons are made with December data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate December 2009 Month/Month
(Points)
Year/Year
(Points)
National 10.0% 0.0 +2.6
California 12.4% 0.0 +3.7
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville 12.3% -0.2 +3.5

Unemployment Rate: Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, California, National

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, California unemployment rate chart

Note: Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. Recessions shown in gray.

Metro, State and National Unemployment Rate History for the Last Year

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville
Unemployment Rate
February 2010 9.7%
January 2010 9.7%
December 2009 10.0% 12.4% 12.3%
November 2009 10.0% 12.4% 12.5%
October 2009 10.1% 12.5% 12.4%
September 2009 9.8% 12.3% 11.9%
August 2009 9.7% 12.3% 12.0%
July 2009 9.4% 11.9% 11.9%
June 2009 9.5% 11.6% 11.7%
May 2009 9.4% 11.6% 11.1%
April 2009 8.9% 11.1% 10.8%
March 2009 8.6% 11.2% 11.4%
February 2009 8.2% 10.6% 10.8%