Stockton, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Stockton fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 15.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.7 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Stockton peaked in December 2010 at 17.8% and is now 2.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Stockton 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
Stockton	15.8%	-0.4	-2.0

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: Stockton, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Stockton, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Stockton peaked in December 2010 at 53,036. There are now 6,020 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Stockton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Stockton, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Stockton	47,016	-1,022	-6,020

Number of Unemployed Persons

Stockton, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Stockton Unemployment Rate	Stockton Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	15.8%	47,016
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	16.2%	48,038
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	16.7%	49,497
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	16.9%	49,981
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	17.1%	50,592
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	17.2%	50,683
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	17.0%	50,135
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	16.9%	49,752
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	17.1%	50,394
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	17.3%	51,030
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	17.4%	51,510
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	17.6%	52,441