Vallejo-Fairfield, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Vallejo fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Vallejo peaked in December 2010 at 12.3% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Vallejo 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
Vallejo	10.8%	-0.3	-1.5

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: Vallejo, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Vallejo, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Vallejo peaked in December 2010 at 26,163. There are now 3,124 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Vallejo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Vallejo, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Vallejo	23,039	-572	-3,124

Number of Unemployed Persons

Vallejo, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Vallejo Unemployment Rate	Vallejo Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	11.1%	10.8%	23,039
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	11.1%	23,611
October 2011	8.9%	11.7%	11.5%	24,202
September 2011	9.0%	11.9%	11.7%	24,518
August 2011	9.1%	12.1%	11.8%	24,859
July 2011	9.1%	12.0%	11.9%	24,956
June 2011	9.1%	11.8%	11.7%	24,746
May 2011	9.0%	11.7%	11.6%	24,577
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	11.7%	24,882
March 2011	8.9%	12.0%	11.8%	25,055
February 2011	9.0%	12.1%	11.9%	25,282
January 2011	9.1%	12.4%	12.1%	25,766