Yuba City, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuba City rose 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 17.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 6.6 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Yuba City peaked in December 2010 at 20.1% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 17.4% in January 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Yuba City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
California	11.0%	+0.1	-0.9
Yuba City	17.6%	+0.2	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Yuba City, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yuba City, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yuba City peaked in December 2010 at 14,138. There are now 1,474 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,458 in January 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 206. Yuba City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuba City, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuba City	12,664	+174	-880

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuba City, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Yuba City Unemployment Rate	Yuba City Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	10.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	11.0%	17.6%	12,664
February 2012	8.3%	10.9%	17.4%	12,490
January 2012	8.3%	10.9%	17.4%	12,458
December 2011	8.5%	11.2%	17.8%	12,594
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	18.2%	12,833
October 2011	8.9%	11.5%	18.8%	13,170
September 2011	9.0%	11.7%	19.1%	13,305
August 2011	9.1%	11.9%	19.3%	13,433
July 2011	9.1%	11.9%	19.4%	13,444
June 2011	9.1%	11.9%	19.3%	13,362
May 2011	9.0%	11.9%	19.2%	13,330
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	19.4%	13,480