Bakersfield, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bakersfield fell 0.4 percentage points in April 2022 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Bakersfield peaked in May 2020 at 18.0% and is now 10.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bakersfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
California | 4.6% | -0.2 | -3.7 |
Bakersfield | 7.1% | -0.4 | -4.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Bakersfield, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Bakersfield, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Bakersfield peaked in May 2020 at 68,626. There are now 41,315 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bakersfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bakersfield, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Bakersfield | 27,311 | -1,604 | -15,924 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bakersfield, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Bakersfield Unemployment Rate |
Bakersfield Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 27,311 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 28,915 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 31,252 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 33,118 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 34,873 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 34,783 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 35,249 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 6.4% | 9.6% | 36,872 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 38,721 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 40,417 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 41,673 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩