Bakersfield, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bakersfield fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.7 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Bakersfield peaked in October 2010 at 15.8% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bakersfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
California	4.1%	0.0	-0.4
Bakersfield	7.8%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bakersfield, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bakersfield, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bakersfield peaked in November 2010 at 59,223. There are now 29,146 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bakersfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bakersfield, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bakersfield	30,077	-244	-3,005

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bakersfield, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Bakersfield Unemployment Rate	Bakersfield Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	7.8%	30,077
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	7.9%	30,321
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	8.1%	30,699
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	8.3%	31,646
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	8.4%	32,189
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	8.0%	30,561
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	7.9%	30,229
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	8.0%	30,841
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	8.2%	31,714
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	8.1%	31,157
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	8.3%	31,655