Bakersfield, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bakersfield fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 8.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Bakersfield peaked in November 2010 at 15.8% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.6% in October 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bakersfield unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
California	4.1%	-0.1	0.0
Bakersfield	8.0%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 59,025. There are now 27,679 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 29,654 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,692. Bakersfield employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bakersfield, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bakersfield	31,346	+237	+190

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bakersfield, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Bakersfield Unemployment Rate	Bakersfield Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	8.0%	31,346
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	8.0%	31,109
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	8.0%	31,187
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	8.0%	31,393
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	7.9%	31,107
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	7.8%	30,379
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	7.7%	29,975
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	7.6%	29,698
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	7.6%	29,654
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	7.6%	29,728