Fresno, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fresno rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.4 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Fresno peaked in November 2010 at 17.0% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.0% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Fresno unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
California	4.2%	0.0	-0.1
Fresno	7.6%	+0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fresno, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fresno, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fresno peaked in November 2010 at 75,198. There are now 40,276 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 31,998 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,924. Fresno employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fresno, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fresno	34,922	+100	+708

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fresno, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Fresno Unemployment Rate	Fresno Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	7.6%	34,922
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	7.5%	34,822
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	7.1%	32,820
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	7.0%	31,998
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	7.1%	32,157
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	7.2%	32,666
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	7.3%	32,830
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	7.5%	33,845
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	7.7%	34,967
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	7.4%	33,428
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	7.2%	32,582