Hanford-Corcoran, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hanford rose 2.6 percentage points in March 2020 to 10.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.8 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Hanford peaked in December 2010 at 16.6% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.5% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.8 percentage points. You can also compare Hanford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
California	5.5%	+1.6	+1.3
Hanford	10.3%	+2.6	+2.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hanford, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hanford, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hanford peaked in November 2010 at 9,752. There are now 3,600 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,381 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,771. Hanford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hanford, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hanford	6,152	+1,678	+1,487

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hanford, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Hanford Unemployment Rate	Hanford Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	15.5%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	10.3%	6,152
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	7.7%	4,474
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	7.7%	4,450
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	7.5%	4,381
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	7.6%	4,431
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	7.7%	4,480
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	7.9%	4,526
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	7.9%	4,559
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	8.0%	4,580
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	8.0%	4,593
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	8.0%	4,613