Hanford-Corcoran, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hanford fell 0.4 percentage points in April 2022 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Hanford peaked in December 2010 at 16.9% and is now 10.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hanford 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 |
Hanford | 6.7% | -0.4 | -4.2 |
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 9,936. There are now 6,147 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hanford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hanford, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Hanford | 3,789 | -215 | -2,316 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Hanford, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Hanford Unemployment Rate |
Hanford Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 3,789 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 4,004 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 4,338 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 4,624 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 4,890 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 4,875 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 4,948 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 5,195 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 5,472 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 5,719 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 5,891 |
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. ↩