Hanford-Corcoran, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hanford rose 0.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 17.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate for Hanford in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Hanford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
California	16.4%	0.0	+12.3
Hanford	17.1%	+0.5	+9.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 238 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 5,133. Hanford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hanford, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hanford	9,514	+22	+4,901

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hanford, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Hanford Unemployment Rate	Hanford Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	14.9%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.4%	17.1%	9,514
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	16.6%	9,492
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	10.5%	6,271
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