Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Los Angeles rose 0.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 19.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate for Los Angeles in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Los Angeles unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
California	16.3%	-0.1	+12.2
Los Angeles	19.2%	+0.2	+15.1

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: Los Angeles, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Los Angeles, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Los Angeles in May 2020 is at a new high of 1,203,775. Los Angeles employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Los Angeles, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Los Angeles	1,203,775	+6,418	+930,431

Number of Unemployed Persons

Los Angeles, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Los Angeles Unemployment Rate	Los Angeles Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.3%	19.2%	1,203,775
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	19.0%	1,197,357
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	5.8%	379,938
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%	267,708
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	3.9%	264,131
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%	263,681
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%	263,962
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.9%	264,538
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%	265,212
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%	266,088
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%	267,501