Madera, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madera fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Madera peaked in October 2010 at 16.8% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.5% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 9.5 percentage points. You can also compare Madera 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
Madera	16.0%	0.0	+9.0

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: Madera, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Madera, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Madera peaked in November 2010 at 10,375. There are now 317 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,052 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 6,006. Madera employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Madera, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Madera	10,058	-34	+5,712

Number of Unemployed Persons

Madera, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Madera Unemployment Rate	Madera Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.3%	16.0%	10,058
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	16.0%	10,092
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	9.0%	5,746
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	6.7%	4,184
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	6.7%	4,158
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	6.5%	4,052
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	6.6%	4,114
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	6.7%	4,178
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	6.8%	4,241
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	6.9%	4,290
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	7.0%	4,317