Madera, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Madera rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Madera peaked in November 2010 at 16.9% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.0% in November 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Madera unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 4.1% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
California | 4.3% | -0.1 | -0.8 |
Madera | 7.2% | +0.1 | -1.5 |
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 10,421. There are now 5,949 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,311 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 161. Madera employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Madera, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Madera | 4,472 | +91 | -841 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Madera, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Madera Unemployment Rate |
Madera Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 4,472 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 4,381 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 4,376 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 4,311 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 4,808 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 4.5% | 8.4% | 5,213 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 5,278 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 4.7% | 8.2% | 5,055 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 4,965 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 4,864 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 4,990 |
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. ↩