Merced, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Merced rose 0.3 percentage points in May 2018 to 8.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.1 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Merced peaked in December 2009 at 18.1% and is now 9.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.0% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Merced unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
California	4.2%	0.0	-0.7
Merced	8.3%	+0.3	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Merced, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Merced, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Merced peaked in December 2010 at 20,779. There are now 11,170 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,295 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 314. Merced employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Merced, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Merced	9,609	+294	-1,458

Number of Unemployed Persons

Merced, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Merced Unemployment Rate	Merced Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	8.3%	9,609
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	8.0%	9,315
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	8.0%	9,299
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	8.2%	9,458
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	8.0%	9,295
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	8.2%	9,564
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	8.4%	9,780
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	8.7%	10,100
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	9.0%	10,474
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	9.3%	10,749
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	9.4%	10,858