Merced, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Merced fell 0.9 percentage points in November 2020 to 10.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Merced peaked in December 2009 at 18.2% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.6% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.6 percentage points. You can also compare Merced unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
California | 8.2% | -0.8 | +4.3 |
Merced | 10.2% | -0.9 | +2.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Merced, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Merced, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Merced peaked in April 2020 at 20,913. There are now 9,339 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Merced employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Merced, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Merced | 11,574 | -1,124 | +2,551 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Merced, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Merced Unemployment Rate |
Merced Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 11,574 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 12,698 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 14,255 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 13,352 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 16,384 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 17,991 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 16.4% | 17.0% | 19,401 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 20,913 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.5% | 10.8% | 12,618 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 9,116 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 9,096 |
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. ↩