Napa, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Napa fell 2.2 percentage points in July 2020 to 10.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Napa peaked in April 2020 at 16.1% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Napa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
California	13.5%	-1.4	+9.5
Napa	10.6%	-2.2	+7.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Napa, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Napa, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Napa peaked in April 2020 at 11,734. There are now 4,246 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Napa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Napa, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Napa	7,488	-1,802	+5,369

Number of Unemployed Persons

Napa, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Napa Unemployment Rate	Napa Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	11.4%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	13.5%	10.6%	7,488
June 2020	11.1%	14.9%	12.8%	9,290
May 2020	13.3%	16.4%	15.1%	10,826
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	16.1%	11,734
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	3.7%	2,705
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	2.6%	1,965
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	2.6%	1,944
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	2.5%	1,862
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	2.6%	1,911
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	2.6%	1,967
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	2.7%	2,024