Napa, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Napa fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Napa peaked in April 2020 at 17.6% and is now 14.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in August 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Napa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
California | 4.2% | +0.1 | -1.0 |
Napa | 2.9% | 0.0 | -1.3 |
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 11,762. There are now 9,721 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,954 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 87. Napa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Napa, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Napa | 2,041 | +39 | -893 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Napa, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Napa Unemployment Rate |
Napa Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 2,041 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 2,002 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 2,033 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1,984 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1,958 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 1,954 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 1,991 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2,126 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2,255 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2,393 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 2,561 |
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. ↩