Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Riverside rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Riverside peaked in April 2020 at 15.7% and is now 10.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.0 percentage points. You can also compare Riverside unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| California | 4.7% | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| Riverside | 4.8% | +0.1 | +0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Riverside, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Riverside, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Riverside peaked in April 2020 at 322,809. There are now 219,752 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 82,601 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 20,456. Riverside employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Riverside, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 103,057 | +2,501 | +18,420 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Riverside, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Riverside Unemployment Rate |
Riverside Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 4.8% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 103,057 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 100,556 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 98,900 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 98,487 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 96,777 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 93,539 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 91,800 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 89,043 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 86,785 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 85,796 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 85,884 |
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. ↩
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