Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Riverside rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate for Riverside in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Riverside unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
California	16.3%	-0.1	+12.2
Riverside	15.1%	+0.1	+11.0

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

Unemployment Rate: Riverside, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Riverside, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Riverside in May 2020 is at a new high of 306,489. Riverside employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Riverside, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Riverside	306,489	+2,318	+222,370

Number of Unemployed Persons

Riverside, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Riverside Unemployment Rate	Riverside Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.3%	15.1%	306,489
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	15.0%	304,171
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	5.1%	105,757
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%	80,107
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	3.8%	79,718
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.8%	78,881
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.8%	79,185
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.8%	79,668
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%	80,247
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%	80,929
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.9%	81,753