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Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sacramento rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Sacramento peaked in May 2020 at 14.7% and is now 11.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Sacramento 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
Sacramento 3.6% +0.1 -1.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sacramento, California, National

Sacramento, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sacramento, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sacramento peaked in May 2020 at 157,638. There are now 117,368 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 36,347 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,923. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sacramento 40,270 +1,303 -15,335

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Sacramento
Unemployment Rate
Sacramento
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 3.6% 40,270
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.5% 38,967
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.4% 38,482
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 3.3% 36,963
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.3% 36,463
August
2022
3.7% 3.8% 3.3% 36,347
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.3% 37,148
June
2022
3.6% 3.9% 3.5% 39,580
May
2022
3.6% 4.0% 3.8% 42,332
April
2022
3.6% 4.1% 4.0% 45,217
March
2022
3.6% 4.4% 4.3% 48,428

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.