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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 September 2023 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Sacramento peaked in April 2020 at 14.8% and is now 10.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Sacramento 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
Sacramento 4.3% +0.1 +0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 April 2020 at 161,037. There are now 112,326 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 38,971 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 9,740. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sacramento 48,711 +861 +8,696

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Sacramento
Unemployment Rate
Sacramento
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 4.8%
September
2023
3.8% 4.7% 4.3% 48,711
August
2023
3.8% 4.6% 4.2% 47,850
July
2023
3.5% 4.6% 4.2% 47,413
June
2023
3.6% 4.6% 4.2% 47,642
May
2023
3.7% 4.5% 4.1% 46,969
April
2023
3.4% 4.5% 4.0% 45,528
March
2023
3.5% 4.4% 3.9% 44,536
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 3.8% 42,890
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 3.7% 41,514
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.6% 40,697
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.6% 40,730

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.