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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sacramento fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Sacramento peaked in April 2020 at 14.3% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sacramento 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
Sacramento	14.1%	-0.2	+10.4

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: Sacramento, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sacramento, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sacramento peaked in April 2020 at 152,047. There are now 304 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sacramento	151,743	-304	+111,378

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	16.3%	14.1%	151,743
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	14.3%	152,047
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	4.5%	49,744
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	37,712
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	37,630
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.3%	36,887
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.4%	37,238
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	37,681
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.5%	38,177
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.5%	38,690
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.6%	39,208