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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sacramento fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Sacramento peaked in November 2010 at 12.5% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sacramento unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
California	4.1%	0.0	-0.4
Sacramento	3.6%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 November 2010 at 131,060. There are now 91,275 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 38,691 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,094. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sacramento	39,785	+604	-5,241

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	39,785
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	39,181
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.6%	38,691
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.6%	39,250
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.9%	41,836
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.7%	39,679
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.7%	39,582
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.7%	39,528
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.8%	41,319
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	3.8%	41,739
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.0%	43,120