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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sacramento fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.7%. 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 November 2010 at 12.5% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Sacramento unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
California	4.1%	-0.1	0.0
Sacramento	3.7%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 130,494. There are now 89,535 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 39,708 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,251. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sacramento	40,959	-497	+871

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%	40,959
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	41,456
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.8%	42,083
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	3.8%	42,619
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	3.8%	42,573
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	3.7%	41,565
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	3.7%	40,976
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.6%	39,954
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	39,900
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	3.6%	39,755