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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sacramento fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.9%. 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 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in November 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sacramento unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
California	4.3%	-0.1	-0.8
Sacramento	3.9%	0.0	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 130,939. There are now 88,784 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 41,920 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 235. Sacramento employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sacramento, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sacramento	42,155	+235	-9,765

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sacramento, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployment Rate	Sacramento Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.9%	42,155
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	3.9%	41,920
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.9%	42,674
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.9%	42,378
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	46,895
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	4.8%	51,774
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	4.9%	53,191
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.7%	50,834
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.6%	49,602
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	4.6%	48,737
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	4.7%	50,273