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Vallejo-Fairfield, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Vallejo fell 0.7 percentage points in November 2020 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Vallejo peaked in April 2020 at 15.3% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Vallejo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
California 8.2% -0.8 +4.3
Vallejo 7.6% -0.7 +4.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Vallejo, California, National

Vallejo, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Vallejo, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Vallejo peaked in April 2020 at 30,972. There are now 15,638 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Vallejo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Vallejo, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Vallejo 15,334 -1,794 +7,997

Number of Unemployed Persons

Vallejo, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 California
Unemployment Rate		 Vallejo
Unemployment Rate		 Vallejo
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 8.2% 7.6% 15,334
October
2020		 6.9% 9.0% 8.3% 17,128
September
2020		 7.8% 11.1% 9.8% 19,529
August
2020		 8.4% 11.2% 9.7% 19,523
July
2020		 10.2% 13.5% 12.2% 24,613
June
2020		 11.1% 14.9% 13.5% 27,409
May
2020		 13.3% 16.4% 14.8% 29,762
April
2020		 14.8% 16.4% 15.3% 30,972
March
2020		 4.4% 5.5% 4.8% 9,985
February
2020		 3.5% 3.9% 3.5% 7,410
January
2020		 3.5% 3.9% 3.5% 7,400

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. ↩

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