Vallejo-Fairfield, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Vallejo fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Vallejo peaked in April 2020 at 16.3% and is now 11.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Vallejo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
California | 4.7% | +0.1 | +0.7 |
Vallejo | 4.6% | 0.0 | +0.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Vallejo, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Vallejo, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Vallejo peaked in April 2020 at 32,833. There are now 23,426 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,835 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,572. Vallejo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Vallejo, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Vallejo | 9,407 | +159 | +1,402 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Vallejo, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Vallejo Unemployment Rate |
Vallejo Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 |
3.9% | 4.8% | — | — |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 9,407 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 9,248 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 9,153 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 9,188 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 9,103 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 8,849 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 8,697 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 8,427 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 8,213 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 8,115 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 8,121 |
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. ↩