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 |
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 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. ↩