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Vallejo-Fairfield, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Vallejo fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 8.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Vallejo peaked in April 2020 at 15.3% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.6% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Vallejo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.2% -0.1 +2.7
California 8.5% -0.5 +4.2
Vallejo 8.0% 0.0 +4.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with February 2021 data as March 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 14,780 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,280 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 912. Vallejo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Vallejo, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Vallejo 16,192 -47 +8,782

Number of Unemployed Persons

Vallejo, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 California
Unemployment Rate		 Vallejo
Unemployment Rate		 Vallejo
Unemployed
March
2021		 6.0% — — —
February
2021		 6.2% 8.5% 8.0% 16,192
January
2021		 6.3% 9.0% 8.0% 16,239
December
2020		 6.7% 9.3% 8.9% 18,172
November
2020		 6.7% 8.7% 7.6% 15,280
October
2020		 6.9% 9.8% 8.3% 17,128
September
2020		 7.8% 10.6% 9.8% 19,529
August
2020		 8.4% 12.3% 9.7% 19,523
July
2020		 10.2% 13.2% 12.2% 24,613
June
2020		 11.1% 14.1% 13.5% 27,409
May
2020		 13.3% 15.6% 14.8% 29,762
April
2020		 14.8% 16.0% 15.3% 30,972

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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