Vallejo-Fairfield, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Vallejo fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Vallejo peaked in November 2010 at 12.7% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Vallejo 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
Vallejo	4.1%	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: Vallejo, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Vallejo, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Vallejo peaked in November 2010 at 25,637. There are now 17,080 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,541 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 16. Vallejo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Vallejo, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Vallejo	8,557	+16	-2,043

Number of Unemployed Persons

Vallejo, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Vallejo Unemployment Rate	Vallejo Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	4.1%	8,557
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.1%	8,541
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	8,715
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	8,804
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	9,728
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	5.0%	10,514
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	5.2%	10,811
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	5.0%	10,252
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.9%	10,008
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	4.8%	9,864
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	4.9%	10,149