Visalia-Porterville, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Visalia fell 1.5 percentage points in July 2020 to 16.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.7 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Visalia peaked in May 2020 at 19.5% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Visalia unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	10.2%	-0.9	+6.5
California	13.5%	-1.4	+9.5
Visalia	16.2%	-1.5	+6.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2020 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Visalia, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Visalia, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Visalia peaked in May 2020 at 37,278. There are now 6,469 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Visalia employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Visalia, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Visalia	30,809	-3,343	+11,170

Number of Unemployed Persons

Visalia, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Visalia Unemployment Rate	Visalia Unemployed
August 2020	8.4%	11.4%	—	—
July 2020	10.2%	13.5%	16.2%	30,809
June 2020	11.1%	14.9%	17.7%	34,152
May 2020	13.3%	16.4%	19.5%	37,278
April 2020	14.7%	16.4%	19.1%	37,196
March 2020	4.4%	5.5%	12.3%	26,068
February 2020	3.5%	3.9%	9.4%	19,256
January 2020	3.6%	3.9%	9.3%	19,111
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	9.1%	18,817
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	9.2%	18,987
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	9.3%	19,165
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	9.4%	19,345