Visalia-Porterville, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Visalia rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2019 to 9.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 5.4 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Visalia peaked in December 2010 at 17.4% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.2% in October 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Visalia unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
California	4.3%	0.0	0.0
Visalia	9.7%	+0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 November 2010 at 35,492. There are now 15,210 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 19,057 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,225. Visalia employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Visalia, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Visalia	20,282	+202	+101

Number of Unemployed Persons

Visalia, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Visalia Unemployment Rate	Visalia Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	9.7%	20,282
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	9.6%	20,080
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	9.4%	19,604
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	9.3%	19,355
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	9.2%	19,097
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	9.2%	19,060
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	9.2%	19,057
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	9.3%	19,221
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	9.5%	19,471
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	9.7%	19,760
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	9.8%	20,009