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Visalia-Porterville, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Visalia rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.8 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Visalia peaked in April 2020 at 18.8% and is now 9.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.8% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.5 percentage points. You can also compare Visalia unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
California 4.5% +0.1 +0.4
Visalia 9.3% +0.1 +1.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Visalia, California, National

Visalia, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Visalia, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Visalia peaked in April 2020 at 38,096. There are now 18,320 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,981 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,795. Visalia employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Visalia, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Visalia 19,776 +422 +3,767

Number of Unemployed Persons

Visalia, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Visalia
Unemployment Rate
Visalia
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
April
2023
3.4% 4.5% 9.3% 19,776
March
2023
3.5% 4.4% 9.2% 19,354
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 8.8% 18,620
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 8.6% 18,064
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 8.5% 17,761
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 8.5% 17,813
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 8.5% 17,776
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 8.3% 17,436
August
2022
3.7% 3.8% 8.1% 16,968
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 7.9% 16,481
June
2022
3.6% 3.9% 7.8% 16,120

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.