Yuba City, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuba City fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Yuba City peaked in April 2010 at 18.3% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.2% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.4 percentage points. You can also compare Yuba City 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 |
| Yuba City | 8.6% | -0.1 | +2.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Yuba City, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Yuba City, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Yuba City peaked in January 2011 at 13,754. There are now 7,446 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,854 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,454. Yuba City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuba City, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba City | 6,308 | -67 | +1,331 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Yuba City, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Yuba City Unemployment Rate |
Yuba City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 6,308 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 6,375 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 7,303 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 6,235 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.8% | 10.3% | 7,294 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 8,183 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 12.3% | 11.9% | 8,114 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 9,925 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 10,683 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 15.6% | 16.3% | 11,605 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.0% | 16.8% | 12,573 |
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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