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Yuba City, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuba City fell 1.7 percentage points in November 2021 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Yuba City peaked in December 2009 at 18.8% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.8% in October 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Yuba City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 4.2% -0.4 -2.5
California 6.9% -0.4 -1.8
Yuba City 7.3% -1.7 -1.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2021 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Yuba City, California, National

Yuba City, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Yuba City, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Yuba City peaked in April 2010 at 14,105. There are now 8,572 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,155 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 378. Yuba City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuba City, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Yuba City 5,533 -1,334 -917

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuba City, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 California
Unemployment Rate		 Yuba City
Unemployment Rate		 Yuba City
Unemployed
December
2021		 3.9% — — —
November
2021		 4.2% 6.9% 7.3% 5,533
October
2021		 4.6% 7.3% 9.0% 6,867
September
2021		 4.7% 7.5% 9.1% 6,924
August
2021		 5.2% 7.5% 9.1% 6,869
July
2021		 5.4% 7.6% 8.9% 6,695
June
2021		 5.9% 7.6% 8.8% 6,566
May
2021		 5.8% 7.7% 8.7% 6,416
April
2021		 6.0% 8.0% 8.6% 6,330
March
2021		 6.0% 8.3% 8.5% 6,260
February
2021		 6.2% 8.5% 8.5% 6,213
January
2021		 6.4% 9.0% 8.1% 5,906

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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