Yuba City, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Yuba City fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 7.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.0 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Yuba City peaked in December 2010 at 18.4% and is now 11.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in April 2018, 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
California	4.2%	0.0	-0.1
Yuba City	7.2%	-0.2	+0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 December 2010 at 13,835. There are now 8,327 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,914 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 594. Yuba City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Yuba City, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Yuba City	5,508	-75	+294

Number of Unemployed Persons

Yuba City, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Yuba City Unemployment Rate	Yuba City Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	7.2%	5,508
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	7.4%	5,583
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	7.0%	5,277
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	6.9%	5,129
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	7.2%	5,407
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	7.3%	5,406
August 2018	3.8%	4.1%	7.3%	5,365
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	7.1%	5,276
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	7.1%	5,228
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	6.7%	4,914
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	6.7%	4,920