California-Lexington Park, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for California fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in California peaked in February 2010 at 6.7% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare California unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Maryland	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
California	3.6%	-0.1	-0.4

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: California, Maryland, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

California, Maryland Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in California peaked in March 2010 at 3,549. There are now 1,550 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,974 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 25.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
California	1,999	-28	-189

Number of Unemployed Persons

California, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	California Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.6%	1,999
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.7%	2,027
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.6%	2,011
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.6%	1,990
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	1,978
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	1,974
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.6%	1,974
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	1,995
August 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.7%	2,023
July 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.7%	2,057
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	3.8%	2,096