California-Lexington Park, Maryland Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for California fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Maryland rate. The unemployment rate in California peaked in February 2010 at 6.8% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare California unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Maryland	4.2%	+0.1	-0.1
California	4.3%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 3,623. There are now 1,220 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,965 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 438.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
California	2,403	+8	+182

Number of Unemployed Persons

California, Maryland Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Maryland Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	California Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.2%	4.3%	2,403
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%	2,395
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	4.0%	2,239
November 2017	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	2,266
October 2017	4.1%	4.0%	3.7%	2,085
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	3.5%	1,965
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	3.8%	2,130
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.9%	2,171
June 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.9%	2,153
May 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.7%	2,055
April 2017	4.4%	4.2%	3.9%	2,137