Unemployment Rate

Updated April 23

Roseville, Calif.- Despite the endless drivel of pessimism and fear across cable news, California’s economic picture continues to show strength on traditional unemployment metrics. Roseville, Placer County’s largest city continues to drive much of the region’s growth. The most recent unemployment rate ticked up slightly in Placer County to 3.7 percent, according to the latest report from the California Economic Development Dept.

The Bay Area continues to lead California with the lowest unemployment rate statewide. The counties reporting the highest unemployment are Imperial County (15.6%) and Colusa County (19.2%).

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Local Counties At a Glance

  • Placer 3.7% (up from 2.6%)
  • Sacramento 4.5% (up from 3.7%)
  • El Dorado 4.1% (up from 2.8%)
  • Nevada 4.2% (up from 3.0%)
  • Yolo 5.1% (up from 3.3%)
  • Yuba 7.7% (up from 5.0%)

California Unemployment Rate by County

COUNTYUnemployment Rate
SAN MATEO2.80%
SAN FRANCISCO3.00%
MARIN3.10%
SANTA CLARA3.20%
ORANGE3.40%
SAN LUIS OBISPO3.40%
NAPA3.60%
SONOMA3.60%
PLACER3.70%
SAN DIEGO3.70%
ALAMEDA3.80%
INYO3.90%
MONO3.90%
CONTRA COSTA4.00%
VENTURA4.00%
EL DORADO4.10%
NEVADA4.20%
SACRAMENTO4.50%
SAN BERNARDINO4.50%
SANTA BARBARA4.50%
CALAVERAS4.60%
RIVERSIDE4.60%
HUMBOLDT4.70%
SOLANO4.80%
LOS ANGELES5.00%
YOLO5.10%
ALPINE5.30%
MENDOCINO5.30%
TUOLUMNE5.60%
BUTTE5.70%
AMADOR5.80%
DEL NORTE5.90%
SHASTA5.90%
LASSEN6.20%
LAKE6.30%
SIERRA6.50%
SAN JOAQUIN6.60%
MARIPOSA6.70%
SAN BENITO6.70%
TEHAMA6.70%
SANTA CRUZ6.90%
STANISLAUS6.90%
GLENN7.10%
TRINITY7.20%
YUBA7.70%
SISKIYOU7.90%
FRESNO8.60%
MADERA8.70%
MODOC9.00%
KERN9.60%
MONTEREY9.60%
SUTTER9.60%
KINGS9.70%
MERCED11.20%
PLUMAS11.20%
TULARE11.30%
IMPERIAL15.60%
COLUSA19.20%

“The Real Unemployment”

Public agencies regularly use a series of measures to report on labor underutilization. Labeled U-1 through U-6, each measure takes a variety of statistics into account to report numbers. The U-6, although less used, is often considered a more reliable indicator. For example statewide, the California EDD reports California unemployment numbers at 4.6%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ranges from 1.7 percent (U-1) to 8.6 percent (U-6) (March 2023)

  • U-1, persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
  • U-2, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
  • U-3, total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (this is the definition used for the official unemployment rate);
  • U-4, total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers;
  • U-5, total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers; and
  • U-6, total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.
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