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Unemployed people in Madera, CA

Unemployed people in Madera, CA was 2,656 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.9% from 2024. That is the 76th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,656
Change on 2024+6.9%
Rank76th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high4,6912009
Series low1,9432022

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Unemployed people in Madera, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,605 persons1991: 3,117 persons1992: 3,663 persons1993: 3,626 persons1994: 3,480 persons1995: 3,526 persons1996: 3,454 persons1997: 3,289 persons1998: 3,113 persons1999: 2,869 persons2000: 2,388 persons2001: 2,612 persons2002: 3,000 persons2003: 3,109 persons2004: 2,827 persons2005: 2,463 persons2006: 2,221 persons2007: 2,396 persons2008: 3,130 persons2009: 4,691 persons2010: 3,826 persons2011: 3,695 persons2012: 3,372 persons2013: 2,963 persons2014: 2,614 persons2015: 2,371 persons2016: 2,706 persons2017: 2,419 persons2018: 2,155 persons2019: 2,184 persons2020: 3,125 persons2021: 2,562 persons2022: 1,943 persons2023: 2,330 persons2024: 2,484 persons2025: 2,656 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 2,605 persons1991: 3,117 persons1992: 3,663 persons1993: 3,626 persons1994: 3,480 persons1995: 3,526 persons1996: 3,454 persons1997: 3,289 persons1998: 3,113 persons1999: 2,869 persons2000: 2,388 persons2001: 2,612 persons2002: 3,000 persons2003: 3,109 persons2004: 2,827 persons2005: 2,463 persons2006: 2,221 persons2007: 2,396 persons2008: 3,130 persons2009: 4,691 persons2010: 3,826 persons2011: 3,695 persons2012: 3,372 persons2013: 2,963 persons2014: 2,614 persons2015: 2,371 persons2016: 2,706 persons2017: 2,419 persons2018: 2,155 persons2019: 2,184 persons2020: 3,125 persons2021: 2,562 persons2022: 1,943 persons2023: 2,330 persons2024: 2,484 persons2025: 2,656 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,656
20242,484
20232,330
20221,943
20212,562
20203,125
20192,184
20182,155
20172,419
20162,706
20152,371
20142,614
20132,963
20123,372
20113,695
20103,826
20094,691
20083,130
20072,396
20062,221
20052,463
20042,827
20033,109
20023,000
20012,612
20002,388
19992,869
19983,113
19973,289
19963,454
19953,526
19943,480
19933,626
19923,663
19913,117
19902,605

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Madera, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Madera, CA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/madera-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Madera, CA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/madera-ca.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Madera, CA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/madera-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Madera, CA?

Unemployed people in Madera, CA was 2,656 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.9% from 2024. That is the 76th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Madera, CA?

4,691 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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