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Unemployed people in Sacramento, CA

Unemployed people in Sacramento, CA was 13,896 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.9% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons13,896
Change on 2024+8.9%
Rank6th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high30,6382010
Series low9,0882019

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Unemployed people in Sacramento, CA, 1990 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K25K30K35K19901996200220082014202020251990: 9,902 persons1991: 14,652 persons1992: 18,229 persons1993: 18,290 persons1994: 16,054 persons1995: 15,066 persons1996: 13,900 persons1997: 12,748 persons1998: 11,718 persons1999: 10,262 persons2000: 9,737 persons2001: 10,565 persons2002: 13,617 persons2003: 14,426 persons2004: 13,784 persons2005: 12,255 persons2006: 11,892 persons2007: 13,685 persons2008: 18,424 persons2009: 29,243 persons2010: 30,638 persons2011: 28,854 persons2012: 25,183 persons2013: 21,353 persons2014: 17,576 persons2015: 14,405 persons2016: 12,786 persons2017: 11,147 persons2018: 9,383 persons2019: 9,088 persons2020: 23,404 persons2021: 17,754 persons2022: 10,217 persons2023: 11,495 persons2024: 12,763 persons2025: 13,896 persons010K20K30K40K19902002201420251990: 9,902 persons1991: 14,652 persons1992: 18,229 persons1993: 18,290 persons1994: 16,054 persons1995: 15,066 persons1996: 13,900 persons1997: 12,748 persons1998: 11,718 persons1999: 10,262 persons2000: 9,737 persons2001: 10,565 persons2002: 13,617 persons2003: 14,426 persons2004: 13,784 persons2005: 12,255 persons2006: 11,892 persons2007: 13,685 persons2008: 18,424 persons2009: 29,243 persons2010: 30,638 persons2011: 28,854 persons2012: 25,183 persons2013: 21,353 persons2014: 17,576 persons2015: 14,405 persons2016: 12,786 persons2017: 11,147 persons2018: 9,383 persons2019: 9,088 persons2020: 23,404 persons2021: 17,754 persons2022: 10,217 persons2023: 11,495 persons2024: 12,763 persons2025: 13,896 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
202513,896
202412,763
202311,495
202210,217
202117,754
202023,404
20199,088
20189,383
201711,147
201612,786
201514,405
201417,576
201321,353
201225,183
201128,854
201030,638
200929,243
200818,424
200713,685
200611,892
200512,255
200413,784
200314,426
200213,617
200110,565
20009,737
199910,262
199811,718
199712,748
199613,900
199515,066
199416,054
199318,290
199218,229
199114,652
19909,902

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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, Sacramento, 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, Sacramento, 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/sacramento-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, Sacramento, 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/sacramento-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, Sacramento, 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/sacramento-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Sacramento, CA?

Unemployed people in Sacramento, CA was 13,896 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.9% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Sacramento, CA?

30,638 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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