Overall unemployment rate moved down to 5.2% with the biggest shift in Education & Healthcare, which gained 500 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA market rose by 335 jobs in December and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 5.2%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA unemployment rate is 151 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 340 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in December versus prior month by 4.1% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.2% . Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 30,600; +500
- Transportation & Utilities: 27,600; +300
- Government: 22,900; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 12,400; -300
- Manufacturing: 12,400; +200
- Construction, Mining: 11,600; -300
- Business Services: 9,900; -100
- Financial Services: 5,000; no change
- Other Jobs: 4,400; no change
- IT & Development: 800; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.