Overall unemployment rate moved down to 8.6% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 1,300 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2021.
Total employment in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA market declined by 4,044 jobs in January and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 8.6%. The national unemployment rate increased by 31 bps over the same time to 6.8%.
- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA unemployment rate is 179 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 460 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 1.2% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.5%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 29,200; -400
- Transportation & Utilities: 26,400; -1,300
- Government: 23,000; +200
- Manufacturing: 12,200; -200
- Construction, Mining: 10,500; -400
- Restaurants & Hotels: 10,500; -1,000
- Business Services: 8,900; -100
- Financial Services: 4,900; no change
- Other Jobs: 3,700; no change
- IT & Development: 700; -100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2021 (Data published March 2021 and reports created on March 25, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.