Overall unemployment rate moved up to 6.0% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 900 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2022.
Total employment in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA market declined by 4,563 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 80 bps to 6.0%. The national unemployment rate increased by 74 bps over the same time to 4.4%.
- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA unemployment rate is 157 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 260 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 5.6% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.0%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 27,100; -500
- Transportation & Utilities: 26,800; -900
- Government: 23,700; -200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,800; -400
- Construction, Mining: 11,700; -300
- Business Services: 10,200; +100
- Manufacturing: 10,200; -100
- Financial Services: 4,800; -100
- Other Jobs: 4,200; -200
- IT & Development: 800; -100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2022 (Data published March 2022 and reports created on March 18, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.