Paramount, CA Unemployment Rate Report

Paramount, CA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Paramount, California has ranged from 4.2% in May 2019 to 21.3% in May 2020. The current unemployment rate for Paramount is 5.2% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Paramount, CA Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Paramount, CA Current Unemployment - 5.2%

Paramount, CA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2022	6.6%	5.5%	4.0%
2 / 2022	6.1%	4.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.2%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.4%	3.9%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.2%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.6%	4.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.5%	3.9%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.2%	4.1%	3.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2021	14.6%	9.2%	6.3%
2 / 2021	13.1%	8.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	13.4%	8.2%	6.0%
4 / 2021	13.3%	8.1%	6.1%
5 / 2021	11.7%	7.5%	5.8%
6 / 2021	11.8%	8.0%	5.9%
7 / 2021	11.5%	7.8%	5.4%
8 / 2021	10.8%	7.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	9.5%	6.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	9.2%	5.8%	4.6%
11 / 2021	8.0%	5.2%	4.2%
12 / 2021	7.1%	4.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2020	4.9%	4.3%	3.6%
2 / 2020	5.2%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	7.4%	5.8%	4.4%
4 / 2020	20.6%	16.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	21.3%	16.0%	13.3%
6 / 2020	20.3%	15.1%	11.1%
7 / 2020	19.8%	13.9%	10.2%
8 / 2020	18.4%	11.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	16.9%	10.7%	7.9%
10 / 2020	14.5%	9.0%	6.9%
11 / 2020	15.0%	8.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	14.9%	9.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2019	5.3%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.9%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.8%	4.5%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.3%	3.8%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.2%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.7%	4.1%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.3%	4.4%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.3%	4.2%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.8%	3.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	4.8%	3.7%	3.6%
11 / 2019	4.7%	3.7%	3.5%
12 / 2019	4.7%	3.7%	3.5%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2018	5.2%	4.7%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.1%	4.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	5.0%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	4.9%	4.0%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.7%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	5.3%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.8%	4.5%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.6%	4.4%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.0%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.7%	4.0%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.5%	4.0%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.7%	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2017	5.5%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	5.4%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	4.9%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	4.8%	4.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	4.7%	4.4%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.1%	4.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.8%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.7%	5.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.2%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.7%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.8%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.7%	4.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2016	6.5%	5.9%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.0%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2016	5.9%	5.8%	5.0%
4 / 2016	5.6%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.2%	5.0%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.7%	5.6%	4.9%
7 / 2016	6.3%	5.8%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.1%	5.6%	4.9%
9 / 2016	5.9%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.6%	5.3%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.4%	5.1%	4.7%
12 / 2016	5.1%	5.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2015	9.1%	7.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	8.5%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	8.2%	6.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.8%	6.1%	5.4%
5 / 2015	7.9%	6.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.0%	6.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	8.4%	6.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	7.8%	6.1%	5.1%
9 / 2015	7.3%	5.7%	5.0%
10 / 2015	7.0%	5.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	6.7%	5.7%	5.1%
12 / 2015	6.4%	5.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2014	10.5%	8.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	10.2%	8.4%	6.7%
3 / 2014	10.1%	8.3%	6.7%
4 / 2014	9.2%	7.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	9.4%	7.2%	6.3%
6 / 2014	9.7%	7.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	10.4%	7.9%	6.2%
8 / 2014	10.0%	7.6%	6.1%
9 / 2014	9.3%	7.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	9.1%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2014	9.0%	6.9%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.6%	6.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2013	12.6%	10.2%	8.0%
2 / 2013	11.9%	9.7%	7.7%
3 / 2013	11.4%	9.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	11.0%	8.7%	7.6%
5 / 2013	11.1%	8.6%	7.5%
6 / 2013	11.8%	9.2%	7.5%
7 / 2013	12.2%	9.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	11.6%	8.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	11.0%	8.5%	7.2%
10 / 2013	10.9%	8.5%	7.2%
11 / 2013	10.4%	8.3%	6.9%
12 / 2013	10.0%	8.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2012	13.7%	11.4%	8.3%
2 / 2012	13.4%	11.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	13.0%	11.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	12.3%	10.3%	8.2%
5 / 2012	12.4%	10.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	12.9%	10.6%	8.2%
7 / 2012	13.7%	10.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	13.0%	10.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	12.1%	9.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	12.1%	9.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	11.7%	9.5%	7.7%
12 / 2012	11.8%	9.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2011	14.7%	12.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.2%	12.2%	9.0%
3 / 2011	13.9%	12.1%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.6%	11.5%	9.1%
5 / 2011	13.7%	11.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	14.4%	12.0%	9.1%
7 / 2011	15.1%	12.2%	9.0%
8 / 2011	14.8%	11.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	14.3%	11.5%	9.0%
10 / 2011	13.9%	11.3%	8.8%
11 / 2011	13.5%	11.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	13.4%	11.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2010	14.8%	12.7%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.4%	12.6%	9.8%
3 / 2010	14.3%	12.6%	9.9%
4 / 2010	14.0%	12.0%	9.9%
5 / 2010	13.9%	11.7%	9.6%
6 / 2010	14.2%	12.0%	9.4%
7 / 2010	15.3%	12.6%	9.4%
8 / 2010	15.1%	12.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	14.6%	11.9%	9.5%
10 / 2010	14.4%	11.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	14.7%	12.3%	9.8%
12 / 2010	14.3%	12.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2009	15.7%	10.2%	7.8%
2 / 2009	15.9%	10.6%	8.3%
3 / 2009	16.1%	10.9%	8.7%
4 / 2009	15.8%	10.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	16.3%	10.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	17.0%	11.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	17.9%	11.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	17.7%	11.5%	9.6%
9 / 2009	17.5%	11.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	17.4%	11.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	17.3%	11.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	17.2%	11.8%	9.9%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2008	9.4%	6.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	9.0%	6.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	9.3%	6.6%	5.1%
4 / 2008	9.2%	6.1%	5.0%
5 / 2008	10.0%	6.4%	5.4%
6 / 2008	10.8%	7.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	12.1%	7.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	12.5%	7.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	12.4%	7.7%	6.1%
10 / 2008	12.6%	8.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	13.2%	8.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	14.0%	9.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2007	7.9%	5.5%	4.6%
2 / 2007	7.4%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	7.1%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	7.1%	5.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	6.8%	4.8%	4.4%
6 / 2007	7.4%	5.3%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.4%	5.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	8.0%	5.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.9%	5.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.8%	5.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	8.0%	5.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	8.5%	5.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2006	7.9%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	7.8%	5.3%	4.8%
3 / 2006	7.1%	5.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	7.0%	4.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	7.0%	4.5%	4.6%
6 / 2006	7.1%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	7.9%	5.2%	4.7%
8 / 2006	7.5%	4.9%	4.7%
9 / 2006	7.0%	4.6%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.5%	4.5%	4.4%
11 / 2006	6.8%	4.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	6.7%	4.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2005	9.2%	6.2%	5.3%
2 / 2005	9.0%	6.1%	5.4%
3 / 2005	8.3%	5.9%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.1%	5.3%	5.2%
5 / 2005	7.8%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.9%	5.4%	5.0%
7 / 2005	8.3%	5.5%	5.0%
8 / 2005	7.5%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	7.6%	5.1%	5.0%
10 / 2005	7.4%	5.0%	5.0%
11 / 2005	8.0%	5.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	7.5%	4.9%	4.9%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2004	10.4%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2004	9.7%	6.7%	5.6%
3 / 2004	10.1%	7.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	9.7%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 2004	9.6%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 2004	10.1%	6.4%	5.6%
7 / 2004	10.4%	6.4%	5.5%
8 / 2004	9.7%	5.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	9.3%	5.6%	5.4%
10 / 2004	9.1%	5.7%	5.5%
11 / 2004	9.1%	5.9%	5.4%
12 / 2004	8.8%	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2003	10.4%	7.3%	5.8%
2 / 2003	10.0%	7.1%	5.9%
3 / 2003	9.8%	7.1%	5.9%
4 / 2003	9.8%	6.7%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.9%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	11.1%	7.2%	6.3%
7 / 2003	11.4%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	10.9%	6.8%	6.1%
9 / 2003	10.6%	6.5%	6.1%
10 / 2003	10.4%	6.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	10.3%	6.7%	5.8%
12 / 2003	9.4%	6.2%	5.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2002	10.5%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	10.0%	6.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	10.2%	6.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	10.1%	6.6%	5.9%
5 / 2002	9.8%	6.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	10.5%	6.7%	5.8%
7 / 2002	10.9%	6.9%	5.8%
8 / 2002	10.3%	6.7%	5.7%
9 / 2002	9.6%	6.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	9.4%	6.4%	5.7%
11 / 2002	9.7%	6.8%	5.9%
12 / 2002	9.5%	6.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2001	8.0%	5.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	7.4%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	7.7%	5.3%	4.3%
4 / 2001	7.6%	4.9%	4.4%
5 / 2001	7.4%	4.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	8.3%	5.2%	4.5%
7 / 2001	9.1%	5.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	9.3%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2001	8.9%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	9.3%	5.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	9.5%	6.2%	5.5%
12 / 2001	9.4%	6.1%	5.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2000	8.9%	5.4%	4.0%
2 / 2000	8.5%	5.4%	4.1%
3 / 2000	8.3%	5.4%	4.0%
4 / 2000	7.8%	4.8%	3.8%
5 / 2000	8.0%	4.8%	4.0%
6 / 2000	8.1%	5.0%	4.0%
7 / 2000	8.8%	5.3%	4.0%
8 / 2000	8.6%	5.0%	4.1%
9 / 2000	8.0%	4.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	7.6%	4.5%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.4%	4.7%	3.9%
12 / 2000	6.9%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1999	8.9%	6.1%	4.3%
2 / 1999	8.4%	5.9%	4.4%
3 / 1999	7.9%	5.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	7.6%	5.3%	4.3%
5 / 1999	7.1%	4.7%	4.2%
6 / 1999	7.7%	5.2%	4.3%
7 / 1999	8.5%	5.5%	4.3%
8 / 1999	8.1%	5.0%	4.2%
9 / 1999	8.2%	5.0%	4.2%
10 / 1999	7.9%	4.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	7.7%	4.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	7.2%	4.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1998	9.0%	6.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	8.6%	6.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	9.0%	6.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	8.2%	5.7%	4.3%
5 / 1998	8.3%	5.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	8.9%	5.9%	4.5%
7 / 1998	9.6%	6.2%	4.5%
8 / 1998	9.3%	5.9%	4.5%
9 / 1998	9.4%	5.8%	4.6%
10 / 1998	9.1%	5.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	8.7%	5.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	8.1%	5.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1997	10.8%	7.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	10.1%	7.2%	5.2%
3 / 1997	9.8%	7.0%	5.2%
4 / 1997	9.3%	6.4%	5.1%
5 / 1997	9.0%	5.9%	4.9%
6 / 1997	9.2%	6.3%	5.0%
7 / 1997	9.7%	6.5%	4.9%
8 / 1997	9.2%	6.1%	4.8%
9 / 1997	9.1%	6.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	8.4%	5.8%	4.7%
11 / 1997	8.2%	5.8%	4.6%
12 / 1997	8.1%	5.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1996	12.2%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	11.6%	8.1%	5.5%
3 / 1996	11.5%	8.0%	5.5%
4 / 1996	11.1%	7.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	11.1%	7.1%	5.6%
6 / 1996	10.7%	7.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	11.8%	7.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	10.6%	6.8%	5.1%
9 / 1996	10.4%	6.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	10.1%	6.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	10.2%	6.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	9.6%	6.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1995	11.4%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	10.6%	8.1%	5.4%
3 / 1995	10.1%	8.0%	5.4%
4 / 1995	10.4%	8.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	10.0%	7.6%	5.6%
6 / 1995	10.5%	7.8%	5.6%
7 / 1995	11.6%	8.3%	5.7%
8 / 1995	11.2%	7.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	11.1%	7.7%	5.6%
10 / 1995	10.7%	7.5%	5.5%
11 / 1995	11.0%	7.7%	5.6%
12 / 1995	10.5%	7.3%	5.6%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1994	14.0%	9.9%	6.6%
2 / 1994	13.6%	9.7%	6.6%
3 / 1994	13.2%	9.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	12.9%	8.9%	6.4%
5 / 1994	12.2%	8.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	12.6%	8.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	13.1%	8.9%	6.1%
8 / 1994	12.5%	8.4%	6.0%
9 / 1994	11.8%	8.1%	5.9%
10 / 1994	11.3%	7.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	10.8%	7.8%	5.6%
12 / 1994	10.1%	7.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1993	14.2%	10.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	14.1%	10.3%	7.1%
3 / 1993	13.6%	9.9%	7.0%
4 / 1993	13.2%	9.5%	7.1%
5 / 1993	12.9%	9.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	13.1%	9.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	13.6%	9.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	13.0%	9.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	12.9%	9.1%	6.7%
10 / 1993	13.0%	9.2%	6.8%
11 / 1993	12.7%	9.1%	6.6%
12 / 1993	12.3%	8.7%	6.5%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1992	12.6%	9.2%	7.3%
2 / 1992	12.7%	9.4%	7.4%
3 / 1992	12.4%	9.2%	7.4%
4 / 1992	12.0%	8.7%	7.4%
5 / 1992	12.7%	8.7%	7.6%
6 / 1992	13.6%	9.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	14.2%	9.7%	7.7%
8 / 1992	13.8%	9.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	13.8%	9.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	13.1%	9.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	13.5%	9.7%	7.4%
12 / 1992	13.1%	9.5%	7.4%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1991	9.1%	7.5%	6.4%
2 / 1991	10.2%	7.9%	6.6%
3 / 1991	10.1%	7.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	9.8%	7.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	10.6%	7.5%	6.9%
6 / 1991	11.0%	7.7%	6.9%
7 / 1991	11.6%	7.9%	6.8%
8 / 1991	11.2%	7.5%	6.9%
9 / 1991	11.3%	7.5%	6.9%
10 / 1991	11.1%	7.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	11.0%	7.9%	7.0%
12 / 1991	11.2%	8.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Paramount, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1990	8.1%	5.7%	5.4%
2 / 1990	7.7%	5.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	7.4%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 1990	7.6%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 1990	7.4%	5.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	7.2%	5.3%	5.2%
7 / 1990	8.3%	5.9%	5.5%
8 / 1990	8.3%	5.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	8.4%	5.9%	5.9%
10 / 1990	8.2%	5.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	8.5%	6.5%	6.2%
12 / 1990	8.6%	6.6%	6.3%