Porterville, CA Unemployment Rate Report

Porterville, CA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Porterville, California has ranged from 6.4% in September 2006 to 28.4% in March 1991. The current unemployment rate for Porterville is 11.8% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Porterville, CA Unemployment Rate by Month

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Porterville, CA Current Unemployment - 11.8%

Porterville, CA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2022	11.7%	5.5%	4.0%
2 / 2022	12.0%	4.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	11.2%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	10.0%	3.9%	3.6%
5 / 2022	9.2%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2022	10.1%	4.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	10.9%	3.9%	3.5%
8 / 2022	11.8%	4.1%	3.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2021	13.2%	9.2%	6.3%
2 / 2021	13.8%	8.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	13.8%	8.2%	6.0%
4 / 2021	14.7%	8.1%	6.1%
5 / 2021	12.9%	7.5%	5.8%
6 / 2021	13.5%	8.0%	5.9%
7 / 2021	14.2%	7.8%	5.4%
8 / 2021	13.9%	7.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	12.1%	6.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	11.3%	5.8%	4.6%
11 / 2021	9.9%	5.2%	4.2%
12 / 2021	10.4%	4.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2020	12.8%	4.3%	3.6%
2 / 2020	14.1%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	17.9%	5.8%	4.4%
4 / 2020	20.9%	16.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	20.8%	16.0%	13.3%
6 / 2020	19.6%	15.1%	11.1%
7 / 2020	18.5%	13.9%	10.2%
8 / 2020	15.0%	11.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	14.3%	10.7%	7.9%
10 / 2020	13.3%	9.0%	6.9%
11 / 2020	11.3%	8.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	13.4%	9.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2019	13.4%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2019	13.9%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	13.9%	4.5%	3.8%
4 / 2019	12.2%	3.8%	3.6%
5 / 2019	10.8%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	11.6%	4.1%	3.7%
7 / 2019	12.8%	4.4%	3.7%
8 / 2019	12.4%	4.2%	3.7%
9 / 2019	10.9%	3.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	11.2%	3.7%	3.6%
11 / 2019	10.4%	3.7%	3.5%
12 / 2019	11.3%	3.7%	3.5%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2018	13.4%	4.7%	4.1%
2 / 2018	13.7%	4.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	14.3%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	12.2%	4.0%	3.9%
5 / 2018	10.7%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	11.9%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	12.9%	4.5%	3.9%
8 / 2018	12.1%	4.4%	3.8%
9 / 2018	10.8%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	11.1%	4.0%	3.8%
11 / 2018	9.9%	4.0%	3.7%
12 / 2018	11.5%	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2017	14.3%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	14.4%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	14.2%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	12.0%	4.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	11.1%	4.4%	4.4%
6 / 2017	12.0%	4.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	13.2%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 2017	13.2%	5.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	12.0%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	11.5%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	10.8%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	12.1%	4.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2016	14.1%	5.9%	4.9%
2 / 2016	14.2%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2016	14.6%	5.8%	5.0%
4 / 2016	12.7%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2016	11.8%	5.0%	4.8%
6 / 2016	12.2%	5.6%	4.9%
7 / 2016	13.6%	5.8%	4.8%
8 / 2016	13.6%	5.6%	4.9%
9 / 2016	12.8%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	12.4%	5.3%	4.9%
11 / 2016	12.1%	5.1%	4.7%
12 / 2016	13.3%	5.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2015	14.2%	7.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	13.9%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	13.9%	6.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	11.8%	6.1%	5.4%
5 / 2015	11.2%	6.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	11.6%	6.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	11.9%	6.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	11.1%	6.1%	5.1%
9 / 2015	10.4%	5.7%	5.0%
10 / 2015	11.0%	5.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	11.3%	5.7%	5.1%
12 / 2015	12.3%	5.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2014	16.0%	8.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	16.0%	8.4%	6.7%
3 / 2014	16.3%	8.3%	6.7%
4 / 2014	13.7%	7.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	12.6%	7.2%	6.3%
6 / 2014	12.6%	7.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	13.3%	7.9%	6.2%
8 / 2014	12.7%	7.6%	6.1%
9 / 2014	11.6%	7.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	12.3%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2014	12.6%	6.9%	5.8%
12 / 2014	13.1%	6.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2013	17.6%	10.2%	8.0%
2 / 2013	16.7%	9.7%	7.7%
3 / 2013	16.7%	9.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	14.5%	8.7%	7.6%
5 / 2013	13.6%	8.6%	7.5%
6 / 2013	14.2%	9.2%	7.5%
7 / 2013	14.7%	9.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	14.1%	8.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	13.5%	8.5%	7.2%
10 / 2013	14.1%	8.5%	7.2%
11 / 2013	14.1%	8.3%	6.9%
12 / 2013	14.7%	8.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2012	18.8%	11.4%	8.3%
2 / 2012	18.7%	11.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	18.8%	11.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	17.2%	10.3%	8.2%
5 / 2012	15.6%	10.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	16.2%	10.6%	8.2%
7 / 2012	16.9%	10.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	16.1%	10.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	14.8%	9.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	15.5%	9.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	15.4%	9.5%	7.7%
12 / 2012	16.7%	9.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2011	19.8%	12.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	19.6%	12.2%	9.0%
3 / 2011	19.9%	12.1%	9.0%
4 / 2011	17.7%	11.5%	9.1%
5 / 2011	16.2%	11.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	16.8%	12.0%	9.1%
7 / 2011	17.7%	12.2%	9.0%
8 / 2011	16.9%	11.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	16.2%	11.5%	9.0%
10 / 2011	16.7%	11.3%	8.8%
11 / 2011	16.7%	11.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	18.2%	11.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2010	19.1%	12.7%	9.8%
2 / 2010	19.7%	12.6%	9.8%
3 / 2010	20.2%	12.6%	9.9%
4 / 2010	17.5%	12.0%	9.9%
5 / 2010	16.2%	11.7%	9.6%
6 / 2010	16.5%	12.0%	9.4%
7 / 2010	17.9%	12.6%	9.4%
8 / 2010	16.7%	12.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	16.4%	11.9%	9.5%
10 / 2010	16.9%	11.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	17.7%	12.3%	9.8%
12 / 2010	18.9%	12.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2009	13.9%	10.2%	7.8%
2 / 2009	14.5%	10.6%	8.3%
3 / 2009	15.1%	10.9%	8.7%
4 / 2009	13.1%	10.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	12.1%	10.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	12.7%	11.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	13.3%	11.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	12.8%	11.5%	9.6%
9 / 2009	12.7%	11.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	13.8%	11.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	14.1%	11.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	15.5%	11.8%	9.9%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2008	10.2%	6.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	10.5%	6.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	10.9%	6.6%	5.1%
4 / 2008	9.0%	6.1%	5.0%
5 / 2008	8.0%	6.4%	5.4%
6 / 2008	8.5%	7.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	9.6%	7.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	9.3%	7.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	9.3%	7.7%	6.1%
10 / 2008	10.2%	8.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	11.1%	8.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	12.4%	9.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2007	9.3%	5.5%	4.6%
2 / 2007	10.1%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	9.6%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	8.6%	5.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	7.4%	4.8%	4.4%
6 / 2007	7.8%	5.3%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.1%	5.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.4%	5.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.3%	5.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.6%	5.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	8.6%	5.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	9.4%	5.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2006	9.2%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	9.3%	5.3%	4.8%
3 / 2006	9.5%	5.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	8.4%	4.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	6.5%	4.5%	4.6%
6 / 2006	6.8%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	7.6%	5.2%	4.7%
8 / 2006	6.8%	4.9%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.4%	4.6%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.9%	4.5%	4.4%
11 / 2006	7.7%	4.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	8.2%	4.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2005	11.1%	6.2%	5.3%
2 / 2005	10.8%	6.1%	5.4%
3 / 2005	10.8%	5.9%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.6%	5.3%	5.2%
5 / 2005	7.4%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.9%	5.4%	5.0%
7 / 2005	8.1%	5.5%	5.0%
8 / 2005	7.3%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	7.4%	5.1%	5.0%
10 / 2005	7.5%	5.0%	5.0%
11 / 2005	7.9%	5.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	8.7%	4.9%	4.9%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2004	12.8%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2004	12.5%	6.7%	5.6%
3 / 2004	13.2%	7.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	10.3%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 2004	8.9%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 2004	10.3%	6.4%	5.6%
7 / 2004	9.9%	6.4%	5.5%
8 / 2004	9.2%	5.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	8.9%	5.6%	5.4%
10 / 2004	9.5%	5.7%	5.5%
11 / 2004	10.6%	5.9%	5.4%
12 / 2004	10.7%	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2003	13.2%	7.3%	5.8%
2 / 2003	13.5%	7.1%	5.9%
3 / 2003	13.5%	7.1%	5.9%
4 / 2003	11.3%	6.7%	6.0%
5 / 2003	9.8%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	10.1%	7.2%	6.3%
7 / 2003	10.8%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	9.6%	6.8%	6.1%
9 / 2003	9.3%	6.5%	6.1%
10 / 2003	9.9%	6.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	11.3%	6.7%	5.8%
12 / 2003	11.7%	6.2%	5.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2002	12.9%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	12.8%	6.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	13.4%	6.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	11.1%	6.6%	5.9%
5 / 2002	9.0%	6.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	9.8%	6.7%	5.8%
7 / 2002	10.0%	6.9%	5.8%
8 / 2002	9.2%	6.7%	5.7%
9 / 2002	8.8%	6.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	9.8%	6.4%	5.7%
11 / 2002	11.5%	6.8%	5.9%
12 / 2002	12.2%	6.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2001	11.7%	5.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	12.3%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	13.2%	5.3%	4.3%
4 / 2001	10.4%	4.9%	4.4%
5 / 2001	8.7%	4.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	9.2%	5.2%	4.5%
7 / 2001	9.2%	5.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	9.0%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2001	8.8%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	9.8%	5.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	11.3%	6.2%	5.5%
12 / 2001	12.2%	6.1%	5.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2000	10.8%	5.4%	4.0%
2 / 2000	11.1%	5.4%	4.1%
3 / 2000	12.6%	5.4%	4.0%
4 / 2000	9.3%	4.8%	3.8%
5 / 2000	8.3%	4.8%	4.0%
6 / 2000	8.4%	5.0%	4.0%
7 / 2000	8.7%	5.3%	4.0%
8 / 2000	8.1%	5.0%	4.1%
9 / 2000	7.7%	4.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	8.4%	4.5%	3.9%
11 / 2000	10.4%	4.7%	3.9%
12 / 2000	10.5%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1999	23.2%	6.1%	4.3%
2 / 1999	23.0%	5.9%	4.4%
3 / 1999	24.3%	5.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	22.5%	5.3%	4.3%
5 / 1999	17.9%	4.7%	4.2%
6 / 1999	18.0%	5.2%	4.3%
7 / 1999	19.8%	5.5%	4.3%
8 / 1999	16.4%	5.0%	4.2%
9 / 1999	16.5%	5.0%	4.2%
10 / 1999	17.4%	4.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	18.0%	4.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	18.6%	4.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1998	21.0%	6.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	20.6%	6.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	22.5%	6.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	18.3%	5.7%	4.3%
5 / 1998	15.2%	5.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	16.3%	5.9%	4.5%
7 / 1998	20.0%	6.2%	4.5%
8 / 1998	16.3%	5.9%	4.5%
9 / 1998	16.2%	5.8%	4.6%
10 / 1998	17.6%	5.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	19.9%	5.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	19.1%	5.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1997	21.6%	7.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	20.7%	7.2%	5.2%
3 / 1997	21.7%	7.0%	5.2%
4 / 1997	16.8%	6.4%	5.1%
5 / 1997	13.8%	5.9%	4.9%
6 / 1997	16.6%	6.3%	5.0%
7 / 1997	16.8%	6.5%	4.9%
8 / 1997	15.8%	6.1%	4.8%
9 / 1997	16.4%	6.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	18.9%	5.8%	4.7%
11 / 1997	19.9%	5.8%	4.6%
12 / 1997	19.7%	5.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1996	22.4%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	21.4%	8.1%	5.5%
3 / 1996	22.5%	8.0%	5.5%
4 / 1996	18.9%	7.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	15.8%	7.1%	5.6%
6 / 1996	17.5%	7.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	18.6%	7.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	16.5%	6.8%	5.1%
9 / 1996	17.3%	6.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	19.0%	6.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	19.8%	6.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	19.8%	6.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1995	21.2%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	21.1%	8.1%	5.4%
3 / 1995	21.9%	8.0%	5.4%
4 / 1995	18.8%	8.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	17.5%	7.6%	5.6%
6 / 1995	17.9%	7.8%	5.6%
7 / 1995	19.9%	8.3%	5.7%
8 / 1995	17.5%	7.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	17.5%	7.7%	5.6%
10 / 1995	20.3%	7.5%	5.5%
11 / 1995	21.9%	7.7%	5.6%
12 / 1995	21.0%	7.3%	5.6%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1994	22.8%	9.9%	6.6%
2 / 1994	23.0%	9.7%	6.6%
3 / 1994	23.7%	9.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	19.0%	8.9%	6.4%
5 / 1994	16.6%	8.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	17.9%	8.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	18.4%	8.9%	6.1%
8 / 1994	16.6%	8.4%	6.0%
9 / 1994	16.8%	8.1%	5.9%
10 / 1994	18.8%	7.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	19.9%	7.8%	5.6%
12 / 1994	18.6%	7.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1993	23.5%	10.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	23.3%	10.3%	7.1%
3 / 1993	23.8%	9.9%	7.0%
4 / 1993	19.9%	9.5%	7.1%
5 / 1993	18.9%	9.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	19.6%	9.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	20.9%	9.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	19.4%	9.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	20.0%	9.1%	6.7%
10 / 1993	22.0%	9.2%	6.8%
11 / 1993	22.6%	9.1%	6.6%
12 / 1993	22.1%	8.7%	6.5%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1992	22.4%	9.2%	7.3%
2 / 1992	23.8%	9.4%	7.4%
3 / 1992	23.8%	9.2%	7.4%
4 / 1992	18.2%	8.7%	7.4%
5 / 1992	16.3%	8.7%	7.6%
6 / 1992	19.1%	9.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	19.0%	9.7%	7.7%
8 / 1992	17.7%	9.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	19.5%	9.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	21.5%	9.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	22.3%	9.7%	7.4%
12 / 1992	23.1%	9.5%	7.4%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1991	23.4%	7.5%	6.4%
2 / 1991	25.9%	7.9%	6.6%
3 / 1991	28.4%	7.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	23.7%	7.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	21.1%	7.5%	6.9%
6 / 1991	19.2%	7.7%	6.9%
7 / 1991	20.7%	7.9%	6.8%
8 / 1991	17.5%	7.5%	6.9%
9 / 1991	16.1%	7.5%	6.9%
10 / 1991	19.1%	7.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	20.5%	7.9%	7.0%
12 / 1991	20.7%	8.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Porterville, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1990	15.1%	5.7%	5.4%
2 / 1990	16.5%	5.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	17.7%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 1990	14.4%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 1990	12.1%	5.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	12.2%	5.3%	5.2%
7 / 1990	14.3%	5.9%	5.5%
8 / 1990	13.0%	5.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	12.3%	5.9%	5.9%
10 / 1990	14.3%	5.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	17.1%	6.5%	6.2%
12 / 1990	17.8%	6.6%	6.3%