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Basic Info

Kern County, CA Unemployment Rate is at 8.60%, compared to 8.80% last month and 9.30% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 10.93%.

Stats

Last Value 8.60%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 16:36 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 10.93%
Average Growth Rate 3.97%
Value from Last Month 8.80%
Change from Last Month -2.27%
Value from 1 Year Ago 9.30%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.53%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
July 31, 2026 8.60%
June 30, 2026 8.80%
May 31, 2026 8.30%
April 30, 2026 8.70%
March 31, 2026 9.40%
February 28, 2026 9.50%
January 31, 2026 9.20%
December 31, 2025 8.50%
November 30, 2025 8.10%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 8.20%
August 31, 2025 8.70%
July 31, 2025 9.30%
June 30, 2025 9.40%
May 31, 2025 8.90%
April 30, 2025 9.30%
March 31, 2025 9.90%
February 28, 2025 9.70%
January 31, 2025 9.10%
December 31, 2024 8.30%
November 30, 2024 8.00%
October 31, 2024 7.60%
September 30, 2024 7.50%
August 31, 2024 8.60%
July 31, 2024 9.40%
Date Value
June 30, 2024 9.20%
May 31, 2024 8.40%
April 30, 2024 8.90%
March 31, 2024 9.70%
February 29, 2024 9.70%
January 31, 2024 9.00%
December 31, 2023 8.40%
November 30, 2023 7.60%
October 31, 2023 7.50%
September 30, 2023 7.20%
August 31, 2023 8.00%
July 31, 2023 8.20%
June 30, 2023 8.50%
May 31, 2023 8.10%
April 30, 2023 8.10%
March 31, 2023 9.20%
February 28, 2023 9.00%
January 31, 2023 8.20%
December 31, 2022 7.00%
November 30, 2022 6.60%
October 31, 2022 6.30%
September 30, 2022 6.00%
August 31, 2022 6.60%
July 31, 2022 6.90%
June 30, 2022 7.10%

Basic Info

Kern County, CA Unemployment Rate is at 8.60%, compared to 8.80% last month and 9.30% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 10.93%.

Stats

Last Value 8.60%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 16:36 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 10.93%
Average Growth Rate 3.97%
Value from Last Month 8.80%
Change from Last Month -2.27%
Value from 1 Year Ago 9.30%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.53%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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