Western Information Office

Chico

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chico — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average	Consumer price indexes	Factsheet	Mar 2020

Chico, CA Economy at a Glance:

Chico, CA

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		94.5	(2)-	94.5	(p)93.5	(p)89.6
Employment(1)		88.8	(2)-	89.0	(p)88.1	(p)83.7
Unemployment(1)		5.6	(2)-	5.5	(p)5.4	(p)5.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		5.9	(2)-	5.9	(p)5.8	(p)6.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		77.1	77.7	78.1	77.8	76.5	(p)77.1
12-month % change		-1.8	-1.4	-0.9	-0.6	0.4	(p)0.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.8	(p)3.8
12-month % change		-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	0.0	2.7	(p)2.7
Manufacturing(4)		4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	14.3	14.3	11.1	14.7	(p)14.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		12.7	12.8	13.1	13.1	12.7	(p)12.6
12-month % change		-3.8	-2.3	-1.5	-1.5	-0.8	(p)-1.6
Information(4)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	20.0	(p)20.0
Financial Activities(4)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-4.0	(p)-4.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-1.9	-1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		20.2	20.4	20.5	20.5	20.6	(p)20.6
12-month % change		-0.5	0.0	1.5	3.0	4.0	(p)3.5
Other Services(4)		3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)3.9
12-month % change		-2.6	-2.6	-5.0	-2.6	11.8	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2	(p)8.2
12-month % change		0.0	-1.2	-1.2	-3.5	1.2	(p)-2.4
Government(4)		15.8	16.1	16.2	16.0	15.4	(p)16.0
12-month % change		-3.1	-5.3	-6.4	-5.9	-8.9	(p)-4.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary