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Visalia

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Visalia-Porterville — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024

Visalia-Porterville, CA Economy at a Glance:

Visalia-Porterville, CA

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		217.5	214.1	215.1	215.7	214.5	(p)211.5
Employment(1)		190.1	188.3	191.6	195.5	193.0	(p)188.5
Unemployment(1)		27.5	25.8	23.4	20.2	21.5	(p)23.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		12.6	12.0	10.9	9.4	10.0	(p)10.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		142.8	143.3	143.8	144.3	144.4	(p)141.1
12-month % change		2.5	2.7	1.5	1.4	1.4	(p)1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	(p)7.6
12-month % change		2.7	2.8	0.0	-2.6	-3.8	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	(p)13.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	(p)-0.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		30.2	30.2	30.1	30.2	30.4	(p)30.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-0.7	-1.0	-0.7	(p)0.0
Information(3)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	(p)3.6
12-month % change		0.0	-2.8	0.0	0.0	2.9	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.1	(p)11.2
12-month % change		-0.9	-1.8	-5.0	0.0	1.8	(p)3.7
Education and Health Services(3)		23.2	23.3	23.5	23.5	23.5	(p)23.6
12-month % change		10.5	10.4	9.8	8.3	7.3	(p)6.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.1	14.4	14.5	14.6	14.8	(p)14.8
12-month % change		1.4	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.4	(p)2.8
Other Services(3)		3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	-2.5	(p)-2.5
Government(3)		34.8	35.0	35.1	35.4	35.1	(p)31.5
12-month % change		2.7	3.2	0.9	1.1	1.4	(p)-1.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary