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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Unemployment rate in Tulare County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 3 of 58 · Regions of California Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Tulare County California United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 10.8% +0.3 pp since 2024
Regions of California · 2025 3 of 58 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −0.9 pp
vs California +5.3 pp California: 5.5% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Tulare County · California · United States · World
−0.9 pp since 2015
Tulare County California United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Tulare County
10.8%
California
5.5%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Tulare County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 10.8% · 2025
First value 12.3% · 1990
Highest 18.3% · 1991
Lowest 8.2% · 2022
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearTulare CountyChange CaliforniaUnited StatesWorld
2025 10.8% +0.3 pp 5.5% — 4.8%
2024 10.5% +0.7 pp 5.3% — 4.8%
2023 9.8% +1.6 pp 4.7% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 8.2% −2.4 pp 4.3% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 10.6% −2.7 pp 7.3% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 13.3% +3.6 pp 10.1% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 9.7% ±0.0 pp 4.1% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 9.7% −0.7 pp 4.3% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 10.4% −0.8 pp 4.8% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 11.2% −0.5 pp 5.5% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 11.7% −1.6 pp 6.2% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 13.3% −1.2 pp 7.6% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 14.5% −1.7 pp 9.0% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 16.2% −0.9 pp 10.4% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 17.1% −0.3 pp 11.7% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 17.4% +2.0 pp 12.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 15.4% +4.6 pp 11.5% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 10.8% +1.6 pp 7.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 9.2% +0.7 pp 5.3% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 8.5% −0.9 pp 4.9% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 9.4% −2.2 pp 5.4% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 11.6% −0.8 pp 6.2% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 12.4% +0.4 pp 6.9% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 12.0% +0.5 pp 6.7% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 11.5% +1.2 pp 5.5% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 10.3% −6.4 pp 4.9% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 16.7% +1.0 pp 5.3% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 15.7% +0.3 pp 6.0% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 15.4% −0.9 pp 6.4% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 16.3% −0.4 pp 7.3% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 16.7% +0.2 pp 7.9% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 16.5% −1.7 pp 8.7% — 5.8%
1993 18.2% +0.6 pp 9.5% — 5.5%
1992 17.6% −0.7 pp 9.4% — 5.3%
1991 18.3% +6.0 pp 7.8% — 5.1%
1990 12.3% 5.8% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of California

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUnemployment rate
51 Alameda County 5.8%
3 Alpine County 11.4%
30 Amador County 7.0%
33 Butte County 6.9%
25 Calaveras County 7.4%
2 Colusa County 12.2%
46 Contra Costa County 6.1%
19 Del Norte County 8.1%
43 El Dorado County 6.1%
9 Fresno County 9.3%
21 Glenn County 7.6%
38 Humboldt County 6.4%
1 Imperial County 18.0%
40 Inyo County 6.3%
7 Kern County 9.9%
6 Kings County 10.0%
12 Lake County 8.9%
32 Lassen County 6.9%
11 Los Angeles County 9.0%
13 Madera County 8.6%
56 Marin County 4.9%
14 Mariposa County 8.5%
34 Mendocino County 6.7%
5 Merced County 10.3%
22 Modoc County 7.6%
28 Mono County 7.1%
16 Monterey County 8.4%
44 Napa County 6.1%
45 Nevada County 6.1%
48 Orange County 6.0%
55 Placer County 5.1%
8 Plumas County 9.4%
24 Riverside County 7.4%
35 Sacramento County 6.7%
26 San Benito County 7.2%
23 San Bernardino County 7.5%
39 San Diego County 6.4%
52 San Francisco County/city 5.6%
17 San Joaquin County 8.3%
54 San Luis Obispo County 5.5%
57 San Mateo County 4.9%
50 Santa Barbara County 5.8%
58 Santa Clara County 4.9%
36 Santa Cruz County 6.7%
37 Shasta County 6.6%
41 Sierra County 6.3%
15 Siskiyou County 8.5%
27 Solano County 7.2%
53 Sonoma County 5.6%
18 Stanislaus County 8.2%
10 Sutter County 9.3%
31 Tehama County 7.0%
47 Trinity County 6.1%
4 Tulare County 10.6%
29 Tuolumne County 7.1%
42 Ventura County 6.2%
49 Yolo County 6.0%
20 Yuba County 8.0%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.