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Unemployment rate in Tulare County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 3 of 58 · Regions of California Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Imperial County 15.3%
2 Colusa County 11.3%
3 Tulare County 8.2%
4 Alpine County 8.1%
5 Merced County 7.8%
6 Kings County 7.4%
7 Kern County 7.1%
8 Sutter County 7.0%
9 Fresno County 6.6%
10 Plumas County 6.6%
11 Monterey County 6.2%
12 Madera County 6.1%
13 Siskiyou County 6.1%
14 Glenn County 5.9%
15 Lake County 5.9%
16 Modoc County 5.8%
17 Del Norte County 5.6%
18 Stanislaus County 5.4%
19 Lassen County 5.3%
20 Yuba County 5.3%
21 San Joaquin County 5.2%
22 Los Angeles County 5.0%
23 San Benito County 5.0%
24 Mariposa County 4.9%
25 Santa Cruz County 4.8%
26 Tehama County 4.8%
27 Calaveras County 4.7%
28 Amador County 4.6%
29 Butte County 4.6%
30 Trinity County 4.6%
31 Shasta County 4.5%
32 Sierra County 4.5%
33 Tuolumne County 4.5%
34 Mendocino County 4.4%
35 Riverside County 4.3%
36 San Bernardino County 4.2%
37 Yolo County 4.2%
38 Humboldt County 4.1%
39 Solano County 4.1%
40 Inyo County 4.0%
41 Mono County 3.9%
42 Sacramento County 3.9%
43 Nevada County 3.8%
44 El Dorado County 3.7%
45 Ventura County 3.7%
46 Santa Barbara County 3.6%
47 San Diego County 3.4%
48 Contra Costa County 3.4%
49 Napa County 3.2%
50 Orange County 3.2%
51 San Luis Obispo County 3.2%
52 Alameda County 3.2%
53 Sonoma County 3.2%
54 Placer County 3.1%
55 Marin County 2.9%
56 San Francisco County/city 2.8%
57 Santa Clara County 2.8%
58 San Mateo County 2.6%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

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.