Unemployment Rate in Bakersfield, CA (MSA) was 8.80% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Bakersfield, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 18.40 in April of 2020 and a record low of 6.70 in April of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Bakersfield, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.