Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Madera, CA MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
California unemployment rate was 5.1% in August 2026, ranked 48th nationally
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — State unemployment rate comparison
U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 29,000 jobs in September, unemployment at 4.2%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — National payroll and unemployment report
This Month's Takeaways
Madera County ranked tenth in California for farm jobs (12,000) in 2024
California Department of Finance — County economic profile, farm employment ranking
Local Economic Conditions
Madera MSA unemployment rate was 4.2% in September 2026
California Employment Development Department — Metro-level unemployment rate release
Madera County unemployment rate was 7.4% in June 2026
California Employment Development Department — Prior-period county unemployment data
Looking Ahead
California minimum wage rises to $17.40/hour effective January 1, 2027
State of California — State minimum wage policy update
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison