Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Vallejo-Fairfield, 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
Vallejo-Fairfield MSA unemployment rate at 4.2% for September
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Metro area labor force statistics
California statewide unemployment at 5.1%, ranked 48th nationally
California Employment Development Department — State labor market data, August 2026
This Month's Takeaways
California allocated $3 million for Valero Benicia Refinery closure transition
State of California — Workforce transition funding announcement
Local Economic Conditions
Solano County unemployment at 5.5% in August, highest in Bay Area
Daily Republic — County-level unemployment reporting, late September 2026
National unemployment rate holds at 4.1%, one-year low
Bureau of Labor Statistics — National employment situation report, August 2026
Looking Ahead
California minimum wage rises to $17.40/hour January 1, 2027
California Department of Industrial Relations — State minimum wage schedule
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