El Centro, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for El Centro rose 0.2 percentage points in November 2023 to 17.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 12.5 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in El Centro peaked in November 2010 at 29.7% and is now 12.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 14.1% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 3.3 percentage points. You can also compare El Centro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
| California | 4.9% | +0.1 | +0.8 |
| El Centro | 17.4% | +0.2 | +2.3 |
Unemployment Rate: El Centro, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
El Centro, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in El Centro peaked in November 2010 at 23,512. There are now 10,839 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,863 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,810. El Centro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in El Centro, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro | 12,673 | +259 | +1,978 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
El Centro, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
El Centro Unemployment Rate |
El Centro Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2023 |
3.7% | 4.9% | 17.4% | 12,673 |
| October 2023 |
3.8% | 4.8% | 17.2% | 12,414 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.7% | 17.0% | 12,188 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.6% | 17.0% | 12,128 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.6% | 16.9% | 12,044 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 16.9% | 12,048 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 11,914 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 11,645 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.4% | 16.2% | 11,557 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 15.8% | 11,231 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.2% | 15.4% | 10,937 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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