Salinas, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salinas fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 11.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Salinas peaked in August 2011 at 13.7% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Salinas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
California	11.0%	+0.1	-0.9
Salinas	11.5%	-0.1	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Salinas, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Salinas, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Salinas peaked in October 2010 at 29,340. There are now 3,244 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Salinas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salinas, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Salinas	26,096	-35	-981

Number of Unemployed Persons

Salinas, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Salinas Unemployment Rate	Salinas Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	10.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	11.0%	11.5%	26,096
February 2012	8.3%	10.9%	11.6%	26,131
January 2012	8.3%	10.9%	11.9%	26,396
December 2011	8.5%	11.2%	12.5%	27,050
November 2011	8.7%	11.3%	13.0%	28,127
October 2011	8.9%	11.5%	13.5%	28,984
September 2011	9.0%	11.7%	13.6%	29,130
August 2011	9.1%	11.9%	13.7%	29,278
July 2011	9.1%	11.9%	13.6%	29,171
June 2011	9.1%	11.9%	13.4%	28,698
May 2011	9.0%	11.9%	13.0%	27,873
April 2011	9.0%	11.8%	12.8%	27,453