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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Diego rose 0.4 percentage points in June 2010 to 10.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Diego peaked in March 2010 at 12.6% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
California 12.3% -0.1 +0.7
San Diego 10.5% +0.4 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: San Diego, California, National

San Diego, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

San Diego, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in San Diego peaked in March 2010 at 173,417. There are now 8,506 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 157,666 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 7,245. San Diego employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
San Diego 164,911 +7,245 +8,266

Number of Unemployed Persons

San Diego, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
San Diego
Unemployment Rate
San Diego
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 12.3% 10.5% 164,911
May
2010
9.7% 12.4% 10.1% 157,666
April
2010
9.9% 12.5% 10.4% 162,684
March
2010
9.7% 12.6% 11.0% 173,417
February
2010
9.7% 12.5% 10.7% 166,745
January
2010
9.7% 12.5% 11.1% 172,659
December
2009
10.0% 12.3% 10.3% 159,075
November
2009
10.0% 12.3% 10.4% 160,986
October
2009
10.1% 12.2% 10.6% 163,741
September
2009
9.8% 12.1% 10.3% 159,933
August
2009
9.7% 12.0% 10.3% 161,596
July
2009
9.4% 11.8% 10.3% 162,068
June
2009
9.5% 11.6% 10.0% 156,645

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.