San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Luis Obispo fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Luis Obispo peaked in February 2010 at 10.2% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.5% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare San Luis Obispo 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 |
| San Luis Obispo | 8.5% | 0.0 | -1.3 |
Unemployment Rate: San Luis Obispo, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Luis Obispo, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Luis Obispo peaked in March 2010 at 13,937. There are now 2,151 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,731 in February 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 55. San Luis Obispo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Luis Obispo, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo | 11,786 | +55 | -1,452 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Luis Obispo, California Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Luis Obispo Unemployment Rate |
San Luis Obispo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 10.9% | — | — |
|
March 2012 |
8.2% | 11.0% | 8.5% | 11,786 |
|
February 2012 |
8.3% | 10.9% | 8.5% | 11,731 |
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 11,847 |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 11.2% | 9.1% | 12,283 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 11.3% | 9.4% | 12,655 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 11.5% | 9.6% | 13,040 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 11.7% | 9.7% | 13,104 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 9.8% | 13,199 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 9.8% | 13,205 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 9.6% | 13,083 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 11.9% | 9.5% | 12,891 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 11.8% | 9.6% | 13,072 |
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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