Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Santa Barbara fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.9 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Santa Barbara peaked in December 2010 at 9.6% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.1% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Santa Barbara 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 |
| Santa Barbara | 8.1% | 0.0 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Santa Barbara, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Santa Barbara, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Santa Barbara peaked in December 2010 at 21,111. There are now 2,569 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 18,327 in February 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 215. Santa Barbara employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Santa Barbara, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara | 18,542 | +215 | -879 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Santa Barbara, California Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Santa Barbara Unemployment Rate |
Santa Barbara Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 10.9% | — | — |
|
March 2012 |
8.2% | 11.0% | 8.1% | 18,542 |
|
February 2012 |
8.3% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 18,327 |
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | 10.9% | 8.2% | 18,367 |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 11.2% | 8.6% | 18,806 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 11.3% | 8.8% | 19,280 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 11.5% | 9.0% | 19,699 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 11.7% | 9.1% | 19,857 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 9.1% | 20,081 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 9.1% | 20,154 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 9.0% | 19,901 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 11.9% | 8.8% | 19,502 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 11.8% | 8.8% | 19,440 |
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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