El Centro, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for El Centro rose 0.6 percentage points in May 2018 to 16.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 12.3 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in El Centro peaked in November 2010 at 29.9% and is now 13.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 15.9% in April 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare El Centro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
California	4.2%	0.0	-0.7
El Centro	16.5%	+0.6	-2.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 23,814. There are now 12,079 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,314 in April 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 421. El Centro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in El Centro, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
El Centro	11,735	+421	-2,099

Number of Unemployed Persons

El Centro, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	El Centro Unemployment Rate	El Centro Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	16.5%	11,735
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	15.9%	11,314
March 2018	4.1%	4.3%	17.4%	12,607
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	17.9%	12,985
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	17.9%	12,980
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	18.3%	13,237
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	18.5%	13,489
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	18.5%	13,558
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	18.6%	13,703
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	18.7%	13,805
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	18.6%	13,686