El Centro, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for El Centro fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 18.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 14.4 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in El Centro peaked in December 2010 at 29.6% and is now 11.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 17.6% in April 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare El Centro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
California	4.1%	-0.1	0.0
El Centro	18.5%	-0.1	+0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 December 2010 at 23,455. There are now 10,518 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,432 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 505. El Centro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in El Centro, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
El Centro	12,937	-155	+230

Number of Unemployed Persons

El Centro, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	El Centro Unemployment Rate	El Centro Unemployed
August 2019	3.7%	—	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	18.5%	12,937
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	18.6%	13,092
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	18.7%	13,224
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	19.0%	13,480
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	19.2%	13,753
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	19.0%	13,635
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	18.8%	13,498
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	18.5%	13,219
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	18.5%	13,243
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	18.5%	13,253
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	18.4%	13,143