El Centro, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for El Centro rose 0.4 percentage points in May 2023 to 16.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 12.2 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in El Centro peaked in November 2010 at 29.7% and is now 13.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 14.1% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.6 percentage points. You can also compare El Centro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| California | 4.5% | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| El Centro | 16.7% | +0.4 | +2.5 |
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 23,512. There are now 11,636 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,863 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,013. El Centro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in El Centro, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro | 11,876 | +231 | +2,013 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
El Centro, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
El Centro Unemployment Rate |
El Centro Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 11,876 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 11,645 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.4% | 16.2% | 11,557 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 15.8% | 11,231 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.2% | 15.4% | 10,937 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 15.0% | 10,676 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 15.1% | 10,695 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 15.0% | 10,658 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 14.7% | 10,466 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.8% | 14.5% | 10,222 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 14.2% | 9,996 |
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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