Salinas, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salinas fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Salinas peaked in April 2020 at 20.0% and is now 12.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Salinas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
California | 8.5% | -0.5 | +4.2 |
Salinas | 7.3% | -0.1 | +1.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Salinas, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Salinas, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Salinas peaked in April 2020 at 39,801. There are now 24,123 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Salinas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salinas, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Salinas | 15,678 | -149 | +2,593 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Salinas, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Salinas Unemployment Rate |
Salinas Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 15,678 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 9.0% | 7.4% | 15,827 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 9.3% | 9.2% | 18,424 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 16,835 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 19,165 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 21,527 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 21,447 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 26,925 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.1% | 16.5% | 32,103 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 35,841 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 39,801 |
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. ↩