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Salinas, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Salinas rose 0.3 percentage points in May 2023 to 6.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points higher than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Salinas peaked in April 2020 at 18.8% and is now 12.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.7% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Salinas 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
Salinas 6.6% +0.3 +0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Salinas, California, National

Salinas, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Salinas, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Salinas peaked in April 2020 at 40,738. There are now 25,659 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,558 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,521. Salinas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Salinas, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Salinas 15,079 +531 +2,410

Number of Unemployed Persons

Salinas, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 California
Unemployment Rate		 Salinas
Unemployment Rate		 Salinas
Unemployed
June
2023		 3.6% — — —
May
2023		 3.7% 4.5% 6.6% 15,079
April
2023		 3.4% 4.5% 6.3% 14,548
March
2023		 3.5% 4.4% 6.2% 14,096
February
2023		 3.6% 4.4% 5.9% 13,504
January
2023		 3.4% 4.2% 5.8% 13,179
December
2022		 3.5% 4.1% 5.9% 13,121
November
2022		 3.6% 4.1% 5.9% 13,140
October
2022		 3.7% 4.1% 5.9% 13,114
September
2022		 3.5% 4.0% 5.8% 12,963
August
2022		 3.7% 3.8% 5.8% 12,764
July
2022		 3.5% 3.8% 5.7% 12,601

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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