San Diego-Carlsbad, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Diego fell 0.4 percentage points in November 2021 to 5.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Diego peaked in April 2020 at 16.2% and is now 10.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare San Diego unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| California | 6.9% | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| San Diego | 5.6% | -0.4 | -1.6 |
Unemployment Rate: San Diego, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Diego, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Diego peaked in April 2020 at 246,298. There are now 158,349 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. San Diego employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Diego, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 87,949 | -5,485 | -22,082 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Diego, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Diego Unemployment Rate |
San Diego Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 87,949 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 7.3% | 6.0% | 93,434 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 7.5% | 6.3% | 97,135 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 100,582 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 102,513 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 104,734 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 106,390 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 109,165 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 112,257 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.5% | 7.7% | 119,534 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 125,481 |
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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