San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Luis Obispo fell 0.6 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.7 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Luis Obispo peaked in April 2020 at 14.3% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare San Luis Obispo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| California | 8.2% | -0.8 | +4.3 |
| San Luis Obispo | 5.5% | -0.6 | +2.9 |
Unemployment Rate: San Luis Obispo, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Luis Obispo, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Luis Obispo peaked in April 2020 at 18,982. There are now 11,760 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. San Luis Obispo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Luis Obispo, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo | 7,222 | -863 | +3,482 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Luis Obispo, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Luis Obispo Unemployment Rate |
San Luis Obispo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 7,222 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.0% | 6.1% | 8,085 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 11.1% | 7.3% | 9,505 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 9,485 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.5% | 9.5% | 12,635 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.9% | 11.3% | 14,896 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 16.4% | 13.2% | 17,335 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.4% | 14.3% | 18,982 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 5,082 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,896 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,828 |
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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