San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Luis Obispo fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2021 to 5.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Luis Obispo peaked in April 2020 at 15.2% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare San Luis Obispo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.8% | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| California | 7.9% | -0.1 | -7.7 |
| San Luis Obispo | 5.6% | 0.0 | -8.0 |
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 19,740. There are now 12,449 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,125 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 166. San Luis Obispo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Luis Obispo, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo | 7,291 | -26 | -10,158 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 |
5.9% | — | — | — |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.9% | 5.6% | 7,291 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 7,317 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 8.3% | 5.6% | 7,323 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 8,166 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 9.0% | 6.3% | 8,327 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 9.3% | 6.4% | 8,469 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 5.5% | 7,125 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.8% | 6.6% | 8,694 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.6% | 7.6% | 10,003 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 12.3% | 8.3% | 10,928 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.2% | 9.4% | 12,326 |
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. ↩
Department of Numbers
The Department of Numbers contextualizes public data so that individuals can form independent opinions on everyday social and economic matters.
