San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Luis Obispo rose 0.8 percentage points in March 2020 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Luis Obispo peaked in March 2010 at 10.2% and is now 6.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in November 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare San Luis Obispo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.4% | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| California | 5.5% | +1.6 | +1.3 |
| San Luis Obispo | 3.5% | +0.8 | +0.4 |
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 2010 at 13,638. There are now 8,633 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,739 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,266. San Luis Obispo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Luis Obispo, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo | 5,005 | +1,109 | +699 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 |
14.7% | 15.5% | — | — |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 5,005 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,896 |
| January 2020 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,828 |
| December 2019 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 3,739 |
| November 2019 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 3,740 |
| October 2019 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,757 |
| September 2019 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,787 |
| August 2019 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 3,837 |
| July 2019 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 3,910 |
| June 2019 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 4,003 |
| May 2019 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 4,115 |
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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