San Diego City, CA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 525,035 | - | 4.8 | - |
| 1991 | 510,974 | -2.7 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 510,069 | -0.2 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| 1993 | 518,570 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 526,777 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 525,701 | -0.2 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 536,885 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| 1997 | 559,123 | 4.1 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| 1998 | 580,604 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 600,245 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 590,273 | -1.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 602,994 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 614,176 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 621,297 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 633,969 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 643,079 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 651,738 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 656,938 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 527,420 | - | 4.0 | - |
| Feb | 530,437 | - | 3.9 | - |
| Mar | 532,407 | - | 3.7 | - |
| Apr | 527,498 | - | 4.0 | - |
| May | 528,647 | - | 4.3 | - |
| Jun | 527,251 | - | 4.9 | - |
| Jul | 528,700 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Aug | 531,643 | - | 5.0 | - |
| Sep | 513,791 | - | 5.5 | - |
| Oct | 518,366 | - | 5.5 | - |
| Nov | 518,682 | - | 5.6 | - |
| Dec | 515,573 | - | 5.3 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 513,455 | -2.6 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 513,334 | -3.2 | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 514,840 | -3.3 | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 510,296 | -3.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| May | 509,744 | -3.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| Jun | 509,523 | -3.4 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 511,985 | -3.2 | 7.1 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 513,048 | -3.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 506,492 | -1.4 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 509,368 | -1.7 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 510,533 | -1.6 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 509,074 | -1.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| 1992-Jan | 507,990 | -1.1 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 510,391 | -0.6 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 512,318 | -0.5 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 508,237 | -0.4 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 507,849 | -0.4 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 510,278 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 511,855 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 511,530 | -0.3 | 7.9 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 506,312 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 511,465 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 512,461 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 510,147 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| 1993-Jan | 516,738 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 515,768 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 516,449 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 513,140 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
| May | 512,998 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 516,950 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 519,965 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 522,801 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 515,434 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 522,299 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 524,843 | 2.4 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 525,456 | 3.0 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| 1994-Jan | 521,967 | 1.0 | 7.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 524,255 | 1.6 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 526,923 | 2.0 | 7.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 523,138 | 1.9 | 7.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 524,012 | 2.1 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 527,583 | 2.1 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 528,579 | 1.7 | 8.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 531,081 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 525,806 | 2.0 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 528,900 | 1.3 | 6.8 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 529,896 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 529,188 | 0.7 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| 1995-Jan | 519,987 | -0.4 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 523,210 | -0.2 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 524,151 | -0.5 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 523,332 | 0.0 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| May | 521,754 | -0.4 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 525,555 | -0.4 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 527,591 | -0.2 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 529,526 | -0.3 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 523,846 | -0.4 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 529,227 | 0.1 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 529,866 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 530,371 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 525,279 | 1.0 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 529,757 | 1.3 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 530,186 | 1.2 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 529,394 | 1.2 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| May | 531,646 | 1.9 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 536,483 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 539,739 | 2.3 | 6.0 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 541,697 | 2.3 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 537,417 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 546,184 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 546,437 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 548,403 | 3.4 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 547,022 | 4.1 | 5.1 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 549,788 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 552,942 | 4.3 | 4.7 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 551,789 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| May | 553,432 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 557,856 | 4.0 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 561,684 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 564,090 | 4.1 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 559,597 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 567,101 | 3.8 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 571,279 | 4.5 | 3.6 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 572,901 | 4.5 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| 1998-Jan | 569,737 | 4.2 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 574,923 | 4.6 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 574,078 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 577,408 | 4.6 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| May | 579,132 | 4.6 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 579,334 | 3.9 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 580,610 | 3.4 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 581,815 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 579,423 | 3.5 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 587,890 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 589,198 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 593,701 | 3.6 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 592,254 | 4.0 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 595,313 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 597,430 | 4.1 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 598,631 | 3.7 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 598,984 | 3.4 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 598,952 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 598,735 | 3.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 598,548 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 596,174 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 606,443 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 609,043 | 3.4 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 612,432 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 586,728 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 591,190 | -0.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 591,940 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 590,103 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| May | 587,316 | -1.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 587,397 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 584,717 | -2.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 586,812 | -2.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 585,378 | -1.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 594,913 | -1.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 595,749 | -2.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 601,035 | -1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 598,308 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 600,815 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 600,221 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 600,938 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| May | 601,780 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 601,974 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 601,693 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 599,718 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 601,969 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 608,133 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 608,555 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 611,821 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 607,761 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 615,012 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 612,420 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 613,649 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| May | 613,724 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 614,076 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 610,362 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 613,522 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 611,872 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 618,147 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 617,444 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 622,120 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 618,090 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 620,173 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 618,990 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 619,364 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 616,691 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 616,595 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 618,465 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 622,356 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 619,270 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 626,259 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 627,429 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 631,884 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 2004-Jan | 628,895 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 631,233 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 629,830 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 628,310 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 627,524 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 630,766 | 2.3 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 634,584 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 637,842 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 635,144 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 639,583 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 640,652 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 643,262 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 638,424 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 639,374 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 639,490 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 640,751 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 641,953 | 2.3 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 642,629 | 1.9 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 644,262 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 647,099 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 644,743 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 645,016 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 644,430 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 648,775 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 644,576 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 645,460 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 647,950 | 1.3 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 648,045 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 646,799 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 648,706 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 650,848 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 654,418 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 653,018 | 1.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 657,634 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 660,068 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 663,337 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 655,819 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 657,481 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 659,339 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 653,242 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 653,706 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 655,999 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 657,017 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 656,946 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 655,909 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 658,105 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 659,879 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 659,818 | -0.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 655,147 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 653,334 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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