Salinas, CA MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 156,096 | - | 9.7 | - |
| 1991 | 151,729 | -2.8 | 11.4 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 155,073 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 153,695 | -0.9 | 13.1 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 153,325 | -0.2 | 12.4 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 153,050 | -0.2 | 12.3 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | 157,828 | 3.1 | 11.3 | -1.0 |
| 1997 | 161,808 | 2.5 | 11.0 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 164,400 | 1.6 | 10.8 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 169,475 | 3.1 | 9.7 | -1.1 |
| 2000 | 188,246 | 11.1 | 7.4 | -2.3 |
| 2001 | 188,850 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 190,226 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 191,395 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | 190,776 | -0.3 | 8.3 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 192,509 | 0.9 | 7.3 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 190,919 | -0.8 | 6.9 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 192,773 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 196,307 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 1.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 140,291 | -0.8 | 18.9 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 141,566 | -0.5 | 17.8 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 143,364 | -1.5 | 17.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 150,971 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 154,253 | -2.4 | 10.7 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 157,620 | -0.1 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 161,877 | 1.3 | 8.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 161,993 | 0.6 | 8.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 161,249 | 1.3 | 7.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 160,657 | 0.9 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 155,705 | -0.2 | 12.3 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 147,056 | -1.7 | 16.1 | 1.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 141,559 | 0.9 | 19.7 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 144,998 | 2.4 | 17.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 148,864 | 3.8 | 15.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 155,469 | 3.0 | 11.8 | -1.6 |
| May | 161,717 | 4.8 | 8.7 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 164,549 | 4.4 | 8.0 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 167,232 | 3.3 | 8.0 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 166,516 | 2.8 | 7.1 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 164,377 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 166,238 | 3.5 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 160,434 | 3.0 | 11.1 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 151,985 | 3.4 | 14.6 | -1.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 147,404 | 4.1 | 18.5 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 150,152 | 3.6 | 17.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 153,415 | 3.1 | 16.1 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 161,216 | 3.7 | 11.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 166,005 | 2.7 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 168,515 | 2.4 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 169,149 | 1.1 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 169,917 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 168,957 | 2.8 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 168,408 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 164,626 | 2.6 | 10.2 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 153,936 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 150,708 | 2.2 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 151,875 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 155,208 | 1.2 | 15.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 163,398 | 1.4 | 10.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 168,500 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 170,554 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 173,337 | 2.5 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 172,808 | 1.7 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 169,274 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 170,162 | 1.0 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 168,281 | 2.2 | 9.4 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 158,698 | 3.1 | 14.7 | -1.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 155,597 | 3.2 | 16.8 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 155,453 | 2.4 | 16.3 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 158,380 | 2.0 | 14.4 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 170,659 | 4.4 | 10.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 176,777 | 4.9 | 7.0 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 178,467 | 4.6 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 178,923 | 3.2 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 177,961 | 3.0 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 173,705 | 2.6 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 174,592 | 2.6 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 172,045 | 2.2 | 7.9 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 161,145 | 1.5 | 13.5 | -1.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 172,301 | 10.7 | 11.5 | -5.3 |
| Feb | 176,339 | 13.4 | 11.3 | -4.9 |
| Mar | 180,607 | 14.0 | 10.3 | -4.1 |
| Apr | 188,921 | 10.7 | 7.4 | -3.0 |
| May | 191,894 | 8.6 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 193,879 | 8.6 | 5.7 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 198,623 | 11.0 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 197,426 | 10.9 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 194,179 | 11.8 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 194,069 | 11.2 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 189,749 | 10.3 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 180,966 | 12.3 | 9.5 | -4.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 172,550 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 173,972 | -1.3 | 11.8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 178,533 | -1.1 | 10.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 190,559 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
| May | 197,543 | 2.9 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 198,818 | 2.5 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 198,815 | 0.1 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 196,912 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 195,955 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 195,052 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 189,143 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 178,349 | -1.4 | 12.0 | 2.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 175,097 | 1.5 | 13.3 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 176,791 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 179,860 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 192,230 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| May | 198,086 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 199,597 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 200,775 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 198,926 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 197,967 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 197,462 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 189,816 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 176,100 | -1.3 | 12.5 | 0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 174,112 | -0.6 | 14.1 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 177,304 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 180,931 | 0.6 | 12.0 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 196,696 | 2.3 | 8.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 199,388 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 200,782 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 201,602 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 200,671 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 198,063 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 197,354 | -0.1 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 191,891 | 1.1 | 8.1 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 177,944 | 1.0 | 11.5 | -1.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 174,374 | 0.2 | 13.3 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 176,543 | -0.4 | 12.6 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 179,704 | -0.7 | 12.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 192,995 | -1.9 | 8.0 | -0.9 |
| May | 198,298 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 201,321 | 0.3 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 200,330 | -0.6 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 201,572 | 0.4 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 199,207 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 196,168 | -0.6 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 192,009 | 0.1 | 7.2 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 176,785 | -0.7 | 10.6 | -0.9 |
| 2005-Jan | 172,766 | -0.9 | 11.9 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 176,782 | 0.1 | 11.5 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 180,696 | 0.6 | 10.2 | -1.7 |
| Apr | 196,131 | 1.6 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| May | 201,376 | 1.6 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 204,206 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 204,773 | 2.2 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 204,415 | 1.4 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 200,831 | 0.8 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 199,371 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 192,672 | 0.3 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 176,094 | -0.4 | 9.7 | -0.9 |
| 2006-Jan | 174,209 | 0.8 | 10.6 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 176,789 | 0.0 | 10.5 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 175,402 | -2.9 | 10.0 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 190,773 | -2.7 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| May | 198,340 | -1.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 201,599 | -1.3 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 204,861 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 203,771 | -0.3 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 201,027 | 0.1 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 196,978 | -1.2 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 190,203 | -1.3 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 177,078 | 0.6 | 9.4 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 175,744 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 176,474 | -0.2 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 179,941 | 2.6 | 9.1 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 194,397 | 1.9 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 199,183 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 202,447 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 203,671 | -0.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 202,688 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 201,714 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 199,354 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 194,729 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 182,939 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 1.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 178,672 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 182,152 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 184,879 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 195,410 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| May | 204,160 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 207,236 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 207,488 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 206,059 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 204,813 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 202,831 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 196,927 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 185,061 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 2.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 178,812 | 0.1 | 15.8 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 181,215 | -0.5 | 16.1 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 182,421 | -1.3 | 15.6 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 192,852 | -1.3 | 11.7 | 4.0 |
| May | 199,476 | -2.3 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 202,084 | -2.5 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 202,593 | -2.4 | 10.1 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 198,946 | -3.5 | 10.3 | 3.6 |
| Sep | 195,359 | -4.6 | 10.0 | 3.6 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
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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