Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 183,188 | - | 4.9 | - |
| 1991 | 183,077 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 178,639 | -2.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 178,008 | -0.4 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 181,221 | 1.8 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 178,868 | -1.3 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 179,486 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | 184,230 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | 186,133 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 189,968 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 193,564 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 194,092 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 195,547 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 198,796 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 201,750 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 205,002 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 204,392 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 206,303 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 209,196 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 176,994 | -0.3 | 8.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 176,806 | -0.7 | 7.6 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 178,452 | -0.7 | 7.3 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 181,974 | -0.4 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 182,305 | -0.9 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 180,636 | -0.9 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 180,597 | -0.6 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 178,350 | -2.3 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 175,847 | -1.5 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 179,067 | -2.4 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 178,921 | -2.2 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 176,472 | -2.7 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 173,806 | -1.8 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 175,674 | -0.6 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 177,975 | -0.3 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 179,810 | -1.2 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 180,679 | -0.9 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 179,608 | -0.6 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 180,370 | -0.1 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 179,522 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 178,288 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 183,010 | 2.2 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 182,879 | 2.2 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 182,210 | 3.3 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 178,802 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 179,991 | 2.5 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 182,936 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 185,166 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| May | 187,267 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 185,617 | 3.3 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 183,965 | 2.0 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 184,972 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 182,609 | 2.4 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 186,892 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 187,036 | 2.3 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 185,501 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 180,740 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 181,529 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 183,704 | 0.4 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 186,601 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 188,296 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 188,370 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 187,350 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 187,363 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 185,626 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 188,809 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 188,406 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 186,805 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 184,595 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 185,839 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 186,391 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 189,795 | 1.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 192,198 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 193,351 | 2.6 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 191,512 | 2.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 190,889 | 1.9 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 188,780 | 1.7 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 191,940 | 1.7 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 192,229 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 192,095 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 189,034 | 2.4 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 190,869 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 192,345 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 196,264 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 196,117 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 197,043 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 195,113 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 193,140 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 192,108 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 194,055 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 193,829 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 192,850 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 189,897 | 0.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 191,180 | 0.2 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 191,644 | -0.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 195,995 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 197,310 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 197,965 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 196,235 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 193,723 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 193,074 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 195,440 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 193,896 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 192,741 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 190,036 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 192,958 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 193,637 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 197,157 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| May | 199,567 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 198,749 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 198,595 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 196,607 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 195,591 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 196,033 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 194,657 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 192,976 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 191,851 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 194,680 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 196,203 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 201,633 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 202,218 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 201,441 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 199,763 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 199,766 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 197,982 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 200,628 | 2.3 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 200,903 | 3.2 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 198,478 | 2.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 196,683 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 197,829 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 199,077 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 202,968 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 203,490 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 204,792 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 204,028 | 2.1 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 205,146 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 201,788 | 1.9 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 203,730 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 202,785 | 0.9 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 198,689 | 0.1 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 196,086 | -0.3 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 198,645 | 0.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 201,882 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 208,643 | 2.8 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 210,606 | 3.5 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 210,548 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 209,215 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 207,588 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 204,450 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 205,902 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 204,630 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 201,832 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 198,232 | 1.1 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 200,947 | 1.2 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 202,698 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 206,340 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 209,456 | -0.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 208,521 | -1.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 205,516 | -1.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 205,597 | -1.0 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 202,958 | -0.7 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 204,678 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 205,410 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 202,355 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 200,114 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 202,304 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 205,411 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 208,767 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 210,315 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 209,693 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 208,004 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 207,136 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 204,810 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 206,494 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 208,224 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 204,358 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| 2008-Jan | 202,067 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 203,761 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 206,579 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 212,612 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 214,312 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 213,753 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 211,722 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 209,954 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 208,515 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 210,155 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 210,163 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 206,755 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| 2009-Jan | 202,397 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 204,436 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 205,908 | -0.3 | 8.6 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 209,884 | -1.3 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| May | 209,232 | -2.4 | 7.6 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 208,869 | -2.3 | 8.2 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 206,632 | -2.4 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 205,010 | -2.4 | 8.6 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 202,743 | -2.8 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
| 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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