Palmdale City, CA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 31,226 | - | 5.5 | - |
| 1991 | 30,502 | -2.3 | 7.7 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 29,884 | -2.0 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| 1993 | 29,210 | -2.3 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | 29,109 | -0.3 | 8.8 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 28,973 | -0.5 | 7.5 | -1.3 |
| 1996 | 29,188 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 30,286 | 3.8 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
| 1998 | 31,236 | 3.1 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 31,701 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 48,960 | 54.4 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 49,607 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 49,206 | -0.8 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 48,984 | -0.5 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 49,354 | 0.8 | 8.2 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 50,450 | 2.2 | 6.7 | -1.5 |
| 2006 | 51,128 | 1.3 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 51,731 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 31,238 | - | 5.5 | - |
| Feb | 31,393 | - | 5.4 | - |
| Mar | 31,525 | - | 5.0 | - |
| Apr | 31,452 | - | 5.1 | - |
| May | 31,649 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Jun | 31,681 | - | 5.2 | - |
| Jul | 31,669 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Aug | 31,665 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Sep | 30,579 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Oct | 30,755 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Nov | 30,583 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Dec | 30,520 | - | 5.8 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 30,160 | -3.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 30,442 | -3.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 30,483 | -3.3 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 30,356 | -3.5 | 7.3 | 2.2 |
| May | 30,320 | -4.2 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 30,459 | -3.9 | 7.8 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 30,621 | -3.3 | 8.6 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 30,636 | -3.2 | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 30,522 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 2.3 |
| Oct | 30,861 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 30,644 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 30,519 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| 1992-Jan | 29,914 | -0.8 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 30,008 | -1.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 29,922 | -1.8 | 8.8 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 30,089 | -0.9 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| May | 29,906 | -1.4 | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 29,923 | -1.8 | 9.4 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 29,904 | -2.3 | 10.2 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 29,970 | -2.2 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 29,780 | -2.4 | 9.6 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 29,969 | -2.9 | 9.1 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 29,696 | -3.1 | 9.0 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 29,527 | -3.3 | 8.7 | 0.9 |
| 1993-Jan | 29,075 | -2.8 | 9.8 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 29,281 | -2.4 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 29,294 | -2.1 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 29,379 | -2.4 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 29,265 | -2.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 29,243 | -2.3 | 9.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 29,380 | -1.8 | 9.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 29,379 | -2.0 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 29,210 | -1.9 | 9.1 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 29,129 | -2.8 | 8.9 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 28,885 | -2.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 28,996 | -1.8 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| 1994-Jan | 28,503 | -2.0 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 28,785 | -1.7 | 9.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 28,818 | -1.6 | 9.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 28,854 | -1.8 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 28,980 | -1.0 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 29,001 | -0.8 | 9.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 29,122 | -0.9 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 29,226 | -0.5 | 9.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 29,421 | 0.7 | 8.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 29,688 | 1.9 | 7.7 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 29,484 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 29,425 | 1.5 | 7.0 | -1.7 |
| 1995-Jan | 28,686 | 0.6 | 8.0 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 29,030 | 0.9 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| Mar | 28,930 | 0.4 | 7.2 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 28,904 | 0.2 | 7.1 | -2.0 |
| May | 28,862 | -0.4 | 7.0 | -2.3 |
| Jun | 28,795 | -0.7 | 7.4 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 28,935 | -0.6 | 8.3 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 28,909 | -1.1 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 29,054 | -1.2 | 7.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 29,266 | -1.4 | 7.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 29,134 | -1.2 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 29,172 | -0.9 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 28,580 | -0.4 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 28,865 | -0.6 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 28,916 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 28,778 | -0.4 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| May | 28,878 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 28,847 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 29,163 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 29,348 | 1.5 | 7.6 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 29,608 | 1.9 | 7.3 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 29,726 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 29,741 | 2.1 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 29,808 | 2.2 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 29,432 | 3.0 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 29,677 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 29,908 | 3.4 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 29,938 | 4.0 | 6.4 | -1.5 |
| May | 30,033 | 4.0 | 6.2 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 29,935 | 3.8 | 6.6 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 30,365 | 4.1 | 7.0 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 30,563 | 4.1 | 6.6 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 30,632 | 3.5 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 30,796 | 3.6 | 5.9 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 30,950 | 4.1 | 5.6 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 31,200 | 4.7 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 30,808 | 4.7 | 6.1 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 31,123 | 4.9 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 31,237 | 4.4 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 31,093 | 3.9 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 31,063 | 3.4 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 30,917 | 3.3 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 31,216 | 2.8 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 31,210 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 31,441 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 31,469 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 31,658 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 31,593 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 31,203 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 31,386 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 31,507 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 31,317 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 31,474 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 31,406 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 31,688 | 1.5 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 31,750 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 31,943 | 1.6 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 32,089 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 32,211 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 32,435 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 48,398 | 55.1 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 48,700 | 55.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 48,635 | 54.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 48,776 | 55.7 | 6.5 | 1.2 |
| May | 48,511 | 54.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
| Jun | 48,799 | 55.4 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 48,678 | 53.6 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 48,863 | 53.9 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 49,159 | 53.9 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 49,395 | 53.9 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 49,612 | 54.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 49,999 | 54.2 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| 2001-Jan | 49,512 | 2.3 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 49,965 | 2.6 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 50,020 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 49,880 | 2.3 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 49,480 | 2.0 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 49,155 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 49,347 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 49,168 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 49,574 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 49,654 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 49,745 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 49,786 | -0.4 | 7.9 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 48,937 | -1.2 | 8.8 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 49,531 | -0.9 | 8.5 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 49,353 | -1.3 | 8.6 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 48,993 | -1.8 | 8.5 | 2.3 |
| May | 48,887 | -1.2 | 8.4 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 48,547 | -1.2 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 48,992 | -0.7 | 9.3 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 48,946 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 49,492 | -0.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 49,683 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49,534 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 49,580 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 48,829 | -0.2 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 49,286 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 49,349 | 0.0 | 8.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 49,163 | 0.3 | 8.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 48,932 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 48,703 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 48,721 | -0.6 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 48,692 | -0.5 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 48,757 | -1.5 | 9.0 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 49,053 | -1.3 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 49,116 | -0.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 49,212 | -0.7 | 8.0 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 48,855 | 0.1 | 8.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 49,179 | -0.2 | 8.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 49,127 | -0.4 | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 49,079 | -0.2 | 8.1 | -0.1 |
| May | 49,003 | 0.1 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 48,861 | 0.3 | 8.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 49,331 | 1.3 | 8.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 49,297 | 1.2 | 8.3 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 49,453 | 1.4 | 7.9 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 49,834 | 1.6 | 7.7 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 50,070 | 1.9 | 7.6 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 50,157 | 1.9 | 7.2 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 49,551 | 1.4 | 7.6 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 49,894 | 1.5 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 50,051 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 50,312 | 2.5 | 6.6 | -1.5 |
| May | 50,269 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 50,050 | 2.4 | 6.7 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 50,420 | 2.2 | 7.1 | -1.8 |
| Aug | 50,600 | 2.6 | 6.4 | -1.9 |
| Sep | 50,783 | 2.7 | 6.2 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 51,145 | 2.6 | 6.1 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 51,109 | 2.1 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 51,211 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 50,687 | 2.3 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 51,040 | 2.3 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 51,245 | 2.4 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 51,053 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| May | 51,015 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 50,792 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 50,887 | 0.9 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 50,782 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 51,075 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 51,547 | 0.8 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 51,608 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 51,800 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| 2007-Jan | 51,133 | 0.9 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 51,415 | 0.7 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 51,537 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 51,425 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 51,463 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 51,430 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 51,752 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 51,752 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 51,955 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 52,130 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 52,469 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 52,308 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 51,113 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 51,839 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 51,727 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 51,588 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 1.4 |
| May | 50,989 | -0.9 | 8.1 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 50,599 | -1.6 | 8.9 | 2.6 |
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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