Ridgecrest City, CA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 14,947 | - | 5.6 | - |
| 1991 | 15,135 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | 14,945 | -1.3 | 8.4 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | 14,527 | -2.8 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 14,875 | 2.4 | 7.9 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 14,926 | 0.3 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 15,436 | 3.4 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 15,552 | 0.8 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 15,640 | 0.6 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 15,769 | 0.8 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 12,274 | -22.2 | 4.6 | -1.5 |
| 2001 | 12,413 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 12,617 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 12,815 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 12,956 | 1.1 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 13,709 | 5.8 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | 14,298 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 14,590 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | 14,942 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 14,464 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Feb | 14,385 | - | 6.2 | - |
| Mar | 14,351 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Apr | 14,874 | - | 5.5 | - |
| May | 15,196 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Jun | 15,375 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Jul | 16,051 | - | 5.0 | - |
| Aug | 15,517 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Sep | 14,976 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Oct | 14,813 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Nov | 14,675 | - | 6.4 | - |
| Dec | 14,691 | - | 6.1 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 14,789 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 14,678 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 14,630 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 14,912 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| May | 15,159 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 15,415 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 15,374 | -4.2 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 15,723 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 15,605 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 15,114 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 15,119 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 15,103 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| 1992-Jan | 14,713 | -0.5 | 7.9 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 14,539 | -0.9 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 14,587 | -0.3 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 14,917 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 15,198 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 15,093 | -2.1 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 15,497 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 15,473 | -1.6 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 15,326 | -1.8 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 14,769 | -2.3 | 9.8 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 14,656 | -3.1 | 9.5 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 14,566 | -3.6 | 9.0 | 2.3 |
| 1993-Jan | 14,094 | -4.2 | 9.8 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 14,068 | -3.2 | 9.7 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 14,023 | -3.9 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 14,326 | -4.0 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
| May | 14,700 | -3.3 | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 14,876 | -1.4 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 15,146 | -2.3 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 15,026 | -2.9 | 7.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 14,947 | -2.5 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 14,452 | -2.1 | 8.7 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 14,287 | -2.5 | 8.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 14,384 | -1.2 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| 1994-Jan | 14,315 | 1.6 | 9.1 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 14,267 | 1.4 | 9.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 14,184 | 1.1 | 9.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 14,630 | 2.1 | 8.0 | -0.6 |
| May | 15,035 | 2.3 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 15,304 | 2.9 | 7.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 15,592 | 2.9 | 7.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 15,539 | 3.4 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 15,414 | 3.1 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 14,905 | 3.1 | 7.8 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 14,690 | 2.8 | 7.9 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 14,629 | 1.7 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| 1995-Jan | 14,532 | 1.5 | 8.1 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 14,386 | 0.8 | 8.2 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 14,244 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 14,845 | 1.5 | 7.5 | -0.6 |
| May | 14,813 | -1.5 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 15,259 | -0.3 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 15,761 | 1.1 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 15,742 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 15,563 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 14,785 | -0.8 | 7.5 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 14,587 | -0.7 | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 14,593 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 14,485 | -0.3 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 14,557 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 14,508 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 15,159 | 2.1 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 15,575 | 5.1 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 15,714 | 3.0 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 16,388 | 4.0 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 16,244 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 16,107 | 3.5 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 15,474 | 4.7 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 15,445 | 5.9 | 7.4 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 15,574 | 6.7 | 7.0 | -0.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 14,955 | 3.2 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 15,000 | 3.0 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 14,954 | 3.1 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 15,414 | 1.7 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| May | 15,899 | 2.1 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 15,840 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 16,101 | -1.8 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 15,935 | -1.9 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 16,027 | -0.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 15,596 | 0.8 | 6.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 15,488 | 0.3 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 15,419 | -1.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| 1998-Jan | 15,239 | 1.9 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 15,130 | 0.9 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 14,931 | -0.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 15,354 | -0.4 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 15,579 | -2.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 15,954 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 16,011 | -0.6 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 16,267 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 16,176 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 15,880 | 1.8 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 15,475 | -0.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 15,688 | 1.7 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 15,235 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 15,164 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 15,022 | 0.6 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 15,336 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 15,728 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 16,146 | 1.2 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 16,014 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 16,426 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 16,339 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 16,110 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 15,823 | 2.2 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 15,889 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 11,934 | -21.7 | 5.1 | -2.3 |
| Feb | 11,923 | -21.4 | 5.2 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 11,735 | -21.9 | 5.8 | -2.1 |
| Apr | 12,193 | -20.5 | 4.6 | -2.3 |
| May | 12,220 | -22.3 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 12,288 | -23.9 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 12,676 | -20.8 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| Aug | 12,671 | -22.9 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 12,662 | -22.5 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 12,531 | -22.2 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 12,176 | -23.0 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 12,275 | -22.7 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 12,055 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 11,916 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 11,800 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 12,174 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| May | 12,360 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 12,603 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 12,805 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 12,930 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 13,047 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 12,614 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 12,350 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 12,297 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| 2002-Jan | 12,216 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 12,122 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 12,028 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 12,427 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| May | 12,722 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 12,899 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 12,912 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 13,063 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 13,054 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 12,804 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 12,604 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 12,555 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 12,448 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 12,344 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 12,273 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 12,634 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 12,860 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 13,132 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 13,175 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 13,284 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 13,112 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 12,997 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 12,852 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 12,673 | 0.9 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 12,585 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 12,541 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 12,357 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 12,819 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 13,146 | 2.2 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 13,007 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 13,348 | 1.3 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 13,309 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 13,226 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 13,198 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 12,962 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 12,972 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 12,958 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 12,966 | 3.4 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 12,834 | 3.9 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 13,308 | 3.8 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| May | 13,647 | 3.8 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 13,839 | 6.4 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 14,137 | 5.9 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 14,288 | 7.4 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 14,270 | 7.9 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 14,208 | 7.7 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 14,019 | 8.2 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 14,038 | 8.2 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 13,734 | 6.0 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 13,771 | 6.2 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 13,610 | 6.0 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 13,720 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 14,214 | 4.2 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 14,367 | 3.8 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 14,467 | 2.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 14,793 | 3.5 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 14,781 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 14,816 | 4.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 14,580 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 14,720 | 4.9 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 14,320 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 14,167 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 14,025 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 14,381 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 14,660 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 14,632 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 14,737 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 14,847 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 14,940 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 14,898 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 14,681 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 14,795 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 14,500 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 14,342 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 14,149 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 14,541 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| May | 15,108 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 15,067 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 15,229 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 15,362 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 15,362 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 15,425 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 15,123 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 15,096 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
| 2009-Jan | 14,576 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 14,467 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 14,203 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 14,446 | -0.7 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| May | 14,851 | -1.7 | 8.2 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 14,778 | -1.9 | 8.5 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 14,913 | -2.1 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 14,831 | -3.5 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 14,809 | -3.6 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| 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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