Salinas City, CA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 50,252 | - | 12.5 | - |
| 1991 | 48,765 | -3.0 | 14.5 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | 49,507 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 49,342 | -0.3 | 16.6 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 50,160 | 1.7 | 15.7 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 48,814 | -2.7 | 16.0 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 50,338 | 3.1 | 14.7 | -1.3 |
| 1997 | 51,608 | 2.5 | 14.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 52,435 | 1.6 | 14.0 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 54,053 | 3.1 | 12.6 | -1.4 |
| 2000 | 62,125 | 14.9 | 10.5 | -2.1 |
| 2001 | 62,324 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 62,778 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 63,164 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | 63,236 | 0.1 | 11.8 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 63,866 | 1.0 | 10.5 | -1.3 |
| 2006 | 63,385 | -0.8 | 9.9 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 64,046 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 46,786 | - | 17.4 | - |
| Feb | 47,150 | - | 17.4 | - |
| Mar | 48,610 | - | 15.1 | - |
| Apr | 50,520 | - | 12.7 | - |
| May | 52,199 | - | 9.1 | - |
| Jun | 52,747 | - | 9.6 | - |
| Jul | 52,987 | - | 9.8 | - |
| Aug | 52,716 | - | 8.8 | - |
| Sep | 50,686 | - | 8.9 | - |
| Oct | 50,774 | - | 9.7 | - |
| Nov | 49,681 | - | 14.6 | - |
| Dec | 48,168 | - | 16.8 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 45,192 | -3.4 | 22.7 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 45,860 | -2.7 | 21.1 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 46,724 | -3.9 | 19.3 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 48,394 | -4.2 | 16.0 | 3.4 |
| May | 50,229 | -3.8 | 11.1 | 1.9 |
| Jun | 50,631 | -4.0 | 11.7 | 2.1 |
| Jul | 50,850 | -4.0 | 10.5 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 51,170 | -2.9 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 49,848 | -1.7 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 49,917 | -1.7 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48,784 | -1.8 | 14.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 47,575 | -1.2 | 18.3 | 1.5 |
| 1992-Jan | 45,714 | 1.2 | 22.1 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 45,789 | -0.2 | 23.5 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 47,675 | 2.0 | 19.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 50,303 | 3.9 | 14.5 | -1.5 |
| May | 50,907 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 51,170 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 52,092 | 2.4 | 12.2 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 51,608 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 50,997 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 50,909 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 49,184 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 47,734 | 0.3 | 21.7 | 3.4 |
| 1993-Jan | 45,028 | -1.5 | 25.3 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 45,276 | -1.1 | 25.0 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 46,263 | -3.0 | 21.3 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 49,338 | -1.9 | 16.5 | 2.0 |
| May | 50,389 | -1.0 | 13.3 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 50,809 | -0.7 | 13.2 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 51,537 | -1.1 | 13.0 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 51,966 | 0.7 | 11.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 50,963 | -0.1 | 11.4 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 51,553 | 1.3 | 11.9 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 50,736 | 3.2 | 15.5 | -2.0 |
| Dec | 48,242 | 1.1 | 20.7 | -0.9 |
| 1994-Jan | 45,604 | 1.3 | 24.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 45,812 | 1.2 | 24.5 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 47,141 | 1.9 | 20.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 50,194 | 1.7 | 16.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 51,757 | 2.7 | 12.4 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 52,374 | 3.1 | 11.8 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 53,112 | 3.1 | 11.6 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 53,389 | 2.7 | 10.6 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 52,336 | 2.7 | 10.3 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 51,827 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 50,501 | -0.5 | 14.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 47,871 | -0.8 | 19.2 | -1.5 |
| 1995-Jan | 44,746 | -1.9 | 23.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 45,151 | -1.4 | 22.6 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 45,725 | -3.0 | 21.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 48,152 | -4.1 | 17.2 | 1.0 |
| May | 49,198 | -4.9 | 14.0 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 50,272 | -4.0 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 51,630 | -2.8 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 51,666 | -3.2 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 51,428 | -1.7 | 10.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 51,240 | -1.1 | 10.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 49,661 | -1.7 | 15.9 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 46,903 | -2.0 | 20.6 | 1.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 45,149 | 0.9 | 25.0 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 46,246 | 2.4 | 22.7 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 47,479 | 3.8 | 20.1 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 49,586 | 3.0 | 15.3 | -1.9 |
| May | 51,579 | 4.8 | 11.4 | -2.6 |
| Jun | 52,482 | 4.4 | 10.5 | -2.2 |
| Jul | 53,337 | 3.3 | 10.6 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 53,109 | 2.8 | 9.4 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 52,428 | 1.9 | 9.0 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 53,020 | 3.5 | 9.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 51,170 | 3.0 | 14.4 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 48,475 | 3.4 | 18.8 | -1.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 47,014 | 4.1 | 23.4 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 47,889 | 3.6 | 22.0 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 48,931 | 3.1 | 20.6 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 51,419 | 3.7 | 14.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 52,947 | 2.7 | 10.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 53,747 | 2.4 | 9.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 53,948 | 1.1 | 9.6 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 54,194 | 2.0 | 8.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 53,888 | 2.8 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 53,712 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52,506 | 2.6 | 13.3 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 49,097 | 1.3 | 20.1 | 1.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 48,068 | 2.2 | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 48,441 | 1.2 | 22.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 49,503 | 1.2 | 20.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 52,115 | 1.4 | 14.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 53,742 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 54,397 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 55,285 | 2.5 | 9.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 55,116 | 1.7 | 8.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 53,989 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 54,272 | 1.0 | 8.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 53,673 | 2.2 | 12.3 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 50,616 | 3.1 | 18.9 | -1.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 49,626 | 3.2 | 21.4 | -2.0 |
| Feb | 49,580 | 2.4 | 20.8 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 50,514 | 2.0 | 18.5 | -1.8 |
| Apr | 54,430 | 4.4 | 13.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 56,382 | 4.9 | 9.2 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 56,921 | 4.6 | 9.0 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 57,067 | 3.2 | 8.3 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 56,759 | 3.0 | 7.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 55,402 | 2.6 | 7.5 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 55,685 | 2.6 | 7.4 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 54,873 | 2.2 | 10.4 | -1.9 |
| Dec | 51,397 | 1.5 | 17.5 | -1.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 56,863 | 14.6 | 16.1 | -5.3 |
| Feb | 58,195 | 17.4 | 15.9 | -4.9 |
| Mar | 59,604 | 18.0 | 14.5 | -4.1 |
| Apr | 62,348 | 14.5 | 10.5 | -3.1 |
| May | 63,329 | 12.3 | 8.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 63,984 | 12.4 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 65,550 | 14.9 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 65,155 | 14.8 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 64,083 | 15.7 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 64,047 | 15.0 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 62,621 | 14.1 | 9.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 59,722 | 16.2 | 13.4 | -4.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 56,945 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 57,414 | -1.3 | 16.5 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 58,920 | -1.1 | 15.0 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 62,888 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 65,193 | 2.9 | 7.9 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 65,614 | 2.5 | 7.8 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 65,613 | 0.1 | 7.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 64,985 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 64,669 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 64,371 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 62,421 | -0.3 | 11.4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 58,859 | -1.4 | 16.8 | 3.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 57,786 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 58,345 | 1.6 | 18.1 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 59,357 | 0.7 | 17.0 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 63,440 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 2.2 |
| May | 65,372 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 65,871 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 66,260 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 65,650 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 65,333 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 65,167 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 62,643 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 58,117 | -1.3 | 17.5 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 57,460 | -0.6 | 19.5 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 58,514 | 0.3 | 18.6 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 59,711 | 0.6 | 16.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 64,913 | 2.3 | 12.6 | -0.4 |
| May | 65,803 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 66,263 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 66,533 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 66,226 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 65,365 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65,131 | -0.1 | 9.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 63,328 | 1.1 | 11.5 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 58,725 | 1.0 | 16.1 | -1.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 57,778 | 0.6 | 18.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 58,498 | 0.0 | 17.6 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 59,562 | -0.2 | 16.7 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 63,965 | -1.5 | 11.4 | -1.2 |
| May | 65,715 | -0.1 | 9.4 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 66,714 | 0.7 | 9.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 66,419 | -0.2 | 9.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 66,827 | 0.9 | 8.4 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 66,050 | 1.0 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 65,048 | -0.1 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 63,655 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 58,606 | -0.2 | 14.9 | -1.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 57,305 | -0.8 | 16.6 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 58,634 | 0.2 | 16.1 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 59,949 | 0.6 | 14.4 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 65,064 | 1.7 | 10.0 | -1.3 |
| May | 66,796 | 1.6 | 8.1 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 67,728 | 1.5 | 8.0 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 67,949 | 2.3 | 8.0 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 67,823 | 1.5 | 7.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 66,639 | 0.9 | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 66,163 | 1.7 | 7.4 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 63,924 | 0.4 | 9.4 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 58,420 | -0.3 | 13.7 | -1.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 57,827 | 0.9 | 15.0 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 58,677 | 0.1 | 14.8 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 58,232 | -2.9 | 14.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 63,329 | -2.7 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 65,835 | -1.4 | 8.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 66,910 | -1.2 | 7.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 68,027 | 0.1 | 7.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 67,655 | -0.2 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 66,759 | 0.2 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 65,424 | -1.1 | 6.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 63,152 | -1.2 | 8.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 58,796 | 0.6 | 13.4 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 58,144 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 58,444 | -0.4 | 15.1 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 59,708 | 2.5 | 13.0 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 64,453 | 1.8 | 10.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 66,265 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 67,586 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 68,236 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 68,064 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 67,745 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 66,192 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 64,183 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 59,526 | 1.2 | 15.3 | 1.9 |
| 2008-Jan | 59,779 | 2.8 | 16.3 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 59,091 | 1.1 | 16.0 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 59,921 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 64,969 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 0.9 |
| May | 66,613 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 67,806 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 68,114 | -0.2 | 9.7 | 1.7 |
| Aug | - | - | - | - |
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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