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Civilian labor force in Santa Barbara, CA

Civilian labor force in Santa Barbara, CA was 48,780 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 78th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons48,780
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank78th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high55,9172009
Series low47,7422022

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Civilian labor force in Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025

46K48K50K52K54K56K19901996200220082014202020251990: 49,621 persons1991: 50,138 persons1992: 49,493 persons1993: 49,418 persons1994: 50,013 persons1995: 49,142 persons1996: 48,907 persons1997: 49,954 persons1998: 50,161 persons1999: 50,961 persons2000: 51,595 persons2001: 51,712 persons2002: 52,221 persons2003: 52,980 persons2004: 53,874 persons2005: 54,638 persons2006: 54,198 persons2007: 54,918 persons2008: 55,916 persons2009: 55,917 persons2010: 49,904 persons2011: 49,826 persons2012: 50,576 persons2013: 50,904 persons2014: 51,081 persons2015: 50,992 persons2016: 48,640 persons2017: 48,236 persons2018: 48,571 persons2019: 48,790 persons2020: 47,778 persons2021: 48,302 persons2022: 47,742 persons2023: 48,248 persons2024: 48,482 persons2025: 48,780 persons47.5K50K52.5K55K57.5K19902002201420251990: 49,621 persons1991: 50,138 persons1992: 49,493 persons1993: 49,418 persons1994: 50,013 persons1995: 49,142 persons1996: 48,907 persons1997: 49,954 persons1998: 50,161 persons1999: 50,961 persons2000: 51,595 persons2001: 51,712 persons2002: 52,221 persons2003: 52,980 persons2004: 53,874 persons2005: 54,638 persons2006: 54,198 persons2007: 54,918 persons2008: 55,916 persons2009: 55,917 persons2010: 49,904 persons2011: 49,826 persons2012: 50,576 persons2013: 50,904 persons2014: 51,081 persons2015: 50,992 persons2016: 48,640 persons2017: 48,236 persons2018: 48,571 persons2019: 48,790 persons2020: 47,778 persons2021: 48,302 persons2022: 47,742 persons2023: 48,248 persons2024: 48,482 persons2025: 48,780 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202548,780
202448,482
202348,248
202247,742
202148,302
202047,778
201948,790
201848,571
201748,236
201648,640
201550,992
201451,081
201350,904
201250,576
201149,826
201049,904
200955,917
200855,916
200754,918
200654,198
200554,638
200453,874
200352,980
200252,221
200151,712
200051,595
199950,961
199850,161
199749,954
199648,907
199549,142
199450,013
199349,418
199249,493
199150,138
199049,621

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/santa-barbara-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/santa-barbara-ca.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/santa-barbara-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Santa Barbara, CA?

Civilian labor force in Santa Barbara, CA was 48,780 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 78th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Santa Barbara, CA?

55,917 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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