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Employed residents in San Luis Obispo, CA

Employed residents in San Luis Obispo, CA was 26,294 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 160th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons26,294
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank160th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high26,2942025
Series low19,5501991

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Employed residents in San Luis Obispo, CA, 1990 to 2025

18K20K22K24K26K28K19901996200220082014202020251990: 20,596 persons1991: 19,550 persons1992: 19,916 persons1993: 20,093 persons1994: 19,988 persons1995: 20,345 persons1996: 20,806 persons1997: 21,690 persons1998: 22,411 persons1999: 23,263 persons2000: 23,513 persons2001: 24,197 persons2002: 24,496 persons2003: 24,419 persons2004: 24,798 persons2005: 25,308 persons2006: 25,616 persons2007: 25,896 persons2008: 25,948 persons2009: 25,054 persons2010: 21,851 persons2011: 21,993 persons2012: 22,760 persons2013: 23,376 persons2014: 24,022 persons2015: 24,176 persons2016: 24,498 persons2017: 24,910 persons2018: 24,894 persons2019: 24,949 persons2020: 22,853 persons2021: 24,256 persons2022: 25,090 persons2023: 25,695 persons2024: 26,245 persons2025: 26,294 persons18K20K22K24K26K28K19902002201420251990: 20,596 persons1991: 19,550 persons1992: 19,916 persons1993: 20,093 persons1994: 19,988 persons1995: 20,345 persons1996: 20,806 persons1997: 21,690 persons1998: 22,411 persons1999: 23,263 persons2000: 23,513 persons2001: 24,197 persons2002: 24,496 persons2003: 24,419 persons2004: 24,798 persons2005: 25,308 persons2006: 25,616 persons2007: 25,896 persons2008: 25,948 persons2009: 25,054 persons2010: 21,851 persons2011: 21,993 persons2012: 22,760 persons2013: 23,376 persons2014: 24,022 persons2015: 24,176 persons2016: 24,498 persons2017: 24,910 persons2018: 24,894 persons2019: 24,949 persons2020: 22,853 persons2021: 24,256 persons2022: 25,090 persons2023: 25,695 persons2024: 26,245 persons2025: 26,294 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202526,294
202426,245
202325,695
202225,090
202124,256
202022,853
201924,949
201824,894
201724,910
201624,498
201524,176
201424,022
201323,376
201222,760
201121,993
201021,851
200925,054
200825,948
200725,896
200625,616
200525,308
200424,798
200324,419
200224,496
200124,197
200023,513
199923,263
199822,411
199721,690
199620,806
199520,345
199419,988
199320,093
199219,916
199119,550
199020,596

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, San Luis Obispo, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, San Luis Obispo, 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/employed-residents/san-luis-obispo-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, San Luis Obispo, 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/employed-residents/san-luis-obispo-ca.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, San Luis Obispo, 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/employed-residents/san-luis-obispo-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in San Luis Obispo, CA?

Employed residents in San Luis Obispo, CA was 26,294 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 160th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in San Luis Obispo, CA?

26,294 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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