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Employed residents in Santa Barbara, CA

Employed residents in Santa Barbara, CA was 47,145 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 78th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons47,145
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank78th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high53,7802008
Series low44,2132020

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Employed residents in Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025

44K46K48K50K52K54K19901996200220082014202020251990: 47,566 persons1991: 47,584 persons1992: 46,345 persons1993: 46,158 persons1994: 46,911 persons1995: 46,340 persons1996: 46,476 persons1997: 47,805 persons1998: 48,278 persons1999: 49,269 persons2000: 50,042 persons2001: 50,118 persons2002: 50,323 persons2003: 51,096 persons2004: 52,102 persons2005: 52,993 persons2006: 52,680 persons2007: 53,265 persons2008: 53,780 persons2009: 52,552 persons2010: 45,976 persons2011: 46,066 persons2012: 47,162 persons2013: 47,938 persons2014: 48,555 persons2015: 48,833 persons2016: 46,934 persons2017: 46,746 persons2018: 47,277 persons2019: 47,619 persons2020: 44,213 persons2021: 46,152 persons2022: 46,569 persons2023: 46,777 persons2024: 46,888 persons2025: 47,145 persons42.5K45K47.5K50K52.5K55K19902002201420251990: 47,566 persons1991: 47,584 persons1992: 46,345 persons1993: 46,158 persons1994: 46,911 persons1995: 46,340 persons1996: 46,476 persons1997: 47,805 persons1998: 48,278 persons1999: 49,269 persons2000: 50,042 persons2001: 50,118 persons2002: 50,323 persons2003: 51,096 persons2004: 52,102 persons2005: 52,993 persons2006: 52,680 persons2007: 53,265 persons2008: 53,780 persons2009: 52,552 persons2010: 45,976 persons2011: 46,066 persons2012: 47,162 persons2013: 47,938 persons2014: 48,555 persons2015: 48,833 persons2016: 46,934 persons2017: 46,746 persons2018: 47,277 persons2019: 47,619 persons2020: 44,213 persons2021: 46,152 persons2022: 46,569 persons2023: 46,777 persons2024: 46,888 persons2025: 47,145 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
202547,145
202446,888
202346,777
202246,569
202146,152
202044,213
201947,619
201847,277
201746,746
201646,934
201548,833
201448,555
201347,938
201247,162
201146,066
201045,976
200952,552
200853,780
200753,265
200652,680
200552,993
200452,102
200351,096
200250,323
200150,118
200050,042
199949,269
199848,278
199747,805
199646,476
199546,340
199446,911
199346,158
199246,345
199147,584
199047,566

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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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APA 7

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Santa Barbara, CA?

Employed residents in Santa Barbara, CA was 47,145 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Santa Barbara, CA?

53,780 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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