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Employed residents in Santa Maria, CA

Employed residents in Santa Maria, CA was 51,066 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 66th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons51,066
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank66th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high51,0662025
Series low26,4951993

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Employed residents in Santa Maria, CA, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K50K55K19901996200220082014202020251990: 27,304 persons1991: 27,314 persons1992: 26,603 persons1993: 26,495 persons1994: 26,927 persons1995: 26,600 persons1996: 26,678 persons1997: 27,441 persons1998: 27,712 persons1999: 28,281 persons2000: 33,420 persons2001: 33,471 persons2002: 33,608 persons2003: 34,124 persons2004: 34,796 persons2005: 35,390 persons2006: 35,182 persons2007: 35,572 persons2008: 35,916 persons2009: 35,096 persons2010: 41,617 persons2011: 41,882 persons2012: 42,904 persons2013: 43,613 persons2014: 44,306 persons2015: 44,967 persons2016: 48,072 persons2017: 48,345 persons2018: 49,208 persons2019: 49,841 persons2020: 46,432 persons2021: 48,908 persons2022: 49,868 persons2023: 50,435 persons2024: 50,788 persons2025: 51,066 persons20K30K40K50K60K19902002201420251990: 27,304 persons1991: 27,314 persons1992: 26,603 persons1993: 26,495 persons1994: 26,927 persons1995: 26,600 persons1996: 26,678 persons1997: 27,441 persons1998: 27,712 persons1999: 28,281 persons2000: 33,420 persons2001: 33,471 persons2002: 33,608 persons2003: 34,124 persons2004: 34,796 persons2005: 35,390 persons2006: 35,182 persons2007: 35,572 persons2008: 35,916 persons2009: 35,096 persons2010: 41,617 persons2011: 41,882 persons2012: 42,904 persons2013: 43,613 persons2014: 44,306 persons2015: 44,967 persons2016: 48,072 persons2017: 48,345 persons2018: 49,208 persons2019: 49,841 persons2020: 46,432 persons2021: 48,908 persons2022: 49,868 persons2023: 50,435 persons2024: 50,788 persons2025: 51,066 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
202551,066
202450,788
202350,435
202249,868
202148,908
202046,432
201949,841
201849,208
201748,345
201648,072
201544,967
201444,306
201343,613
201242,904
201141,882
201041,617
200935,096
200835,916
200735,572
200635,182
200535,390
200434,796
200334,124
200233,608
200133,471
200033,420
199928,281
199827,712
199727,441
199626,678
199526,600
199426,927
199326,495
199226,603
199127,314
199027,304

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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, Santa Maria, 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 Maria, 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-maria-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 Maria, 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-maria-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 Maria, 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-maria-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Employed residents in Santa Maria, CA was 51,066 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 66th 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 Santa Maria, CA?

51,066 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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