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Unemployed people in El Cajon, CA

Unemployed people in El Cajon, CA was 2,424 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.5% from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,424
Change on 2024+9.5%
Rank90th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high7,1132010
Series low1,6732019

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Unemployed people in El Cajon, CA, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,392 persons1991: 3,267 persons1992: 3,770 persons1993: 4,063 persons1994: 3,726 persons1995: 3,313 persons1996: 2,842 persons1997: 2,335 persons1998: 1,973 persons1999: 1,798 persons2000: 2,462 persons2001: 2,736 persons2002: 3,454 persons2003: 3,538 persons2004: 3,230 persons2005: 2,970 persons2006: 2,752 persons2007: 3,191 persons2008: 4,341 persons2009: 7,061 persons2010: 7,113 persons2011: 6,769 persons2012: 6,051 persons2013: 5,213 persons2014: 4,260 persons2015: 3,419 persons2016: 2,396 persons2017: 2,029 persons2018: 1,699 persons2019: 1,673 persons2020: 5,520 persons2021: 4,032 persons2022: 1,903 persons2023: 1,870 persons2024: 2,213 persons2025: 2,424 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 2,392 persons1991: 3,267 persons1992: 3,770 persons1993: 4,063 persons1994: 3,726 persons1995: 3,313 persons1996: 2,842 persons1997: 2,335 persons1998: 1,973 persons1999: 1,798 persons2000: 2,462 persons2001: 2,736 persons2002: 3,454 persons2003: 3,538 persons2004: 3,230 persons2005: 2,970 persons2006: 2,752 persons2007: 3,191 persons2008: 4,341 persons2009: 7,061 persons2010: 7,113 persons2011: 6,769 persons2012: 6,051 persons2013: 5,213 persons2014: 4,260 persons2015: 3,419 persons2016: 2,396 persons2017: 2,029 persons2018: 1,699 persons2019: 1,673 persons2020: 5,520 persons2021: 4,032 persons2022: 1,903 persons2023: 1,870 persons2024: 2,213 persons2025: 2,424 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,424
20242,213
20231,870
20221,903
20214,032
20205,520
20191,673
20181,699
20172,029
20162,396
20153,419
20144,260
20135,213
20126,051
20116,769
20107,113
20097,061
20084,341
20073,191
20062,752
20052,970
20043,230
20033,538
20023,454
20012,736
20002,462
19991,798
19981,973
19972,335
19962,842
19953,313
19943,726
19934,063
19923,770
19913,267
19902,392

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, El Cajon, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, El Cajon, 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/unemployed-people/el-cajon-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, El Cajon, 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/unemployed-people/el-cajon-ca.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, El Cajon, 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/unemployed-people/el-cajon-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in El Cajon, CA?

Unemployed people in El Cajon, CA was 2,424 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.5% from 2024. That is the 90th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in El Cajon, CA?

7,113 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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