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Unemployed people in Goleta, CA

Unemployed people in Goleta, CA was 596 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.2% from 2024. That is the 269th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons596
Change on 2024+7.2%
Rank269th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high1,1032020
Series low3322006

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Unemployed people in Goleta, CA, 2000 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20020002004200820122016202020252000: 339 persons2001: 349 persons2002: 415 persons2003: 412 persons2004: 388 persons2005: 360 persons2006: 332 persons2007: 362 persons2008: 467 persons2009: 737 persons2010: 985 persons2011: 943 persons2012: 856 persons2013: 742 persons2014: 633 persons2015: 539 persons2016: 597 persons2017: 526 persons2018: 427 persons2019: 406 persons2020: 1,103 persons2021: 716 persons2022: 426 persons2023: 496 persons2024: 556 persons2025: 596 persons2004006008001,0001,20020002009201820252000: 339 persons2001: 349 persons2002: 415 persons2003: 412 persons2004: 388 persons2005: 360 persons2006: 332 persons2007: 362 persons2008: 467 persons2009: 737 persons2010: 985 persons2011: 943 persons2012: 856 persons2013: 742 persons2014: 633 persons2015: 539 persons2016: 597 persons2017: 526 persons2018: 427 persons2019: 406 persons2020: 1,103 persons2021: 716 persons2022: 426 persons2023: 496 persons2024: 556 persons2025: 596 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 26 values
Periodpersons
2025596
2024556
2023496
2022426
2021716
20201,103
2019406
2018427
2017526
2016597
2015539
2014633
2013742
2012856
2011943
2010985
2009737
2008467
2007362
2006332
2005360
2004388
2003412
2002415
2001349
2000339

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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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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Goleta, CA, 2000 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, Goleta, CA, 2000 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/goleta-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Goleta, CA, 2000 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/goleta-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Goleta, CA, 2000 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/goleta-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Goleta, CA?

Unemployed people in Goleta, CA was 596 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.2% from 2024. That is the 269th 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 Goleta, CA?

1,103 in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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