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Unemployed people in Palm Desert, CA

Unemployed people in Palm Desert, CA was 1,426 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 168th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,426
Change on 2024+2.4%
Rank168th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high2,7402020
Series low5201999

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Unemployed people in Palm Desert, CA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 526 persons1991: 767 persons1992: 939 persons1993: 964 persons1994: 871 persons1995: 786 persons1996: 703 persons1997: 663 persons1998: 601 persons1999: 520 persons2000: 591 persons2001: 641 persons2002: 793 persons2003: 835 persons2004: 801 persons2005: 748 persons2006: 728 persons2007: 890 persons2008: 1,286 persons2009: 2,051 persons2010: 2,184 persons2011: 2,048 persons2012: 1,830 persons2013: 1,583 persons2014: 1,332 persons2015: 1,103 persons2016: 1,413 persons2017: 1,211 persons2018: 1,063 persons2019: 1,030 persons2020: 2,740 persons2021: 1,676 persons2022: 1,045 persons2023: 1,157 persons2024: 1,392 persons2025: 1,426 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 526 persons1991: 767 persons1992: 939 persons1993: 964 persons1994: 871 persons1995: 786 persons1996: 703 persons1997: 663 persons1998: 601 persons1999: 520 persons2000: 591 persons2001: 641 persons2002: 793 persons2003: 835 persons2004: 801 persons2005: 748 persons2006: 728 persons2007: 890 persons2008: 1,286 persons2009: 2,051 persons2010: 2,184 persons2011: 2,048 persons2012: 1,830 persons2013: 1,583 persons2014: 1,332 persons2015: 1,103 persons2016: 1,413 persons2017: 1,211 persons2018: 1,063 persons2019: 1,030 persons2020: 2,740 persons2021: 1,676 persons2022: 1,045 persons2023: 1,157 persons2024: 1,392 persons2025: 1,426 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
20251,426
20241,392
20231,157
20221,045
20211,676
20202,740
20191,030
20181,063
20171,211
20161,413
20151,103
20141,332
20131,583
20121,830
20112,048
20102,184
20092,051
20081,286
2007890
2006728
2005748
2004801
2003835
2002793
2001641
2000591
1999520
1998601
1997663
1996703
1995786
1994871
1993964
1992939
1991767
1990526

Rankings

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, Palm Desert, 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, Palm Desert, 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/palm-desert-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, Palm Desert, 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/palm-desert-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, Palm Desert, 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/palm-desert-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Palm Desert, CA?

Unemployed people in Palm Desert, CA was 1,426 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2024. That is the 168th 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 Palm Desert, CA?

2,740 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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