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Unemployed people in Ridgecrest, CA

Unemployed people in Ridgecrest, CA was 602 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.5% from 2024. That is the 268th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons602
Change on 2024+10.5%
Rank268th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high1,4462010
Series low3962022

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Unemployed people in Ridgecrest, CA, 1990 to 2025

2505007501,0001,2501,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 895 persons1991: 1,044 persons1992: 1,379 persons1993: 1,381 persons1994: 1,290 persons1995: 1,196 persons1996: 1,154 persons1997: 1,107 persons1998: 1,082 persons1999: 1,024 persons2000: 588 persons2001: 627 persons2002: 739 persons2003: 796 persons2004: 763 persons2005: 671 persons2006: 624 persons2007: 692 persons2008: 871 persons2009: 1,308 persons2010: 1,446 persons2011: 1,388 persons2012: 1,276 persons2013: 1,151 persons2014: 1,014 persons2015: 975 persons2016: 529 persons2017: 477 persons2018: 403 persons2019: 397 persons2020: 682 persons2021: 559 persons2022: 396 persons2023: 463 persons2024: 545 persons2025: 602 persons05001,0001,50019902002201420251990: 895 persons1991: 1,044 persons1992: 1,379 persons1993: 1,381 persons1994: 1,290 persons1995: 1,196 persons1996: 1,154 persons1997: 1,107 persons1998: 1,082 persons1999: 1,024 persons2000: 588 persons2001: 627 persons2002: 739 persons2003: 796 persons2004: 763 persons2005: 671 persons2006: 624 persons2007: 692 persons2008: 871 persons2009: 1,308 persons2010: 1,446 persons2011: 1,388 persons2012: 1,276 persons2013: 1,151 persons2014: 1,014 persons2015: 975 persons2016: 529 persons2017: 477 persons2018: 403 persons2019: 397 persons2020: 682 persons2021: 559 persons2022: 396 persons2023: 463 persons2024: 545 persons2025: 602 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
2025602
2024545
2023463
2022396
2021559
2020682
2019397
2018403
2017477
2016529
2015975
20141,014
20131,151
20121,276
20111,388
20101,446
20091,308
2008871
2007692
2006624
2005671
2004763
2003796
2002739
2001627
2000588
19991,024
19981,082
19971,107
19961,154
19951,196
19941,290
19931,381
19921,379
19911,044
1990895

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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, Ridgecrest, 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, Ridgecrest, 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/ridgecrest-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, Ridgecrest, 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/ridgecrest-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, Ridgecrest, 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/ridgecrest-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Ridgecrest, CA?

Unemployed people in Ridgecrest, CA was 602 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.5% from 2024. That is the 268th 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 Ridgecrest, CA?

1,446 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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