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Unemployed people in Santa Barbara, CA

Unemployed people in Santa Barbara, CA was 1,635 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 145th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,635
Change on 2024+2.6%
Rank145th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high3,9282010
Series low1,1712019

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Unemployed people in Santa Barbara, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,055 persons1991: 2,554 persons1992: 3,148 persons1993: 3,260 persons1994: 3,102 persons1995: 2,802 persons1996: 2,431 persons1997: 2,149 persons1998: 1,883 persons1999: 1,692 persons2000: 1,553 persons2001: 1,594 persons2002: 1,898 persons2003: 1,884 persons2004: 1,772 persons2005: 1,645 persons2006: 1,518 persons2007: 1,653 persons2008: 2,136 persons2009: 3,365 persons2010: 3,928 persons2011: 3,760 persons2012: 3,414 persons2013: 2,966 persons2014: 2,526 persons2015: 2,159 persons2016: 1,706 persons2017: 1,490 persons2018: 1,294 persons2019: 1,171 persons2020: 3,565 persons2021: 2,150 persons2022: 1,173 persons2023: 1,471 persons2024: 1,594 persons2025: 1,635 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,055 persons1991: 2,554 persons1992: 3,148 persons1993: 3,260 persons1994: 3,102 persons1995: 2,802 persons1996: 2,431 persons1997: 2,149 persons1998: 1,883 persons1999: 1,692 persons2000: 1,553 persons2001: 1,594 persons2002: 1,898 persons2003: 1,884 persons2004: 1,772 persons2005: 1,645 persons2006: 1,518 persons2007: 1,653 persons2008: 2,136 persons2009: 3,365 persons2010: 3,928 persons2011: 3,760 persons2012: 3,414 persons2013: 2,966 persons2014: 2,526 persons2015: 2,159 persons2016: 1,706 persons2017: 1,490 persons2018: 1,294 persons2019: 1,171 persons2020: 3,565 persons2021: 2,150 persons2022: 1,173 persons2023: 1,471 persons2024: 1,594 persons2025: 1,635 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
20251,635
20241,594
20231,471
20221,173
20212,150
20203,565
20191,171
20181,294
20171,490
20161,706
20152,159
20142,526
20132,966
20123,414
20113,760
20103,928
20093,365
20082,136
20071,653
20061,518
20051,645
20041,772
20031,884
20021,898
20011,594
20001,553
19991,692
19981,883
19972,149
19962,431
19952,802
19943,102
19933,260
19923,148
19912,554
19902,055

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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, Santa Barbara, 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, Santa Barbara, 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/santa-barbara-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, Santa Barbara, 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/santa-barbara-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, Santa Barbara, 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/santa-barbara-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Santa Barbara, CA?

Unemployed people in Santa Barbara, CA was 1,635 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.6% from 2024. That is the 145th 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 Santa Barbara, CA?

3,928 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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