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Unemployed people in Santa Maria, CA

Unemployed people in Santa Maria, CA was 3,662 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.2% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,662
Change on 2024+9.2%
Rank44th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high5,5412010
Series low1,7041999

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Unemployed people in Santa Maria, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,069 persons1991: 2,571 persons1992: 3,168 persons1993: 3,281 persons1994: 3,122 persons1995: 2,821 persons1996: 2,447 persons1997: 2,163 persons1998: 1,895 persons1999: 1,704 persons2000: 2,479 persons2001: 2,544 persons2002: 3,029 persons2003: 3,006 persons2004: 2,830 persons2005: 2,626 persons2006: 2,423 persons2007: 2,639 persons2008: 3,411 persons2009: 5,373 persons2010: 5,541 persons2011: 5,327 persons2012: 4,840 persons2013: 4,206 persons2014: 3,592 persons2015: 3,098 persons2016: 3,706 persons2017: 3,529 persons2018: 3,159 persons2019: 3,019 persons2020: 5,170 persons2021: 4,261 persons2022: 2,895 persons2023: 3,042 persons2024: 3,355 persons2025: 3,662 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 2,069 persons1991: 2,571 persons1992: 3,168 persons1993: 3,281 persons1994: 3,122 persons1995: 2,821 persons1996: 2,447 persons1997: 2,163 persons1998: 1,895 persons1999: 1,704 persons2000: 2,479 persons2001: 2,544 persons2002: 3,029 persons2003: 3,006 persons2004: 2,830 persons2005: 2,626 persons2006: 2,423 persons2007: 2,639 persons2008: 3,411 persons2009: 5,373 persons2010: 5,541 persons2011: 5,327 persons2012: 4,840 persons2013: 4,206 persons2014: 3,592 persons2015: 3,098 persons2016: 3,706 persons2017: 3,529 persons2018: 3,159 persons2019: 3,019 persons2020: 5,170 persons2021: 4,261 persons2022: 2,895 persons2023: 3,042 persons2024: 3,355 persons2025: 3,662 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
20253,662
20243,355
20233,042
20222,895
20214,261
20205,170
20193,019
20183,159
20173,529
20163,706
20153,098
20143,592
20134,206
20124,840
20115,327
20105,541
20095,373
20083,411
20072,639
20062,423
20052,626
20042,830
20033,006
20023,029
20012,544
20002,479
19991,704
19981,895
19972,163
19962,447
19952,821
19943,122
19933,281
19923,168
19912,571
19902,069

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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 Maria, 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 Maria, 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-maria-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 Maria, 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-maria-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 Maria, 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-maria-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Santa Maria, CA?

Unemployed people in Santa Maria, CA was 3,662 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.2% from 2024. That is the 44th 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 Maria, CA?

5,541 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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