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Unemployed people in Santa Monica, CA

Unemployed people in Santa Monica, CA was 3,056 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.1% from 2024. That is the 56th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,056
Change on 2024-7.1%
Rank56th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high5,8372010
Series low2,0251990

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Unemployed people in Santa Monica, CA, 1990 to 2025

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,025 persons1991: 2,725 persons1992: 3,352 persons1993: 3,332 persons1994: 3,032 persons1995: 2,642 persons1996: 2,710 persons1997: 2,330 persons1998: 2,280 persons1999: 2,057 persons2000: 2,442 persons2001: 2,606 persons2002: 3,136 persons2003: 3,211 persons2004: 2,994 persons2005: 2,465 persons2006: 2,208 persons2007: 2,406 persons2008: 3,604 persons2009: 5,577 persons2010: 5,837 persons2011: 5,681 persons2012: 5,053 persons2013: 4,631 persons2014: 3,883 persons2015: 3,144 persons2016: 2,871 persons2017: 2,577 persons2018: 2,553 persons2019: 2,497 persons2020: 5,433 persons2021: 3,866 persons2022: 2,571 persons2023: 2,975 persons2024: 3,291 persons2025: 3,056 persons2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 2,025 persons1991: 2,725 persons1992: 3,352 persons1993: 3,332 persons1994: 3,032 persons1995: 2,642 persons1996: 2,710 persons1997: 2,330 persons1998: 2,280 persons1999: 2,057 persons2000: 2,442 persons2001: 2,606 persons2002: 3,136 persons2003: 3,211 persons2004: 2,994 persons2005: 2,465 persons2006: 2,208 persons2007: 2,406 persons2008: 3,604 persons2009: 5,577 persons2010: 5,837 persons2011: 5,681 persons2012: 5,053 persons2013: 4,631 persons2014: 3,883 persons2015: 3,144 persons2016: 2,871 persons2017: 2,577 persons2018: 2,553 persons2019: 2,497 persons2020: 5,433 persons2021: 3,866 persons2022: 2,571 persons2023: 2,975 persons2024: 3,291 persons2025: 3,056 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
20253,056
20243,291
20232,975
20222,571
20213,866
20205,433
20192,497
20182,553
20172,577
20162,871
20153,144
20143,883
20134,631
20125,053
20115,681
20105,837
20095,577
20083,604
20072,406
20062,208
20052,465
20042,994
20033,211
20023,136
20012,606
20002,442
19992,057
19982,280
19972,330
19962,710
19952,642
19943,032
19933,332
19923,352
19912,725
19902,025

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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 Monica, 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 Monica, 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-monica-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, Santa Monica, 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-monica-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 Monica, 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-monica-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Santa Monica, CA?

Unemployed people in Santa Monica, CA was 3,056 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.1% from 2024. That is the 56th 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 Monica, CA?

5,837 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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