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Unemployed people in Watsonville, CA

Unemployed people in Watsonville, CA was 3,105 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15% from 2024. That is the 53rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,105
Change on 2024+15%
Rank53rd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high5,6022009
Series low2,2411999

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Unemployed people in Watsonville, CA, 1990 to 2025

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,468 persons1991: 3,110 persons1992: 3,425 persons1993: 3,706 persons1994: 3,494 persons1995: 3,257 persons1996: 2,992 persons1997: 2,808 persons1998: 2,603 persons1999: 2,241 persons2000: 2,456 persons2001: 2,822 persons2002: 3,590 persons2003: 3,692 persons2004: 3,295 persons2005: 2,938 persons2006: 2,648 persons2007: 2,799 persons2008: 3,548 persons2009: 5,602 persons2010: 4,320 persons2011: 4,177 persons2012: 3,816 persons2013: 3,335 persons2014: 2,868 persons2015: 2,453 persons2016: 4,026 persons2017: 3,190 persons2018: 2,767 persons2019: 2,800 persons2020: 3,791 persons2021: 3,245 persons2022: 2,515 persons2023: 2,601 persons2024: 2,701 persons2025: 3,105 persons2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 2,468 persons1991: 3,110 persons1992: 3,425 persons1993: 3,706 persons1994: 3,494 persons1995: 3,257 persons1996: 2,992 persons1997: 2,808 persons1998: 2,603 persons1999: 2,241 persons2000: 2,456 persons2001: 2,822 persons2002: 3,590 persons2003: 3,692 persons2004: 3,295 persons2005: 2,938 persons2006: 2,648 persons2007: 2,799 persons2008: 3,548 persons2009: 5,602 persons2010: 4,320 persons2011: 4,177 persons2012: 3,816 persons2013: 3,335 persons2014: 2,868 persons2015: 2,453 persons2016: 4,026 persons2017: 3,190 persons2018: 2,767 persons2019: 2,800 persons2020: 3,791 persons2021: 3,245 persons2022: 2,515 persons2023: 2,601 persons2024: 2,701 persons2025: 3,105 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
20253,105
20242,701
20232,601
20222,515
20213,245
20203,791
20192,800
20182,767
20173,190
20164,026
20152,453
20142,868
20133,335
20123,816
20114,177
20104,320
20095,602
20083,548
20072,799
20062,648
20052,938
20043,295
20033,692
20023,590
20012,822
20002,456
19992,241
19982,603
19972,808
19962,992
19953,257
19943,494
19933,706
19923,425
19913,110
19902,468

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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, Watsonville, 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, Watsonville, 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/watsonville-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, Watsonville, 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/watsonville-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, Watsonville, 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/watsonville-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Watsonville, CA?

Unemployed people in Watsonville, CA was 3,105 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15% from 2024. That is the 53rd 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 Watsonville, CA?

5,602 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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