Unemployment Rate in Monterey County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.0% −4.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,046 of 3,222
37th percentile

How Monterey County Compares

Monterey County
5.0%
California Average
5.0%
Rank #9 of 58 in state
National
5.3%
4.9% below

National Distribution

Where Monterey County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Monterey County: 5.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,043 Humboldt County, IA 5.0%
#2,044 Ohio County, KY 5.0%
#2,045 Randolph County, IL 5.0%
#2,046 Monterey County, CA 5.0%
#2,047 Clallam County, WA 5.0%
#2,048 Ford County, KS 5.0%
#2,049 Ogle County, IL 5.0%
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Unemployment Rate in Monterey County, California

Monterey County, California has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,046 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within California, Monterey County ranks #9 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.