Unemployment Rate in San Luis Obispo County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.5% +3.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,295 of 3,222
29th percentile

How San Luis Obispo County Compares

San Luis Obispo County
5.5%
California Average
5.5%
Rank #16 of 58 in state
National
5.3%
3.0% above

National Distribution

Where San Luis Obispo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ San Luis Obispo County: 5.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,292 Bristol County, MA 5.5%
#2,293 Lamar County, AL 5.5%
#2,294 Crow Wing County, MN 5.5%
#2,295 San Luis Obispo County, CA 5.5%
#2,296 Maui County, HI 5.5%
#2,297 Ford County, IL 5.5%
#2,298 Greenwood County, SC 5.5%
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Unemployment Rate in San Luis Obispo County, California

San Luis Obispo County, California has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, which ranks #2,295 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.0% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within California, San Luis Obispo County ranks #16 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.