Barstow (City), California Unemployment Rate

Updated on March 24, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate for Barstow (City), California for Jan 2026 was 7.1% (nsa). It decreased by 0.3 compared to Dec 2025.

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate from Feb 2020 to Jan 2026.

You can see similar information for other California cities and also for California.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Barstow (City), California Unemployment Rate

Table of Barstow (City), California Unemployment Rate

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Month	Unemployment Rate (%)
Feb 2020	3.7
Mar 2020	2.6
Apr 2020	4.8
May 2020	14.9
Jun 2020	14.7
Jul 2020	13.7
Aug 2020	14.5
Sep 2020	12.9
Oct 2020	12.9
Nov 2020	12.9
Dec 2020	13
Jan 2021	13.4
Feb 2021	12.4
Mar 2021	11.7
Apr 2021	11.3
May 2021	10.3
Jun 2021	10
Jul 2021	11.1
Aug 2021	10.3
Sep 2021	10
Oct 2021	9.4
Nov 2021	9.8
Dec 2021	8.6
Jan 2022	8.2
Feb 2022	7.9
Mar 2022	6.9
Apr 2022	5.8
May 2022	5.4
Jun 2022	5
Jul 2022	6.3
Aug 2022	6.1
Sep 2022	6.1
Oct 2022	5.6
Nov 2022	5.7
Dec 2022	5.7
Jan 2023	5.5
Feb 2023	6.1
Mar 2023	6
Apr 2023	5.8
May 2023	5
Jun 2023	5.1
Jul 2023	5.9
Aug 2023	6.1
Sep 2023	6.5
Oct 2023	6.2
Nov 2023	6.7
Dec 2023	6.1
Jan 2024	6.3
Feb 2024	6.8
Mar 2024	6.5
Apr 2024	6.4
May 2024	5.9
Jun 2024	5.5
Jul 2024	6.9
Aug 2024	7.8
Sep 2024	7.4
Oct 2024	6.2
Nov 2024	6.8
Dec 2024	6.2
Jan 2025	6.2
Feb 2025	6.3
Mar 2025	6
Apr 2025	6.2
May 2025	6.2
Jun 2025	5.9
Jul 2025	7.5
Aug 2025	8
Sep 2025	7.6
Oct 2025	7.8
Nov 2025
Dec 2025	7.4
Jan 2026	7.1