El Centro (City), California Unemployment Rate

Updated on March 24, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate for El Centro (City), California for Jan 2026 was 14.7% (nsa). It decreased by 1.3 compared to Dec 2025.

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate from Feb 2003 to Jan 2026.

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

El Centro (City), California Unemployment Rate
Table of El Centro (City), California Unemployment Rate
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Month Unemployment Rate (%)
Feb 2003 12.8
Mar 2003 11.9
Apr 2003 11.6
May 2003 13.3
Jun 2003 12.8
Jul 2003 14.2
Aug 2003 17.6
Sep 2003 17.9
Oct 2003 17.7
Nov 2003 16.7
Dec 2003 16.6
Jan 2004 14.3
Feb 2004 14.5
Mar 2004 13.5
Apr 2004 13.7
May 2004 15.3
Jun 2004 13.7
Jul 2004 15.7
Aug 2004 19.3
Sep 2004 18.7
Oct 2004 18
Nov 2004 17.4
Dec 2004 17
Jan 2005 15.4
Feb 2005 14.8
Mar 2005 13.9
Apr 2005 13
May 2005 14.3
Jun 2005 13.3
Jul 2005 14.6
Aug 2005 17
Sep 2005 17.3
Oct 2005 17.4
Nov 2005 16.2
Dec 2005 15.3
Jan 2006 12.9
Feb 2006 12.2
Mar 2006 11.8
Apr 2006 11.4
May 2006 12.8
Jun 2006 12.6
Jul 2006 13.7
Aug 2006 17
Sep 2006 17.4
Oct 2006 17.3
Nov 2006 16.4
Dec 2006 16.1
Jan 2007 14.5
Feb 2007 14.4
Mar 2007 13.5
Apr 2007 12.8
May 2007 15.6
Jun 2007 14.9
Jul 2007 16
Aug 2007 19.7
Sep 2007 20.5
Oct 2007 19.7
Nov 2007 19.4
Dec 2007 18.5
Jan 2008 17.5
Feb 2008 16.7
Mar 2008 16.3
Apr 2008 16.7
May 2008 18.8
Jun 2008 19
Jul 2008 20.6
Aug 2008 23.9
Sep 2008 25.3
Oct 2008 25.4
Nov 2008 25
Dec 2008 23.9
Jan 2009 22.5
Feb 2009 23.8
Mar 2009 23.8
Apr 2009 24
May 2009 26.1
Jun 2009 25.7
Jul 2009 26.7
Aug 2009 29.5
Sep 2009 29.6
Oct 2009 29.1
Nov 2009 28.6
Dec 2009 27.3
Jan 2010 25.9
Feb 2010 25.2
Mar 2010 25.4
Apr 2010 24.7
May 2010 26.6
Jun 2010 26.5
Jul 2010 26.6
Aug 2010 29.5
Sep 2010 29.9
Oct 2010 29.2
Nov 2010 28.6
Dec 2010 28
Jan 2011 26.1
Feb 2011 25.8
Mar 2011 25.4
Apr 2011 24.7
May 2011 26.7
Jun 2011 26.3
Jul 2011 27.3
Aug 2011 30
Sep 2011 30
Oct 2011 29.1
Nov 2011 28
Dec 2011 26.2
Jan 2012 25
Feb 2012 24.7
Mar 2012 24.1
Apr 2012 23.9
May 2012 25.6
Jun 2012 25.6
Jul 2012 26.6
Aug 2012 27.6
Sep 2012 29.2
Oct 2012 27.4
Nov 2012 26.5
Dec 2012 23.4
Jan 2013 23.2
Feb 2013 23.9
Mar 2013 22.7
Apr 2013 22.2
May 2013 23.4
Jun 2013 22.2
Jul 2013 23.8
Aug 2013 25.8
Sep 2013 26.1
Oct 2013 25.5
Nov 2013 25
Dec 2013 21.6
Jan 2014 20.5
Feb 2014 20.6
Mar 2014 19.4
Apr 2014 19.6
May 2014 21.2
Jun 2014 21.7
Jul 2014 24
Aug 2014 26.9
Sep 2014 27.2
Oct 2014 25.2
Nov 2014 22.7
Dec 2014 21.4
Jan 2015 21.6
Feb 2015 22.3
Mar 2015 21.2
Apr 2015 21.5
May 2015 23
Jun 2015 22.2
Jul 2015 23.1
Aug 2015 25.9
Sep 2015 25.6
Oct 2015 24
Nov 2015 23.3
Dec 2015 21.9
Jan 2016 20.6
Feb 2016 18.1
Mar 2016 17.5
Apr 2016 17.7
May 2016 19.9
Jun 2016 19
Jul 2016 20.7
Aug 2016 23
Sep 2016 23.2
Oct 2016 22.1
Nov 2016 21
Dec 2016 19.2
Jan 2017 17.6
Feb 2017 16.7
Mar 2017 14.7
Apr 2017 14.3
May 2017 13.7
Jun 2017 13.6
Jul 2017 14.9
Aug 2017 16
Sep 2017 17
Oct 2017 15.9
Nov 2017 15.1
Dec 2017 14.9
Jan 2018 13.4
Feb 2018 13.3
Mar 2018 12.4
Apr 2018 12.1
May 2018 11.8
Jun 2018 11.7
Jul 2018 13.3
Aug 2018 15.1
Sep 2018 16.3
Oct 2018 15.6
Nov 2018 15.1
Dec 2018 14.8
Jan 2019 13.7
Feb 2019 13.2
Mar 2019 11.6
Apr 2019 11.3
May 2019 10.5
Jun 2019 11
Jul 2019 12.7
Aug 2019 14.5
Sep 2019 15.7
Oct 2019 14.1
Nov 2019 14.8
Dec 2019 14.5
Jan 2020 13.5
Feb 2020 14.2
Mar 2020 12.9
Apr 2020 17
May 2020 24.8
Jun 2020 24.1
Jul 2020 22.8
Aug 2020 23.7
Sep 2020 20.3
Oct 2020 18.9
Nov 2020 16.5
Dec 2020 15.5
Jan 2021 15.2
Feb 2021 15
Mar 2021 14.8
Apr 2021 14.5
May 2021 14.6
Jun 2021 13.9
Jul 2021 15.4
Aug 2021 16
Sep 2021 15.5
Oct 2021 14.2
Nov 2021 13.6
Dec 2021 12.5
Jan 2022 11.7
Feb 2022 12.6
Mar 2022 11.1
Apr 2022 10.1
May 2022 9.2
Jun 2022 9.4
Jul 2022 10.8
Aug 2022 12
Sep 2022 13.2
Oct 2022 13.1
Nov 2022 13.5
Dec 2022 13.3
Jan 2023 12.1
Feb 2023 12.1
Mar 2023 13.1
Apr 2023 12.9
May 2023 11.4
Jun 2023 12.3
Jul 2023 13.4
Aug 2023 14.3
Sep 2023 15.9
Oct 2023 14.7
Nov 2023 15.5
Dec 2023 15.5
Jan 2024 15.4
Feb 2024 15.1
Mar 2024 14.2
Apr 2024 13.2
May 2024 12.4
Jun 2024 12.5
Jul 2024 13.5
Aug 2024 15.2
Sep 2024 16.8
Oct 2024 15.4
Nov 2024 16.1
Dec 2024 16.1
Jan 2025 15
Feb 2025 14.1
Mar 2025 13.4
Apr 2025 13.3
May 2025 12.9
Jun 2025 14
Jul 2025 15.5
Aug 2025 16.9
Sep 2025 17.4
Oct 2025 16.9
Nov 2025
Dec 2025 16
Jan 2026 14.7