Western Information Office

Salinas

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Salinas — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average	Consumer price indexes	Factsheet	Mar 2020

Salinas, CA Economy at a Glance:

Salinas, CA

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(m)227.8	(m)220.4	(m)213.0	215.7	(p)219.8
Employment(1)		(m)216.1	(m)207.1	(m)195.0	193.8	(p)196.8
Unemployment(1)		(m)11.7	(m)13.3	(m)18.1	21.9	(p)23.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		(m)5.1	(m)6.0	(m)8.5	10.1	(p)10.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		150.8	150.9	150.6	147.2	148.3	(p)148.7
12-month % change		1.9	1.8	2.6	2.1	2.6	(p)2.8
Mining and Logging(3)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		7.7	7.6	7.5	7.3	7.3	(p)7.2
12-month % change		2.7	2.7	1.4	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.7
Manufacturing(3)		4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	(p)4.8
12-month % change		-7.5	-5.8	4.3	4.3	6.7	(p)6.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		25.8	26.4	26.3	25.5	25.1	(p)25.1
12-month % change		-0.4	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.6	(p)2.0
Information(3)		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
12-month % change		12.5	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	(p)4.1
12-month % change		0.0	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	(p)2.5
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.8	13.9	13.9	13.7	13.7	(p)13.7
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.7	1.5	3.0	4.6	(p)6.2
Education and Health Services(3)		24.2	24.4	24.4	24.2	24.6	(p)24.8
12-month % change		6.1	6.1	6.6	4.8	5.1	(p)5.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		26.2	26.0	25.9	25.1	25.6	(p)25.2
12-month % change		1.6	1.2	3.2	2.4	1.2	(p)1.2
Other Services(3)		5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.5	(p)5.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	1.9	1.9	0.0	(p)1.8
Government(3)		37.3	36.9	36.9	36.1	36.6	(p)37.2
12-month % change		3.6	1.9	1.4	0.8	2.5	(p)2.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary