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Salinas

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Salinas — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025
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	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		237.1	236.1	235.1	233.8
Employment(1)		222.2	221.3	221.6	221.1
Unemployment(1)		15.0	14.8	13.5	12.7
Unemployment Rate(2)		6.3	6.3	5.7	5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		149.8	149.4	150.3	150.6	151.2	(p)151.5
12-month % change		0.6	1.2	0.3	0.9	0.3	(p)0.4
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)		7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	(p)7.2
12-month % change		-1.3	-5.1	-5.1	-2.6	-5.2	(p)-5.3
Manufacturing(3)		4.8	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.9	(p)4.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-2.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-4.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		25.2	25.3	25.3	25.4	25.6	(p)26.1
12-month % change		-1.2	-1.6	-2.3	-1.2	-0.8	(p)-1.1
Information(3)		0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
12-month % change		-11.1	-11.1	-11.1	0.0	-11.1	(p)-11.1
Financial Activities(3)		4.1	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		-4.7	0.0	-2.4	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.8	13.8	13.9	13.8	13.9	(p)13.8
12-month % change		0.0	4.5	-0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)-0.7
Education and Health Services(3)		25.0	25.2	25.4	25.3	25.5	(p)25.7
12-month % change		6.4	5.9	6.7	5.9	5.4	(p)5.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		26.3	26.5	26.8	26.3	26.2	(p)26.3
12-month % change		1.2	0.0	-0.7	0.4	0.0	(p)1.2
Other Services(3)		5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		1.8	1.8	3.6	0.0	1.8	(p)3.6
Government(3)		36.5	35.4	35.9	36.8	36.9	(p)36.8
12-month % change		-0.8	1.4	0.6	0.8	-1.1	(p)-0.3
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. (p) Preliminary