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San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Western - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles — 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

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Economy at a Glance:

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)130.1	132.4	133.9	135.3	134.1	(p)135.1
Employment(1)		(2)125.0	126.6	128.3	129.8	128.9	(p)130.2
Unemployment(1)		(2)5.1	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.2	(p)4.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.9	4.4	4.2	4.1	3.8	(p)3.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		117.6	116.8	117.3	117.8	117.9	(p)118.9
12-month % change		-0.7	0.5	0.5	-0.1	-1.2	(p)-1.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		9.0	8.8	8.7	8.6	8.7	(p)8.8
12-month % change		2.3	0.0	1.2	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-1.1
Manufacturing(4)		8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4	(p)8.4
12-month % change		0.0	2.4	1.2	3.7	1.2	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		20.1	19.6	19.5	19.4	19.2	(p)19.1
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.5	-1.5	-4.0	-5.4	(p)-5.4
Information(4)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		-8.3	-8.3	0.0	0.0	-9.1	(p)-9.1
Financial Activities(4)		3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	(p)3.7
12-month % change		-2.6	-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	-2.7	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		10.9	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	(p)10.8
12-month % change		0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.9	(p)0.9
Education and Health Services(4)		19.0	18.9	19.2	19.3	19.5	(p)19.5
12-month % change		2.7	2.2	3.2	3.2	2.6	(p)1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		19.6	19.1	19.2	19.2	19.6	(p)20.3
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.0	0.5	-0.5	-1.0	(p)-1.0
Other Services(4)		3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)3.9
12-month % change		-2.6	-5.0	-9.5	-9.5	-9.5	(p)-9.3
Government(4)		22.0	22.9	23.1	23.7	23.4	(p)23.4
12-month % change		-3.9	4.6	2.7	2.6	0.4	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary