Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Unemployment Rate Report

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Rancho-Santa-Margarita, California has ranged from 1.0% in May 1999 to 12.4% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Rancho-Santa-Margarita is 3.0% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Current Unemployment - 3.0%

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2022	3.3%	10.2%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.2%	9.7%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.0%	9.4%	3.6%
4 / 2022	2.7%	8.7%	3.6%
5 / 2022	2.3%	8.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	2.8%	9.2%	3.6%
7 / 2022	2.7%	9.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.0%	8.9%	3.7%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2021	5.9%	11.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	5.6%	11.3%	6.2%
3 / 2021	5.3%	11.0%	6.0%
4 / 2021	5.1%	10.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.8%	10.2%	5.8%
6 / 2021	5.3%	10.6%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.2%	10.9%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.1%	10.4%	5.2%
9 / 2021	3.9%	9.6%	4.7%
10 / 2021	3.7%	9.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	3.1%	9.5%	4.2%
12 / 2021	2.9%	9.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2020	2.7%	12.6%	3.6%
2 / 2020	2.7%	12.2%	3.5%
3 / 2020	3.4%	12.1%	4.4%
4 / 2020	12.4%	11.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	12.4%	11.3%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.2%	12.0%	11.1%
7 / 2020	9.7%	12.2%	10.2%
8 / 2020	7.2%	11.9%	8.4%
9 / 2020	6.7%	11.5%	7.9%
10 / 2020	6.1%	11.3%	6.9%
11 / 2020	5.2%	11.0%	6.7%
12 / 2020	6.0%	11.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2019	3.0%	12.7%	4.0%
2 / 2019	2.7%	12.6%	3.8%
3 / 2019	2.8%	12.6%	3.8%
4 / 2019	2.3%	12.0%	3.6%
5 / 2019	2.2%	11.7%	3.6%
6 / 2019	2.6%	12.0%	3.7%
7 / 2019	2.8%	12.6%	3.7%
8 / 2019	2.6%	12.3%	3.7%
9 / 2019	2.2%	11.9%	3.5%
10 / 2019	2.3%	11.9%	3.6%
11 / 2019	2.4%	12.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	2.3%	12.1%	3.5%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2018	3.0%	10.2%	4.1%
2 / 2018	2.9%	10.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	2.7%	10.9%	4.0%
4 / 2018	2.5%	10.4%	3.9%
5 / 2018	2.4%	10.6%	3.8%
6 / 2018	3.1%	11.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.0%	11.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	3.0%	11.5%	3.8%
9 / 2018	2.6%	11.4%	3.7%
10 / 2018	2.6%	11.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	2.6%	11.7%	3.7%
12 / 2018	2.6%	11.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2017	3.5%	6.4%	4.7%
2 / 2017	3.3%	6.3%	4.7%
3 / 2017	3.2%	6.6%	4.4%
4 / 2017	2.9%	6.1%	4.4%
5 / 2017	2.8%	6.4%	4.4%
6 / 2017	3.3%	7.0%	4.3%
7 / 2017	3.5%	7.6%	4.3%
8 / 2017	3.5%	7.8%	4.4%
9 / 2017	3.0%	7.7%	4.2%
10 / 2017	2.9%	8.0%	4.1%
11 / 2017	3.0%	8.4%	4.2%
12 / 2017	2.8%	9.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2016	3.8%	5.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	3.7%	5.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	3.7%	5.2%	5.0%
4 / 2016	3.5%	5.0%	5.0%
5 / 2016	3.3%	4.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	4.0%	5.3%	4.9%
7 / 2016	4.1%	5.7%	4.8%
8 / 2016	3.9%	5.4%	4.9%
9 / 2016	3.6%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	3.6%	5.4%	4.9%
11 / 2016	3.4%	5.6%	4.7%
12 / 2016	3.2%	5.9%	4.7%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2015	2.9%	5.3%	5.7%
2 / 2015	2.7%	5.3%	5.5%
3 / 2015	2.7%	5.2%	5.4%
4 / 2015	2.5%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	2.5%	4.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	2.7%	4.9%	5.3%
7 / 2015	2.8%	5.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	2.6%	4.9%	5.1%
9 / 2015	2.4%	4.6%	5.0%
10 / 2015	2.5%	4.5%	5.0%
11 / 2015	2.4%	4.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	2.3%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2014	3.5%	6.2%	6.6%
2 / 2014	3.5%	6.1%	6.7%
3 / 2014	3.5%	5.9%	6.7%
4 / 2014	3.0%	5.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	3.0%	5.0%	6.3%
6 / 2014	3.2%	5.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	3.5%	5.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	3.4%	5.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	3.0%	5.1%	5.9%
10 / 2014	3.0%	5.0%	5.7%
11 / 2014	3.0%	5.3%	5.8%
12 / 2014	2.6%	4.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2013	4.3%	7.0%	8.0%
2 / 2013	4.1%	6.7%	7.7%
3 / 2013	4.0%	7.0%	7.5%
4 / 2013	3.6%	6.3%	7.6%
5 / 2013	3.6%	5.9%	7.5%
6 / 2013	4.0%	6.4%	7.5%
7 / 2013	4.1%	6.4%	7.3%
8 / 2013	3.9%	5.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	3.7%	5.6%	7.2%
10 / 2013	3.8%	5.7%	7.2%
11 / 2013	3.6%	5.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	3.3%	5.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2012	5.0%	7.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	4.9%	7.1%	8.3%
3 / 2012	4.9%	7.1%	8.2%
4 / 2012	4.5%	6.7%	8.2%
5 / 2012	4.6%	6.4%	8.2%
6 / 2012	4.9%	7.2%	8.2%
7 / 2012	5.0%	7.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	4.8%	6.8%	8.1%
9 / 2012	4.3%	6.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	4.4%	6.5%	7.8%
11 / 2012	4.2%	6.7%	7.7%
12 / 2012	4.1%	6.2%	7.9%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2011	5.6%	7.0%	9.1%
2 / 2011	5.5%	6.8%	9.0%
3 / 2011	5.4%	6.9%	9.0%
4 / 2011	5.2%	6.6%	9.1%
5 / 2011	5.2%	6.2%	9.0%
6 / 2011	5.6%	6.7%	9.1%
7 / 2011	5.7%	6.9%	9.0%
8 / 2011	5.5%	6.7%	9.0%
9 / 2011	5.3%	6.3%	9.0%
10 / 2011	5.3%	6.4%	8.8%
11 / 2011	5.1%	6.8%	8.6%
12 / 2011	4.9%	6.7%	8.5%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2010	6.0%	5.3%	9.8%
2 / 2010	5.9%	5.1%	9.8%
3 / 2010	6.0%	5.3%	9.9%
4 / 2010	5.7%	4.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	5.5%	4.6%	9.6%
6 / 2010	5.8%	5.2%	9.4%
7 / 2010	6.0%	5.5%	9.4%
8 / 2010	5.9%	5.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	5.7%	5.5%	9.5%
10 / 2010	5.7%	5.8%	9.4%
11 / 2010	5.7%	6.2%	9.8%
12 / 2010	5.4%	6.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2009	4.7%	5.4%	7.8%
2 / 2009	4.9%	5.4%	8.3%
3 / 2009	5.2%	5.4%	8.7%
4 / 2009	5.1%	4.8%	9.0%
5 / 2009	5.3%	4.8%	9.4%
6 / 2009	5.8%	5.0%	9.5%
7 / 2009	6.0%	5.3%	9.5%
8 / 2009	6.0%	5.0%	9.6%
9 / 2009	5.9%	4.6%	9.8%
10 / 2009	6.0%	4.5%	10.0%
11 / 2009	5.9%	4.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	5.8%	4.4%	9.9%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2008	2.8%	6.1%	5.0%
2 / 2008	2.7%	5.9%	4.9%
3 / 2008	2.9%	5.7%	5.1%
4 / 2008	2.7%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2008	3.0%	4.7%	5.4%
6 / 2008	3.4%	5.2%	5.6%
7 / 2008	3.6%	5.5%	5.8%
8 / 2008	3.7%	5.0%	6.1%
9 / 2008	3.7%	5.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	3.8%	4.9%	6.5%
11 / 2008	4.0%	4.9%	6.8%
12 / 2008	4.1%	4.7%	7.3%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2007	2.3%	6.6%	4.6%
2 / 2007	2.2%	6.3%	4.5%
3 / 2007	2.2%	6.5%	4.4%
4 / 2007	2.2%	5.7%	4.5%
5 / 2007	2.2%	5.5%	4.4%
6 / 2007	2.5%	5.9%	4.6%
7 / 2007	2.7%	6.2%	4.7%
8 / 2007	2.6%	5.9%	4.6%
9 / 2007	2.6%	5.8%	4.7%
10 / 2007	2.6%	5.8%	4.7%
11 / 2007	2.6%	5.7%	4.7%
12 / 2007	2.6%	5.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2006	2.2%	7.5%	4.7%
2 / 2006	2.2%	7.2%	4.8%
3 / 2006	2.1%	7.0%	4.7%
4 / 2006	2.0%	6.4%	4.7%
5 / 2006	2.0%	5.9%	4.6%
6 / 2006	2.3%	6.3%	4.6%
7 / 2006	2.4%	6.5%	4.7%
8 / 2006	2.2%	6.1%	4.7%
9 / 2006	2.1%	6.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	2.0%	5.8%	4.4%
11 / 2006	2.1%	5.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	2.0%	5.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2005	2.5%	8.5%	5.3%
2 / 2005	2.5%	8.1%	5.4%
3 / 2005	2.5%	8.0%	5.2%
4 / 2005	2.2%	7.5%	5.2%
5 / 2005	2.2%	7.1%	5.1%
6 / 2005	2.4%	7.1%	5.0%
7 / 2005	2.5%	7.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	2.4%	6.8%	4.9%
9 / 2005	2.3%	6.7%	5.0%
10 / 2005	2.3%	6.6%	5.0%
11 / 2005	2.4%	6.9%	5.0%
12 / 2005	2.0%	6.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2004	2.9%	8.5%	5.7%
2 / 2004	2.8%	8.1%	5.6%
3 / 2004	3.0%	8.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	2.6%	8.0%	5.6%
5 / 2004	2.5%	7.6%	5.6%
6 / 2004	2.8%	7.8%	5.6%
7 / 2004	2.8%	8.3%	5.5%
8 / 2004	2.6%	7.8%	5.4%
9 / 2004	2.5%	7.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	2.5%	7.5%	5.5%
11 / 2004	2.5%	7.7%	5.4%
12 / 2004	2.3%	7.3%	5.4%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2003	3.2%	9.9%	5.8%
2 / 2003	3.1%	9.7%	5.9%
3 / 2003	3.1%	9.4%	5.9%
4 / 2003	2.9%	8.9%	6.0%
5 / 2003	2.8%	8.2%	6.1%
6 / 2003	3.3%	8.6%	6.3%
7 / 2003	3.2%	8.9%	6.2%
8 / 2003	3.1%	8.4%	6.1%
9 / 2003	2.9%	8.1%	6.1%
10 / 2003	2.9%	7.9%	6.0%
11 / 2003	2.9%	7.8%	5.8%
12 / 2003	2.6%	7.3%	5.7%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2002	3.1%	10.3%	5.7%
2 / 2002	3.0%	10.3%	5.7%
3 / 2002	3.1%	9.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	3.0%	9.5%	5.9%
5 / 2002	2.9%	9.1%	5.8%
6 / 2002	3.3%	9.5%	5.8%
7 / 2002	3.4%	9.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	3.3%	9.2%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.1%	9.1%	5.7%
10 / 2002	3.1%	9.2%	5.7%
11 / 2002	3.2%	9.1%	5.9%
12 / 2002	3.0%	8.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2001	2.2%	9.2%	4.2%
2 / 2001	2.1%	9.4%	4.2%
3 / 2001	2.3%	9.2%	4.3%
4 / 2001	2.2%	8.7%	4.4%
5 / 2001	2.1%	8.7%	4.3%
6 / 2001	2.5%	9.5%	4.5%
7 / 2001	2.6%	9.7%	4.6%
8 / 2001	2.7%	9.4%	4.9%
9 / 2001	2.6%	9.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	2.8%	9.2%	5.3%
11 / 2001	2.9%	9.7%	5.5%
12 / 2001	2.7%	9.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2000	2.3%	7.5%	4.0%
2 / 2000	2.3%	7.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	2.3%	7.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.1%	7.4%	3.8%
5 / 2000	2.1%	7.5%	4.0%
6 / 2000	2.4%	7.7%	4.0%
7 / 2000	2.5%	7.9%	4.0%
8 / 2000	2.4%	7.5%	4.1%
9 / 2000	2.2%	7.5%	3.9%
10 / 2000	2.1%	7.6%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.1%	7.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	1.8%	8.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1999	1.2%	5.7%	4.3%
2 / 1999	1.2%	5.6%	4.4%
3 / 1999	1.1%	5.4%	4.2%
4 / 1999	1.1%	5.4%	4.3%
5 / 1999	1.0%	5.2%	4.2%
6 / 1999	1.2%	5.3%	4.3%
7 / 1999	1.3%	5.9%	4.3%
8 / 1999	1.2%	5.7%	4.2%
9 / 1999	1.2%	5.9%	4.2%
10 / 1999	1.2%	5.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	1.1%	6.5%	4.1%
12 / 1999	1.0%	6.6%	4.0%