San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA - Unemployment Rate in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (MSA) was 4.80% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA - Unemployment Rate in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 16.10 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.00 in August of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA - Unemployment Rate in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.