San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate for the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California metropolitan area was 10.1% in December 2009. The California state unemployment rate was 12.4% and the national unemployment rate was 10.0% for the same month. Note: All comparisons are made with December data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.
| Unemployment Rate | December 2009 |
Month/Month (Points) |
Year/Year (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 10.0% | 0.0 | +2.6 |
| California | 12.4% | 0.0 | +3.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 10.1% | -0.4 | +3.0 |
Unemployment Rate: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California, National
Note: Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. Recessions shown in gray.
Metro, State and National Unemployment Rate History for the Last Year
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2010 | 9.7% | — | — |
| January 2010 | 9.7% | — | — |
| December 2009 | 10.0% | 12.4% | 10.1% |
| November 2009 | 10.0% | 12.4% | 10.5% |
| October 2009 | 10.1% | 12.5% | 10.6% |
| September 2009 | 9.8% | 12.3% | 10.4% |
| August 2009 | 9.7% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| July 2009 | 9.4% | 11.9% | 10.5% |
| June 2009 | 9.5% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| May 2009 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 9.8% |
| April 2009 | 8.9% | 11.1% | 9.4% |
| March 2009 | 8.6% | 11.2% | 9.6% |
| February 2009 | 8.2% | 10.6% | 8.9% |