Department of Numbers

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco rose 0.4 percentage points in June 2010 to 10.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Francisco peaked in March 2010 at 12.6% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
California 12.3% -0.1 +0.7
San Francisco 10.5% +0.4 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: San Francisco, California, National

San Francisco, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

San Francisco, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in San Francisco peaked in March 2010 at 248,511. There are now 13,724 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 225,165 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 9,622. San Francisco employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
San Francisco 234,787 +9,622 +4,781

Number of Unemployed Persons

San Francisco, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
San Francisco
Unemployment Rate
San Francisco
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 12.3% 10.5% 234,787
May
2010
9.7% 12.4% 10.1% 225,165
April
2010
9.9% 12.5% 10.5% 234,680
March
2010
9.7% 12.6% 11.1% 248,511
February
2010
9.7% 12.5% 10.7% 239,385
January
2010
9.7% 12.5% 11.1% 247,224
December
2009
10.0% 12.3% 10.2% 226,122
November
2009
10.0% 12.3% 10.2% 228,414
October
2009
10.1% 12.2% 10.5% 234,953
September
2009
9.8% 12.1% 10.4% 232,527
August
2009
9.7% 12.0% 10.5% 237,506
July
2009
9.4% 11.8% 10.4% 237,077
June
2009
9.5% 11.6% 10.2% 230,006

1. 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. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.