San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2013 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Francisco peaked in December 2009 at 10.4% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare San Francisco unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| California | 9.4% | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| San Francisco | 7.1% | -0.2 | -1.3 |
Unemployment Rate: San Francisco, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Francisco, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Francisco peaked in February 2010 at 234,882. There are now 69,313 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. San Francisco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Francisco, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 165,569 | -6,802 | -28,839 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Francisco, California Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 9.0% | — | — |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 9.4% | 7.1% | 165,569 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 9.6% | 7.3% | 172,371 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 176,359 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 177,405 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 9.9% | 7.7% | 178,972 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 10.1% | 7.8% | 181,085 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 10.2% | 7.9% | 183,585 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 10.4% | 8.0% | 186,189 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 10.6% | 8.1% | 188,570 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 10.6% | 8.2% | 190,494 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 10.7% | 8.3% | 191,934 |
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 10.7% | 8.3% | 193,083 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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