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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Jose rose 0.2 percentage points in June 2010 to 11.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Jose 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 Jose 11.4% +0.2 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: San Jose, California, National

San Jose, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

San Jose, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in San Jose peaked in March 2010 at 111,527. There are now 8,379 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 100,409 in May 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,739. San Jose employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
San Jose 103,148 +2,739 -2,583

Number of Unemployed Persons

San Jose, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
San Jose
Unemployment Rate
San Jose
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 12.3% 11.4% 103,148
May
2010
9.7% 12.4% 11.2% 100,409
April
2010
9.9% 12.5% 11.6% 105,002
March
2010
9.7% 12.6% 12.3% 111,527
February
2010
9.7% 12.5% 12.1% 108,562
January
2010
9.7% 12.5% 12.4% 111,214
December
2009
10.0% 12.3% 11.5% 102,509
November
2009
10.0% 12.3% 11.6% 103,473
October
2009
10.1% 12.2% 11.8% 105,996
September
2009
9.8% 12.1% 11.7% 105,113
August
2009
9.7% 12.0% 11.8% 107,036
July
2009
9.4% 11.8% 11.7% 106,491
June
2009
9.5% 11.6% 11.7% 105,731

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.