San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Jose fell 0.4 percentage points in April 2013 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Jose peaked in September 2009 at 11.6% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare San Jose unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.5% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| California | 9.0% | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| San Jose | 7.1% | -0.4 | -1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: San Jose, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
San Jose, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in San Jose peaked in January 2010 at 104,974. There are now 37,607 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. San Jose employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Jose, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 67,367 | -3,411 | -14,728 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Jose, California Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Jose Unemployment Rate |
San Jose Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2013 |
7.6% | — | — | — |
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 67,367 |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 70,778 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 9.6% | 7.7% | 73,370 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 9.8% | 8.0% | 75,149 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 9.8% | 8.0% | 75,729 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 9.9% | 8.1% | 76,438 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 10.1% | 8.2% | 77,367 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 78,449 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 10.4% | 8.5% | 79,538 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 10.6% | 8.6% | 80,473 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 81,164 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 81,653 |
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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