| Unemployment Rate | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.5% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| California | 11.1% | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| San Jose | 9.3% | -0.3 | -1.8 |
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 105,311. There are now 19,697 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 | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 85,614 | -2,000 | -14,155 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Jose, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Jose Unemployment Rate |
San Jose Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
| December 2011 |
8.5% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 85,614 |
| November 2011 |
8.7% | 11.3% | 9.6% | 87,614 |
| October 2011 |
8.9% | 11.7% | 9.8% | 89,497 |
| September 2011 |
9.0% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 90,225 |
| August 2011 |
9.1% | 12.1% | 10.1% | 91,204 |
| July 2011 |
9.1% | 12.0% | 10.1% | 91,741 |
| June 2011 |
9.1% | 11.8% | 10.1% | 90,837 |
| May 2011 |
9.0% | 11.7% | 10.1% | 90,405 |
| April 2011 |
9.0% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 91,701 |
| March 2011 |
8.9% | 12.0% | 10.4% | 93,065 |
| February 2011 |
9.0% | 12.1% | 10.5% | 94,666 |
| January 2011 |
9.1% | 12.4% | 10.8% | 97,387 |
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. ↩