San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Francisco peaked in December 2009 at 10.2% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare San Francisco unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
California	4.1%	-0.1	0.0
San Francisco	2.6%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 March 2010 at 233,281. There are now 164,750 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 67,669 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 862. San Francisco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Francisco, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
San Francisco	68,531	-1,074	+182

Number of Unemployed Persons

San Francisco, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	San Francisco Unemployment Rate	San Francisco Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	2.6%	68,531
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	2.7%	69,605
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	2.7%	70,934
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	2.8%	72,228
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	2.8%	72,729
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	2.7%	71,438
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	2.7%	70,507
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	2.6%	68,582
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	2.6%	68,441
October 2018	3.8%	4.1%	2.6%	68,001