San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco fell 0.4 percentage points in November 2021 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Francisco peaked in April 2020 at 13.9% and is now 9.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare San Francisco unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| California | 6.9% | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| San Francisco | 4.8% | -0.4 | -1.7 |
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 April 2020 at 341,064. There are now 221,507 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 | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 119,557 | -8,446 | -38,313 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Francisco, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 119,557 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 128,003 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 7.5% | 5.4% | 133,964 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 7.5% | 5.7% | 139,151 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.6% | 5.8% | 141,620 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 144,054 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.7% | 6.0% | 145,788 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 8.0% | 6.1% | 149,057 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 8.3% | 6.2% | 152,332 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 159,639 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 164,552 |
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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