San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in San Francisco peaked in December 2009 at 10.1% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare San Francisco unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | October 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| California | 4.1% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| San Francisco | 2.7% | +0.1 | -0.3 |
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 234,734. There are now 165,256 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 65,741 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,737. San Francisco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Francisco, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | October 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 69,478 | +1,978 | -8,590 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Francisco, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| October 2018 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 69,478 |
| September 2018 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 67,500 |
| August 2018 |
3.9% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 65,741 |
| July 2018 |
3.9% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 67,224 |
| June 2018 |
4.0% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 71,775 |
| May 2018 |
3.8% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 68,038 |
| April 2018 |
3.9% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 67,040 |
| March 2018 |
4.1% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 67,772 |
| February 2018 |
4.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 73,139 |
| January 2018 |
4.1% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 74,819 |
| December 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 76,162 |
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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