San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.8%. 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 10.1% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in November 2017, 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 | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.1% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| California | 4.3% | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| San Francisco | 2.8% | -0.1 | -0.7 |
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 March 2010 at 234,571. There are now 160,979 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 72,338 in November 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,254. San Francisco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Francisco, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 73,592 | -729 | -14,310 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Francisco, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
| February 2018 |
4.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 73,592 |
| January 2018 |
4.1% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 74,321 |
| December 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 74,429 |
| November 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 72,338 |
| October 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 82,039 |
| September 2017 |
4.2% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 90,974 |
| August 2017 |
4.4% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 94,698 |
| July 2017 |
4.3% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 89,675 |
| June 2017 |
4.3% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 85,750 |
| May 2017 |
4.3% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 83,680 |
| April 2017 |
4.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 84,547 |
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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