San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for San Francisco rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 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 May 2020 at 13.9% and is now 11.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in August 2022, 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 | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| California | 4.1% | +0.1 | -1.7 |
| San Francisco | 2.6% | +0.1 | -1.8 |
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 May 2020 at 338,256. There are now 271,314 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 63,754 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,188. San Francisco employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in San Francisco, California) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 66,942 | +2,393 | -42,421 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
San Francisco, California Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployment Rate |
San Francisco Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 66,942 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 64,549 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 63,754 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 63,908 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 65,744 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 71,036 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 76,588 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 82,841 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 89,312 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 97,133 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 103,755 |
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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