Santa Rosa, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Santa Rosa fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Santa Rosa peaked in February 2010 at 11.0% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in September 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Santa Rosa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
California	3.9%	-0.1	-0.2
Santa Rosa	2.6%	0.0	-0.1

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

Unemployment Rate: Santa Rosa, California, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Santa Rosa, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Santa Rosa peaked in March 2010 at 26,882. There are now 20,172 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Santa Rosa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Santa Rosa, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Santa Rosa	6,710	-165	-269

Number of Unemployed Persons

Santa Rosa, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Santa Rosa Unemployment Rate	Santa Rosa Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	2.6%	6,710
September 2019	3.5%	4.0%	2.6%	6,875
August 2019	3.7%	4.1%	2.7%	7,086
July 2019	3.7%	4.1%	2.8%	7,218
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	2.8%	7,344
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	2.8%	7,465
April 2019	3.6%	4.3%	2.9%	7,531
March 2019	3.8%	4.3%	2.9%	7,517
February 2019	3.8%	4.2%	2.8%	7,330
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	2.7%	7,220
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	2.7%	7,022