Santa Rosa, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa peaked in February 2010 at 11.1% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Santa Rosa 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
Santa Rosa	2.8%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 27,104. There are now 19,584 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	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Santa Rosa	7,520	-118	-1,671

Number of Unemployed Persons

Santa Rosa, California Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	California Unemployment Rate	Santa Rosa Unemployment Rate	Santa Rosa Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.3%	2.8%	7,520
January 2018	4.1%	4.4%	2.9%	7,638
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.0%	7,801
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.1%	7,959
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.6%	9,375
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	3.5%	9,180
August 2017	4.4%	4.6%	3.7%	9,544
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	3.5%	9,088
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	3.5%	8,979
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	3.4%	8,785
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	3.4%	8,874