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Santa Rosa, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Santa Rosa rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Santa Rosa peaked in April 2020 at 15.8% and is now 12.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Santa Rosa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
California 4.5% 0.0 +0.5
Santa Rosa 3.4% +0.1 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Santa Rosa, California, National

Santa Rosa, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Santa Rosa, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Santa Rosa peaked in April 2020 at 38,588. There are now 30,074 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,256 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,258. Santa Rosa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Santa Rosa, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Santa Rosa 8,514 +304 +1,062

Number of Unemployed Persons

Santa Rosa, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
California
Unemployment Rate
Santa Rosa
Unemployment Rate
Santa Rosa
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 4.5% 3.4% 8,514
April
2023
3.4% 4.5% 3.3% 8,210
March
2023
3.5% 4.4% 3.2% 8,056
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 3.1% 7,821
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 3.0% 7,615
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.0% 7,542
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.0% 7,549
October
2022
3.7% 4.1% 3.0% 7,525
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.0% 7,431
August
2022
3.7% 3.8% 2.9% 7,323
July
2022
3.5% 3.8% 2.9% 7,256

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.