San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 1,951,344 | - | 3.6 | - |
| 1991 | 1,904,974 | -2.4 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| 1992 | 1,895,389 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 1,896,590 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 1,914,685 | 1.0 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 1,910,326 | -0.2 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 1,945,441 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 2,003,571 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| 1998 | 2,045,552 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 2,085,753 | 2.0 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 2,205,734 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 2,187,976 | -0.8 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 2,113,971 | -3.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 2,065,156 | -2.3 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 2,056,576 | -0.4 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 2,065,102 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 2,098,746 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 2,131,290 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,903,241 | -0.1 | 5.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 1,909,878 | -0.1 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 1,908,726 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 1,897,895 | -0.4 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 1,888,497 | -1.2 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,894,991 | -0.3 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 1,918,896 | 0.4 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,918,364 | -0.2 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 1,904,117 | 0.1 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,923,197 | -0.2 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 1,925,288 | -0.3 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,930,821 | -0.5 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,910,272 | 0.4 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,925,745 | 0.8 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,932,888 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,917,784 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| May | 1,917,906 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 1,936,456 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 1,950,020 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 1,951,216 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 1,947,879 | 2.3 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 1,978,380 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 1,983,641 | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,993,101 | 3.2 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,975,015 | 3.4 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 1,981,902 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 1,993,542 | 3.1 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 1,986,208 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| May | 1,985,254 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 1,991,360 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 2,004,549 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 2,008,880 | 3.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 2,003,192 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 2,026,464 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 2,039,014 | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,047,470 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,020,011 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 2,028,962 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,032,808 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,037,302 | 2.6 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,037,385 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 2,038,478 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 2,050,119 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,050,634 | 2.1 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 2,043,683 | 2.0 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 2,057,006 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 2,064,830 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 2,085,410 | 1.9 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,069,103 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 2,075,781 | 2.3 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 2,080,949 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 2,074,781 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 2,079,996 | 2.1 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 2,079,593 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,079,924 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 2,086,569 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 2,078,669 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,094,446 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 2,103,129 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,126,101 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,170,878 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 2,190,914 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 2,196,708 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 2,198,196 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 2,183,862 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 2,194,281 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 2,204,770 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 2,216,989 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 2,203,233 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,225,899 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 2,232,241 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 2,250,832 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,232,968 | 2.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,236,619 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 2,234,597 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 2,207,046 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,193,763 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 2,188,440 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 2,184,700 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 2,167,435 | -2.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 2,161,416 | -1.9 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 2,156,204 | -3.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 2,142,264 | -4.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 2,150,260 | -4.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,122,709 | -4.9 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 2,136,443 | -4.5 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 2,128,559 | -4.7 | 6.2 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 2,114,032 | -4.2 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| May | 2,109,823 | -3.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| Jun | 2,102,911 | -3.9 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 2,104,890 | -3.7 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 2,109,809 | -2.7 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 2,107,267 | -2.5 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 2,113,096 | -2.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 2,105,955 | -1.7 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 2,112,152 | -1.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,091,674 | -1.5 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,096,376 | -1.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 2,086,216 | -2.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 2,070,162 | -2.1 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| May | 2,055,853 | -2.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 2,049,706 | -2.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,048,862 | -2.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,051,757 | -2.8 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 2,045,220 | -2.9 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 2,055,704 | -2.7 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 2,060,305 | -2.2 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 2,070,040 | -2.0 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,054,810 | -1.8 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 2,061,088 | -1.7 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,055,143 | -1.5 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,041,206 | -1.4 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,040,182 | -0.8 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 2,046,700 | -0.1 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 2,056,534 | 0.4 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 2,059,348 | 0.4 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 2,052,155 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 2,066,093 | 0.5 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 2,069,520 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 2,076,135 | 0.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 2,058,010 | 0.2 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 2,060,705 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,057,619 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 2,052,771 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,054,353 | 0.7 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 2,056,666 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 2,067,452 | 0.5 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 2,072,235 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 2,069,188 | 0.8 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 2,076,580 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 2,072,822 | 0.2 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 2,082,827 | 0.3 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 2,071,496 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 2,075,909 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 2,081,459 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 2,080,647 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 2,081,446 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 2,085,015 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 2,098,736 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 2,107,507 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 2,104,870 | 1.7 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,126,910 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 2,129,891 | 2.8 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 2,141,060 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 2,120,569 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2,128,326 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 2,133,402 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,111,146 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,116,979 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 2,120,978 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 2,133,725 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 2,130,613 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 2,134,987 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 2,142,503 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 2,150,385 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 2,151,871 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| 2008-Jan | 2,133,329 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,132,462 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 2,133,535 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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