Unemployment Rate in San Mateo County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.8% −10.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,859 of 3,222
42th %ile

How San Mateo County Compares

San Mateo County
4.8%
California Average
4.8%
Rank #6 of 58 in state
National
5.3%
10.0% below

National Distribution

Where San Mateo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ San Mateo County: 4.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,856 Madison County, MO 4.8%
#1,857 Weld County, CO 4.8%
#1,858 Chaffee County, CO 4.8%
#1,859 San Mateo County, CA 4.8%
#1,860 Oklahoma County, OK 4.8%
#1,861 Placer County, CA 4.8%
#1,862 Champaign County, OH 4.8%
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Unemployment Rate in San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,859 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.0% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within California, San Mateo County ranks #6 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 42th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.