Unemployment Rate in San Mateo County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How San Mateo County Compares
National Distribution
Where San Mateo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.