Unemployment Rate in Santa Clara County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Santa Clara County Compares
National Distribution
Where Santa Clara County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Santa Clara County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,915 | Washington County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,916 | Chickasaw County, MS | 4.9% |
| #1,917 | Crawford County, MO | 4.9% |
| #1,918 | Santa Clara County, CA | 4.9% |
| #1,919 | Wharton County, TX | 4.9% |
| #1,920 | Ramsey County, MN | 4.9% |
| #1,921 | Greene County, IL | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,918 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Santa Clara County ranks #8 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.