Unemployment Rate in Santa Clara County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −8.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,918 of 3,222
40th %ile

How Santa Clara County Compares

Santa Clara County
4.9%
California Average
4.9%
Rank #8 of 58 in state
National
5.3%
8.3% below

National Distribution

Where Santa Clara County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.