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Employed residents in San Mateo, CA

Employed residents in San Mateo, CA was 57,199 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 53rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons57,199
Change on 2024-0.6%
Rank53rd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high59,9302019
Series low46,1052004

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Employed residents in San Mateo, CA, 1990 to 2025

45K50K55K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 49,167 persons1991: 47,993 persons1992: 47,576 persons1993: 47,610 persons1994: 47,909 persons1995: 47,842 persons1996: 49,230 persons1997: 50,908 persons1998: 52,039 persons1999: 52,777 persons2000: 51,710 persons2001: 50,459 persons2002: 47,673 persons2003: 46,258 persons2004: 46,105 persons2005: 46,359 persons2006: 47,206 persons2007: 47,953 persons2008: 47,786 persons2009: 46,243 persons2010: 50,940 persons2011: 52,086 persons2012: 54,264 persons2013: 55,820 persons2014: 57,863 persons2015: 59,344 persons2016: 57,121 persons2017: 57,861 persons2018: 58,906 persons2019: 59,930 persons2020: 54,458 persons2021: 56,482 persons2022: 59,910 persons2023: 59,075 persons2024: 57,563 persons2025: 57,199 persons45K50K55K60K19902002201420251990: 49,167 persons1991: 47,993 persons1992: 47,576 persons1993: 47,610 persons1994: 47,909 persons1995: 47,842 persons1996: 49,230 persons1997: 50,908 persons1998: 52,039 persons1999: 52,777 persons2000: 51,710 persons2001: 50,459 persons2002: 47,673 persons2003: 46,258 persons2004: 46,105 persons2005: 46,359 persons2006: 47,206 persons2007: 47,953 persons2008: 47,786 persons2009: 46,243 persons2010: 50,940 persons2011: 52,086 persons2012: 54,264 persons2013: 55,820 persons2014: 57,863 persons2015: 59,344 persons2016: 57,121 persons2017: 57,861 persons2018: 58,906 persons2019: 59,930 persons2020: 54,458 persons2021: 56,482 persons2022: 59,910 persons2023: 59,075 persons2024: 57,563 persons2025: 57,199 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202557,199
202457,563
202359,075
202259,910
202156,482
202054,458
201959,930
201858,906
201757,861
201657,121
201559,344
201457,863
201355,820
201254,264
201152,086
201050,940
200946,243
200847,786
200747,953
200647,206
200546,359
200446,105
200346,258
200247,673
200150,459
200051,710
199952,777
199852,039
199750,908
199649,230
199547,842
199447,909
199347,610
199247,576
199147,993
199049,167

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, San Mateo, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, San Mateo, CA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/san-mateo-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, San Mateo, CA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/san-mateo-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, San Mateo, CA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/san-mateo-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in San Mateo, CA?

Employed residents in San Mateo, CA was 57,199 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 53rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in San Mateo, CA?

59,930 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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