Unemployed people in Alameda, CA

Unemployed people in Alameda, CA was 1,937 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 121st highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,937
Change on 2024+4.8%
Series high3,7612010
Series low9892000

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Unemployed people in Alameda, CA, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,089 persons1991: 1,465 persons1992: 1,776 persons1993: 1,798 persons1994: 1,669 persons1995: 1,543 persons1996: 1,372 persons1997: 1,235 persons1998: 1,158 persons1999: 992 persons2000: 989 persons2001: 1,346 persons2002: 1,876 persons2003: 1,882 persons2004: 1,569 persons2005: 1,352 persons2006: 1,177 persons2007: 1,263 persons2008: 1,704 persons2009: 2,941 persons2010: 3,761 persons2011: 3,445 persons2012: 3,021 persons2013: 2,532 persons2014: 2,052 persons2015: 1,674 persons2016: 1,655 persons2017: 1,456 persons2018: 1,192 persons2019: 1,111 persons2020: 3,420 persons2021: 2,217 persons2022: 1,241 persons2023: 1,572 persons2024: 1,849 persons2025: 1,937 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,089 persons1991: 1,465 persons1992: 1,776 persons1993: 1,798 persons1994: 1,669 persons1995: 1,543 persons1996: 1,372 persons1997: 1,235 persons1998: 1,158 persons1999: 992 persons2000: 989 persons2001: 1,346 persons2002: 1,876 persons2003: 1,882 persons2004: 1,569 persons2005: 1,352 persons2006: 1,177 persons2007: 1,263 persons2008: 1,704 persons2009: 2,941 persons2010: 3,761 persons2011: 3,445 persons2012: 3,021 persons2013: 2,532 persons2014: 2,052 persons2015: 1,674 persons2016: 1,655 persons2017: 1,456 persons2018: 1,192 persons2019: 1,111 persons2020: 3,420 persons2021: 2,217 persons2022: 1,241 persons2023: 1,572 persons2024: 1,849 persons2025: 1,937 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,937
20241,849
20231,572
20221,241
20212,217
20203,420
20191,111
20181,192
20171,456
20161,655
20151,674
20142,052
20132,532
20123,021
20113,445
20103,761
20092,941
20081,704
20071,263
20061,177
20051,352
20041,569
20031,882
20021,876
20011,346
2000989
1999992
19981,158
19971,235
19961,372
19951,543
19941,669
19931,798
19921,776
19911,465
19901,089

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Alameda, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Alameda, 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/unemployed-people/alameda-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Alameda, 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/unemployed-people/alameda-ca.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Alameda, 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/unemployed-people/alameda-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Alameda, CA?

Unemployed people in Alameda, CA was 1,937 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 121st highest of 285 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Alameda, CA?

3,761 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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