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Unemployed people in Berkeley, CA

Unemployed people in Berkeley, CA was 2,890 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.6% from 2024. That is the 65th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,890
Change on 2024+8.6%
Rank65th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high6,0122009
Series low1,8032019

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Unemployed people in Berkeley, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,229 persons1991: 2,997 persons1992: 3,633 persons1993: 3,677 persons1994: 3,415 persons1995: 3,156 persons1996: 2,808 persons1997: 2,528 persons1998: 2,369 persons1999: 2,030 persons2000: 2,022 persons2001: 2,751 persons2002: 3,835 persons2003: 3,848 persons2004: 3,206 persons2005: 2,764 persons2006: 2,406 persons2007: 2,581 persons2008: 3,484 persons2009: 6,012 persons2010: 5,221 persons2011: 4,780 persons2012: 4,188 persons2013: 3,518 persons2014: 2,855 persons2015: 2,343 persons2016: 2,557 persons2017: 2,272 persons2018: 1,837 persons2019: 1,803 persons2020: 4,079 persons2021: 2,882 persons2022: 1,854 persons2023: 2,243 persons2024: 2,661 persons2025: 2,890 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 2,229 persons1991: 2,997 persons1992: 3,633 persons1993: 3,677 persons1994: 3,415 persons1995: 3,156 persons1996: 2,808 persons1997: 2,528 persons1998: 2,369 persons1999: 2,030 persons2000: 2,022 persons2001: 2,751 persons2002: 3,835 persons2003: 3,848 persons2004: 3,206 persons2005: 2,764 persons2006: 2,406 persons2007: 2,581 persons2008: 3,484 persons2009: 6,012 persons2010: 5,221 persons2011: 4,780 persons2012: 4,188 persons2013: 3,518 persons2014: 2,855 persons2015: 2,343 persons2016: 2,557 persons2017: 2,272 persons2018: 1,837 persons2019: 1,803 persons2020: 4,079 persons2021: 2,882 persons2022: 1,854 persons2023: 2,243 persons2024: 2,661 persons2025: 2,890 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
20252,890
20242,661
20232,243
20221,854
20212,882
20204,079
20191,803
20181,837
20172,272
20162,557
20152,343
20142,855
20133,518
20124,188
20114,780
20105,221
20096,012
20083,484
20072,581
20062,406
20052,764
20043,206
20033,848
20023,835
20012,751
20002,022
19992,030
19982,369
19972,528
19962,808
19953,156
19943,415
19933,677
19923,633
19912,997
19902,229

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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What is the unemployed people in Berkeley, CA?

Unemployed people in Berkeley, CA was 2,890 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.6% from 2024. That is the 65th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Berkeley, CA?

6,012 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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