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Unemployed people in East Palo Alto, CA

Unemployed people in East Palo Alto, CA was 643 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12% from 2024. That is the 262nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons643
Change on 2024+12%
Rank262nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high2,6692009
Series low3772019

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Unemployed people in East Palo Alto, CA, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 750 persons1991: 1,137 persons1992: 1,457 persons1993: 1,449 persons1994: 1,350 persons1995: 1,194 persons1996: 994 persons1997: 809 persons1998: 743 persons1999: 607 persons2000: 939 persons2001: 1,250 persons2002: 1,791 persons2003: 1,795 persons2004: 1,459 persons2005: 1,272 persons2006: 1,114 persons2007: 1,170 persons2008: 1,523 persons2009: 2,669 persons2010: 1,802 persons2011: 1,628 persons2012: 1,435 persons2013: 1,198 persons2014: 983 persons2015: 800 persons2016: 564 persons2017: 487 persons2018: 415 persons2019: 377 persons2020: 1,327 persons2021: 953 persons2022: 492 persons2023: 507 persons2024: 574 persons2025: 643 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 750 persons1991: 1,137 persons1992: 1,457 persons1993: 1,449 persons1994: 1,350 persons1995: 1,194 persons1996: 994 persons1997: 809 persons1998: 743 persons1999: 607 persons2000: 939 persons2001: 1,250 persons2002: 1,791 persons2003: 1,795 persons2004: 1,459 persons2005: 1,272 persons2006: 1,114 persons2007: 1,170 persons2008: 1,523 persons2009: 2,669 persons2010: 1,802 persons2011: 1,628 persons2012: 1,435 persons2013: 1,198 persons2014: 983 persons2015: 800 persons2016: 564 persons2017: 487 persons2018: 415 persons2019: 377 persons2020: 1,327 persons2021: 953 persons2022: 492 persons2023: 507 persons2024: 574 persons2025: 643 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
2025643
2024574
2023507
2022492
2021953
20201,327
2019377
2018415
2017487
2016564
2015800
2014983
20131,198
20121,435
20111,628
20101,802
20092,669
20081,523
20071,170
20061,114
20051,272
20041,459
20031,795
20021,791
20011,250
2000939
1999607
1998743
1997809
1996994
19951,194
19941,350
19931,449
19921,457
19911,137
1990750

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.

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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, East Palo Alto, 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, East Palo Alto, 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/east-palo-alto-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, East Palo Alto, 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/east-palo-alto-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, East Palo Alto, 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/east-palo-alto-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in East Palo Alto, CA?

Unemployed people in East Palo Alto, CA was 643 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12% from 2024. That is the 262nd 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 East Palo Alto, CA?

2,669 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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