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Unemployed people in Foster City, CA

Unemployed people in Foster City, CA was 728 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 248th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons728
Change on 2024+6.1%
Rank248th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high1,2832010
Series low3151999

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Unemployed people in Foster City, CA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,2001,40019901996200220082014202020251990: 389 persons1991: 590 persons1992: 757 persons1993: 753 persons1994: 701 persons1995: 620 persons1996: 516 persons1997: 420 persons1998: 386 persons1999: 315 persons2000: 363 persons2001: 484 persons2002: 693 persons2003: 695 persons2004: 564 persons2005: 492 persons2006: 431 persons2007: 453 persons2008: 590 persons2009: 1,033 persons2010: 1,283 persons2011: 1,159 persons2012: 1,045 persons2013: 873 persons2014: 716 persons2015: 593 persons2016: 564 persons2017: 519 persons2018: 413 persons2019: 401 persons2020: 965 persons2021: 672 persons2022: 439 persons2023: 596 persons2024: 686 persons2025: 728 persons2505007501,0001,2501,50019902002201420251990: 389 persons1991: 590 persons1992: 757 persons1993: 753 persons1994: 701 persons1995: 620 persons1996: 516 persons1997: 420 persons1998: 386 persons1999: 315 persons2000: 363 persons2001: 484 persons2002: 693 persons2003: 695 persons2004: 564 persons2005: 492 persons2006: 431 persons2007: 453 persons2008: 590 persons2009: 1,033 persons2010: 1,283 persons2011: 1,159 persons2012: 1,045 persons2013: 873 persons2014: 716 persons2015: 593 persons2016: 564 persons2017: 519 persons2018: 413 persons2019: 401 persons2020: 965 persons2021: 672 persons2022: 439 persons2023: 596 persons2024: 686 persons2025: 728 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
2025728
2024686
2023596
2022439
2021672
2020965
2019401
2018413
2017519
2016564
2015593
2014716
2013873
20121,045
20111,159
20101,283
20091,033
2008590
2007453
2006431
2005492
2004564
2003695
2002693
2001484
2000363
1999315
1998386
1997420
1996516
1995620
1994701
1993753
1992757
1991590
1990389

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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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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, Foster City, 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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Foster City, CA?

Unemployed people in Foster City, CA was 728 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 248th 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 Foster City, CA?

1,283 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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