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Unemployed people in Redwood City, CA

Unemployed people in Redwood City, CA was 1,775 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8% from 2024. That is the 133rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,775
Change on 2024+8%
Rank133rd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high3,5592009
Series low7391999

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Unemployed people in Redwood City, CA, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 912 persons1991: 1,384 persons1992: 1,773 persons1993: 1,763 persons1994: 1,643 persons1995: 1,453 persons1996: 1,210 persons1997: 984 persons1998: 904 persons1999: 739 persons2000: 1,252 persons2001: 1,667 persons2002: 2,388 persons2003: 2,393 persons2004: 1,945 persons2005: 1,696 persons2006: 1,485 persons2007: 1,560 persons2008: 2,030 persons2009: 3,559 persons2010: 3,232 persons2011: 2,921 persons2012: 2,581 persons2013: 2,184 persons2014: 1,813 persons2015: 1,513 persons2016: 1,463 persons2017: 1,319 persons2018: 1,083 persons2019: 989 persons2020: 2,676 persons2021: 1,880 persons2022: 1,172 persons2023: 1,432 persons2024: 1,643 persons2025: 1,775 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 912 persons1991: 1,384 persons1992: 1,773 persons1993: 1,763 persons1994: 1,643 persons1995: 1,453 persons1996: 1,210 persons1997: 984 persons1998: 904 persons1999: 739 persons2000: 1,252 persons2001: 1,667 persons2002: 2,388 persons2003: 2,393 persons2004: 1,945 persons2005: 1,696 persons2006: 1,485 persons2007: 1,560 persons2008: 2,030 persons2009: 3,559 persons2010: 3,232 persons2011: 2,921 persons2012: 2,581 persons2013: 2,184 persons2014: 1,813 persons2015: 1,513 persons2016: 1,463 persons2017: 1,319 persons2018: 1,083 persons2019: 989 persons2020: 2,676 persons2021: 1,880 persons2022: 1,172 persons2023: 1,432 persons2024: 1,643 persons2025: 1,775 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
20251,775
20241,643
20231,432
20221,172
20211,880
20202,676
2019989
20181,083
20171,319
20161,463
20151,513
20141,813
20132,184
20122,581
20112,921
20103,232
20093,559
20082,030
20071,560
20061,485
20051,696
20041,945
20032,393
20022,388
20011,667
20001,252
1999739
1998904
1997984
19961,210
19951,453
19941,643
19931,763
19921,773
19911,384
1990912

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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, Redwood 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, Redwood 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/redwood-city-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, Redwood 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/redwood-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, Redwood 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/redwood-city-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Redwood City, CA?

Unemployed people in Redwood City, CA was 1,775 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8% from 2024. That is the 133rd 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 Redwood City, CA?

3,559 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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