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Unemployed people in San Rafael, CA

Unemployed people in San Rafael, CA was 1,187 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.1% from 2024. That is the 194th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,187
Change on 2024+7.1%
Rank194th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high2,8272009
Series low7472019

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Unemployed people in San Rafael, CA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,000 persons1991: 1,517 persons1992: 1,993 persons1993: 2,023 persons1994: 1,810 persons1995: 1,654 persons1996: 1,345 persons1997: 1,139 persons1998: 938 persons1999: 792 persons2000: 1,090 persons2001: 1,345 persons2002: 1,799 persons2003: 1,761 persons2004: 1,555 persons2005: 1,365 persons2006: 1,260 persons2007: 1,313 persons2008: 1,709 persons2009: 2,827 persons2010: 2,591 persons2011: 2,387 persons2012: 2,111 persons2013: 1,765 persons2014: 1,461 persons2015: 1,203 persons2016: 1,078 persons2017: 952 persons2018: 805 persons2019: 747 persons2020: 2,096 persons2021: 1,391 persons2022: 814 persons2023: 968 persons2024: 1,108 persons2025: 1,187 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 1,000 persons1991: 1,517 persons1992: 1,993 persons1993: 2,023 persons1994: 1,810 persons1995: 1,654 persons1996: 1,345 persons1997: 1,139 persons1998: 938 persons1999: 792 persons2000: 1,090 persons2001: 1,345 persons2002: 1,799 persons2003: 1,761 persons2004: 1,555 persons2005: 1,365 persons2006: 1,260 persons2007: 1,313 persons2008: 1,709 persons2009: 2,827 persons2010: 2,591 persons2011: 2,387 persons2012: 2,111 persons2013: 1,765 persons2014: 1,461 persons2015: 1,203 persons2016: 1,078 persons2017: 952 persons2018: 805 persons2019: 747 persons2020: 2,096 persons2021: 1,391 persons2022: 814 persons2023: 968 persons2024: 1,108 persons2025: 1,187 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
20251,187
20241,108
2023968
2022814
20211,391
20202,096
2019747
2018805
2017952
20161,078
20151,203
20141,461
20131,765
20122,111
20112,387
20102,591
20092,827
20081,709
20071,313
20061,260
20051,365
20041,555
20031,761
20021,799
20011,345
20001,090
1999792
1998938
19971,139
19961,345
19951,654
19941,810
19932,023
19921,993
19911,517
19901,000

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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, San Rafael, 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, San Rafael, 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/san-rafael-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, San Rafael, 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/san-rafael-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, San Rafael, 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/san-rafael-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in San Rafael, CA?

Unemployed people in San Rafael, CA was 1,187 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.1% from 2024. That is the 194th 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 San Rafael, CA?

2,827 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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