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Unemployed people in Santa Clara, CA

Unemployed people in Santa Clara, CA was 2,913 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 63rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,913
Change on 2024+3.4%
Rank63rd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high5,8382010
Series low1,6212019

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Unemployed people in Santa Clara, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,145 persons1991: 3,088 persons1992: 3,705 persons1993: 3,733 persons1994: 3,430 persons1995: 2,685 persons1996: 2,089 persons1997: 1,818 persons1998: 1,963 persons1999: 1,866 persons2000: 1,709 persons2001: 2,833 persons2002: 4,421 persons2003: 4,204 persons2004: 3,127 persons2005: 2,569 persons2006: 2,185 persons2007: 2,342 persons2008: 3,117 persons2009: 5,734 persons2010: 5,838 persons2011: 5,191 persons2012: 4,496 persons2013: 3,745 persons2014: 3,049 persons2015: 2,542 persons2016: 2,414 persons2017: 2,109 persons2018: 1,711 persons2019: 1,621 persons2020: 4,184 persons2021: 2,912 persons2022: 1,765 persons2023: 2,386 persons2024: 2,816 persons2025: 2,913 persons02,0004,0006,00019902002201420251990: 2,145 persons1991: 3,088 persons1992: 3,705 persons1993: 3,733 persons1994: 3,430 persons1995: 2,685 persons1996: 2,089 persons1997: 1,818 persons1998: 1,963 persons1999: 1,866 persons2000: 1,709 persons2001: 2,833 persons2002: 4,421 persons2003: 4,204 persons2004: 3,127 persons2005: 2,569 persons2006: 2,185 persons2007: 2,342 persons2008: 3,117 persons2009: 5,734 persons2010: 5,838 persons2011: 5,191 persons2012: 4,496 persons2013: 3,745 persons2014: 3,049 persons2015: 2,542 persons2016: 2,414 persons2017: 2,109 persons2018: 1,711 persons2019: 1,621 persons2020: 4,184 persons2021: 2,912 persons2022: 1,765 persons2023: 2,386 persons2024: 2,816 persons2025: 2,913 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
20252,913
20242,816
20232,386
20221,765
20212,912
20204,184
20191,621
20181,711
20172,109
20162,414
20152,542
20143,049
20133,745
20124,496
20115,191
20105,838
20095,734
20083,117
20072,342
20062,185
20052,569
20043,127
20034,204
20024,421
20012,833
20001,709
19991,866
19981,963
19971,818
19962,089
19952,685
19943,430
19933,733
19923,705
19913,088
19902,145

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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, Santa Clara, 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, Santa Clara, 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/santa-clara-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, Santa Clara, 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/santa-clara-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, Santa Clara, 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/santa-clara-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Santa Clara, CA?

Unemployed people in Santa Clara, CA was 2,913 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 63rd 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 Santa Clara, CA?

5,838 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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