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Unemployed people in Sunnyvale, CA

Unemployed people in Sunnyvale, CA was 3,229 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.9% from 2024. That is the 52nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,229
Change on 2024+4.9%
Rank52nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high7,2602010
Series low1,8192019

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Unemployed people in Sunnyvale, CA, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,452 persons1991: 3,530 persons1992: 4,236 persons1993: 4,269 persons1994: 3,922 persons1995: 3,070 persons1996: 2,388 persons1997: 2,080 persons1998: 2,244 persons1999: 2,133 persons2000: 2,125 persons2001: 3,522 persons2002: 5,496 persons2003: 5,226 persons2004: 3,887 persons2005: 3,194 persons2006: 2,717 persons2007: 2,911 persons2008: 3,875 persons2009: 7,130 persons2010: 7,260 persons2011: 6,551 persons2012: 5,703 persons2013: 4,753 persons2014: 3,871 persons2015: 3,161 persons2016: 2,774 persons2017: 2,472 persons2018: 1,957 persons2019: 1,819 persons2020: 4,389 persons2021: 3,155 persons2022: 1,984 persons2023: 2,676 persons2024: 3,079 persons2025: 3,229 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 2,452 persons1991: 3,530 persons1992: 4,236 persons1993: 4,269 persons1994: 3,922 persons1995: 3,070 persons1996: 2,388 persons1997: 2,080 persons1998: 2,244 persons1999: 2,133 persons2000: 2,125 persons2001: 3,522 persons2002: 5,496 persons2003: 5,226 persons2004: 3,887 persons2005: 3,194 persons2006: 2,717 persons2007: 2,911 persons2008: 3,875 persons2009: 7,130 persons2010: 7,260 persons2011: 6,551 persons2012: 5,703 persons2013: 4,753 persons2014: 3,871 persons2015: 3,161 persons2016: 2,774 persons2017: 2,472 persons2018: 1,957 persons2019: 1,819 persons2020: 4,389 persons2021: 3,155 persons2022: 1,984 persons2023: 2,676 persons2024: 3,079 persons2025: 3,229 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
20253,229
20243,079
20232,676
20221,984
20213,155
20204,389
20191,819
20181,957
20172,472
20162,774
20153,161
20143,871
20134,753
20125,703
20116,551
20107,260
20097,130
20083,875
20072,911
20062,717
20053,194
20043,887
20035,226
20025,496
20013,522
20002,125
19992,133
19982,244
19972,080
19962,388
19953,070
19943,922
19934,269
19924,236
19913,530
19902,452

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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, Sunnyvale, 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, Sunnyvale, 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/sunnyvale-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, Sunnyvale, 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/sunnyvale-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, Sunnyvale, 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/sunnyvale-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Sunnyvale, CA?

Unemployed people in Sunnyvale, CA was 3,229 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.9% from 2024. That is the 52nd 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 Sunnyvale, CA?

7,260 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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