Local Unemployment Dips Under 9 Percent for First Time in Three Years

The 8.9 percent rate represented the first time the city's unemployment rate was under 9 percent since January 2009.

By comparison, California's unemployment rate for December was 11.1 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from November and down 1.4 percentage points from a year earlier.

See how South City's employment numbers compare to nearby cities in the table below.

 

December Employment Statistics Labor Force Employment Unemployment Number Rate San Mateo County                                            377,800 350,400 27,300 7.2% Atherton town 3,000 2,900 100 4.0% Belmont city 14,600 13,600 900 6.2% Brisbane city 2,300 2,000 300 12.6% Broadmoor CDP 2,100 1,900 200 11.4% Burlingame city 15,800 14,900 800 5.3% Daly City city 54,300 49,400 4,900 9.0% East Palo Alto city 13,300 11,000 2,300 17.0% El Granada CDP 3,400 3,200 200 5.0% Foster City city 16,500 15,600 900 5.3% Half Moon Bay city 6,300 5,800 500 7.4% Hillsborough town 4,700 4,500 100 3.1% Menlo Park city 15,900 15,000 900 5.8% Millbrae city 9,700 9,400 400 3.7% North Fair Oaks CDP 8,000 6,800 1,200 14.9% Pacifica city 22,600 20,700 1,900 8.3% Redwood City city 41,900 38,800 3,000 7.2% San Bruno city 22,100 20,800 1,400 6.3% San Carlos city 15,400 14,700 800 4.9% San Mateo city 49,600 46,800 2,800 5.7% South San Francisco city 31,800 28,900 2,800 8.9% West Menlo Park CDP 1,900 1,700 200 8.9%