San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 837,261 | - | 4.2 | - |
| 1991 | 810,550 | -3.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 806,533 | -0.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 806,977 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 817,790 | 1.3 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 838,174 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -1.4 |
| 1996 | 881,410 | 5.2 | 3.9 | -1.2 |
| 1997 | 924,443 | 4.9 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 945,686 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 953,443 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 937,379 | -1.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 917,565 | -2.1 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 840,969 | -8.3 | 8.4 | 3.3 |
| 2003 | 802,306 | -4.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | 794,461 | -1.0 | 6.5 | -1.9 |
| 2005 | 798,637 | 0.5 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| 2006 | 815,333 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| 2007 | 834,808 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 850,121 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 815,992 | 0.5 | 6.1 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 821,295 | 0.7 | 5.7 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 825,981 | 1.5 | 5.6 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 826,439 | 1.8 | 5.7 | -1.2 |
| May | 826,721 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 835,172 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 848,110 | 2.9 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 854,705 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 842,447 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 852,640 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 853,308 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 855,272 | 4.5 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 852,990 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 863,634 | 5.2 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 868,459 | 5.1 | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 866,360 | 4.8 | 4.0 | -1.8 |
| May | 870,715 | 5.3 | 3.9 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 879,061 | 5.3 | 3.8 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 895,087 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 895,293 | 4.7 | 3.7 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 885,347 | 5.1 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 899,921 | 5.5 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 898,149 | 5.3 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 901,906 | 5.5 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 896,459 | 5.1 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 903,701 | 4.6 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 912,228 | 5.0 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 910,126 | 5.1 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 911,773 | 4.7 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 922,461 | 4.9 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 936,194 | 4.6 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 937,611 | 4.7 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 927,076 | 4.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 941,119 | 4.6 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 945,871 | 5.3 | 2.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 948,695 | 5.2 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 944,208 | 5.3 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 949,315 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 949,684 | 4.1 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 946,223 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| May | 946,468 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 946,123 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 952,113 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 948,983 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 937,106 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 941,422 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 941,198 | -0.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 945,389 | -0.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 948,164 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 950,039 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 950,481 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 945,271 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 945,012 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 945,679 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 956,278 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 960,025 | 1.2 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 950,092 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 959,774 | 1.9 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 962,708 | 2.3 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 967,796 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -1.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 913,387 | -3.7 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 920,663 | -3.1 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 925,508 | -2.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 923,091 | -2.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| May | 923,141 | -2.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 933,286 | -1.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 947,339 | -0.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 950,889 | -1.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 942,353 | -0.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 952,973 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 953,505 | -1.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 962,408 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 955,657 | 4.6 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 955,578 | 3.8 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 951,624 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 936,244 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| May | 929,173 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 924,442 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 919,483 | -2.9 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 907,219 | -4.6 | 6.1 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 893,286 | -5.2 | 6.2 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 886,899 | -6.9 | 7.2 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 875,664 | -8.2 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 875,512 | -9.0 | 7.1 | 4.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 860,249 | -10.0 | 8.3 | 5.2 |
| Feb | 864,701 | -9.5 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 860,971 | -9.5 | 8.3 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 849,475 | -9.3 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| May | 844,751 | -9.1 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Jun | 839,350 | -9.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 841,562 | -8.5 | 8.5 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 837,855 | -7.6 | 8.5 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 828,654 | -7.2 | 8.4 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 828,712 | -6.6 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
| Nov | 818,124 | -6.6 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 817,222 | -6.7 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 811,707 | -5.6 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 810,995 | -6.2 | 9.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 807,414 | -6.2 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 805,976 | -5.1 | 8.5 | 0.4 |
| May | 801,527 | -5.1 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 799,158 | -4.8 | 9.1 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 799,957 | -4.9 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 798,501 | -4.7 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 793,707 | -4.2 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 798,697 | -3.6 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 798,356 | -2.4 | 7.7 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 801,677 | -1.9 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| 2004-Jan | 792,548 | -2.4 | 7.7 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 794,787 | -2.0 | 7.4 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 793,201 | -1.8 | 7.5 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 787,834 | -2.3 | 6.8 | -1.7 |
| May | 789,091 | -1.6 | 6.5 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 793,972 | -0.6 | 6.7 | -2.3 |
| Jul | 796,258 | -0.5 | 6.7 | -2.1 |
| Aug | 797,671 | -0.1 | 6.2 | -2.2 |
| Sep | 792,182 | -0.2 | 5.9 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 798,744 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -2.0 |
| Nov | 798,055 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -1.9 |
| Dec | 799,187 | -0.3 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 794,414 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 793,972 | -0.1 | 6.1 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 792,734 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 789,824 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| May | 792,794 | 0.5 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 796,227 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 802,514 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 806,458 | 1.1 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 799,691 | 0.9 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 805,381 | 0.8 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 802,589 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 807,041 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| 2006-Jan | 802,959 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 804,647 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 806,954 | 1.8 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 807,973 | 2.3 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 808,342 | 2.0 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 810,737 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 819,950 | 2.2 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 822,956 | 2.0 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 818,325 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 824,568 | 2.4 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 824,783 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 831,807 | 3.1 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 827,528 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 829,369 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 832,040 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 824,674 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 827,430 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 831,870 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 840,435 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 837,707 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 836,801 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 841,287 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 845,000 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 843,558 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| 2008-Jan | 846,976 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 844,819 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 847,560 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 846,741 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 844,947 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 848,016 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 854,370 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 857,951 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 854,065 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 857,238 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 851,976 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 846,792 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 2.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 834,018 | -1.5 | 9.5 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 829,728 | -1.8 | 10.2 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 822,702 | -2.9 | 11.1 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 819,842 | -3.2 | 11.0 | 6.0 |
| May | 809,013 | -4.3 | 11.4 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 809,480 | -4.5 | 11.9 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 816,377 | -4.4 | 11.8 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 811,864 | -5.4 | 12.1 | 5.6 |
| Sep | 803,842 | -5.9 | 11.8 | 5.4 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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