Unemployment Rate in Alameda County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,230/3,222 · #11 in CA
31th
Alameda 5.4%
CA 6.6% -18.2%
US 5.3% +1.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Alameda County's unemployment rate of 5.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alameda County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,227 | Stephens County, GA | 5.4% |
| #2,228 | Berkshire County, MA | 5.4% |
| #2,229 | Hettinger County, ND | 5.4% |
| #2,230 | Alameda County, CA | 5.4% |
| #2,231 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | 5.4% |
| #2,232 | Howard County, AR | 5.4% |
| #2,233 | Howard County, TX | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Alameda County, California has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,230 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #11 of 58. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.