Unemployment Rate in Contra Costa County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #2,685/3,222 · #32 in CA
17th
Contra Costa 6.5%
CA 6.6% -1.1%
US 5.3% +22.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Contra Costa County's unemployment rate of 6.5% 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 Contra Costa County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,682 | Oceana County, MI | 6.5% |
| #2,683 | Alexander County, IL | 6.5% |
| #2,684 | Daggett County, UT | 6.5% |
| #2,685 | Contra Costa County, CA | 6.5% |
| #2,686 | Mitchell County, NC | 6.5% |
| #2,687 | Gogebic County, MI | 6.5% |
| #2,688 | Lipscomb County, TX | 6.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Contra Costa County, California has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, ranking #2,685 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #32 of 58. This places it in the 17th 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.