Unemployment Rate in San Mateo County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,859/3,222 · #6 in CA
42th
San Mateo 4.8%
CA 6.6% -27.2%
US 5.3% -10.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How San Mateo County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 San Mateo County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,856 | Madison County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,857 | Weld County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,858 | Chaffee County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,859 | San Mateo County, CA | 4.8% |
| #1,860 | Oklahoma County, OK | 4.8% |
| #1,861 | Placer County, CA | 4.8% |
| #1,862 | Champaign County, OH | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
San Mateo County, California has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,859 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #6 of 58. This places it in the 42th 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.