San Joaquin County, CA Unemployment Rate Report

San Joaquin County, CA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in San Joaquin County, California has ranged from 4.3% in May 2022 to 18.0% in January 2011. The current unemployment rate for San Joaquin County is 5.2% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

San Joaquin County, CA Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

San Joaquin County, CA Current Unemployment - 5.2%

San Joaquin County, CA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2022	7.3%	5.5%	4.0%
2 / 2022	6.6%	4.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.7%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.0%	3.9%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.3%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.0%	4.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.0%	3.9%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.2%	4.1%	3.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2021	10.0%	9.2%	6.3%
2 / 2021	9.5%	8.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	9.2%	8.2%	6.0%
4 / 2021	9.7%	8.1%	6.1%
5 / 2021	8.7%	7.5%	5.8%
6 / 2021	9.6%	8.0%	5.9%
7 / 2021	9.2%	7.8%	5.4%
8 / 2021	8.4%	7.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	7.3%	6.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	7.1%	5.8%	4.6%
11 / 2021	6.5%	5.2%	4.2%
12 / 2021	6.2%	4.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2020	6.7%	4.3%	3.6%
2 / 2020	6.6%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	8.4%	5.8%	4.4%
4 / 2020	17.8%	16.1%	14.7%
5 / 2020	16.6%	16.0%	13.3%
6 / 2020	15.8%	15.1%	11.1%
7 / 2020	14.7%	13.9%	10.2%
8 / 2020	11.4%	11.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	11.2%	10.7%	7.9%
10 / 2020	9.6%	9.0%	6.9%
11 / 2020	9.0%	8.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	10.6%	9.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2019	7.2%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2019	6.9%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	6.8%	4.5%	3.8%
4 / 2019	5.8%	3.8%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.2%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.8%	4.1%	3.7%
7 / 2019	6.2%	4.4%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.7%	4.2%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.9%	3.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.2%	3.7%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.4%	3.7%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.6%	3.7%	3.5%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2018	7.1%	4.7%	4.1%
2 / 2018	7.1%	4.6%	4.1%
3 / 2018	7.0%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	6.2%	4.0%	3.9%
5 / 2018	5.3%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.3%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	6.3%	4.5%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.8%	4.4%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.2%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.4%	4.0%	3.8%
11 / 2018	5.7%	4.0%	3.7%
12 / 2018	6.3%	4.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2017	8.7%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	8.4%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	8.1%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.1%	4.7%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.3%	4.4%	4.4%
6 / 2017	6.9%	4.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	7.1%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.7%	5.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.9%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	5.9%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	6.3%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	6.5%	4.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2016	9.2%	5.9%	4.9%
2 / 2016	9.0%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2016	9.1%	5.8%	5.0%
4 / 2016	8.3%	5.3%	5.0%
5 / 2016	7.3%	5.0%	4.8%
6 / 2016	8.3%	5.6%	4.9%
7 / 2016	8.2%	5.8%	4.8%
8 / 2016	7.7%	5.6%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.4%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.5%	5.3%	4.9%
11 / 2016	7.7%	5.1%	4.7%
12 / 2016	7.9%	5.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2015	10.5%	7.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	10.1%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	9.9%	6.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	8.9%	6.1%	5.4%
5 / 2015	8.5%	6.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.9%	6.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	8.9%	6.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	8.2%	6.1%	5.1%
9 / 2015	7.7%	5.7%	5.0%
10 / 2015	8.0%	5.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.5%	5.7%	5.1%
12 / 2015	8.5%	5.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2014	12.3%	8.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	12.3%	8.4%	6.7%
3 / 2014	12.2%	8.3%	6.7%
4 / 2014	10.7%	7.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	10.1%	7.2%	6.3%
6 / 2014	10.3%	7.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	10.5%	7.9%	6.2%
8 / 2014	9.9%	7.6%	6.1%
9 / 2014	9.1%	7.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	9.3%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2014	9.9%	6.9%	5.8%
12 / 2014	9.7%	6.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2013	14.6%	10.2%	8.0%
2 / 2013	13.9%	9.7%	7.7%
3 / 2013	13.3%	9.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	12.4%	8.7%	7.6%
5 / 2013	11.4%	8.6%	7.5%
6 / 2013	12.3%	9.2%	7.5%
7 / 2013	12.2%	9.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	11.7%	8.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	11.1%	8.5%	7.2%
10 / 2013	11.4%	8.5%	7.2%
11 / 2013	11.7%	8.3%	6.9%
12 / 2013	11.6%	8.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2012	16.3%	11.4%	8.3%
2 / 2012	16.1%	11.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	15.8%	11.0%	8.2%
4 / 2012	14.9%	10.3%	8.2%
5 / 2012	14.0%	10.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	14.2%	10.6%	8.2%
7 / 2012	14.8%	10.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	13.8%	10.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	12.8%	9.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	12.8%	9.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	13.1%	9.5%	7.7%
12 / 2012	13.7%	9.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2011	18.0%	12.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	17.7%	12.2%	9.0%
3 / 2011	17.5%	12.1%	9.0%
4 / 2011	16.5%	11.5%	9.1%
5 / 2011	15.3%	11.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	16.0%	12.0%	9.1%
7 / 2011	16.5%	12.2%	9.0%
8 / 2011	15.6%	11.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	15.1%	11.5%	9.0%
10 / 2011	15.1%	11.3%	8.8%
11 / 2011	15.2%	11.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	15.7%	11.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2010	17.1%	12.7%	9.8%
2 / 2010	17.4%	12.6%	9.8%
3 / 2010	17.3%	12.6%	9.9%
4 / 2010	16.8%	12.0%	9.9%
5 / 2010	15.4%	11.7%	9.6%
6 / 2010	15.7%	12.0%	9.4%
7 / 2010	16.7%	12.6%	9.4%
8 / 2010	16.0%	12.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	15.6%	11.9%	9.5%
10 / 2010	15.8%	11.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	17.0%	12.3%	9.8%
12 / 2010	17.4%	12.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2009	14.4%	10.2%	7.8%
2 / 2009	15.0%	10.6%	8.3%
3 / 2009	15.4%	10.9%	8.7%
4 / 2009	14.5%	10.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	13.8%	10.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	14.4%	11.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	15.3%	11.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	14.5%	11.5%	9.6%
9 / 2009	14.5%	11.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	15.1%	11.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	15.9%	11.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	16.5%	11.8%	9.9%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2008	10.1%	6.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	10.1%	6.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	10.4%	6.6%	5.1%
4 / 2008	9.6%	6.1%	5.0%
5 / 2008	9.1%	6.4%	5.4%
6 / 2008	9.6%	7.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	10.6%	7.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	10.1%	7.8%	6.1%
9 / 2008	10.1%	7.7%	6.1%
10 / 2008	10.8%	8.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	11.9%	8.4%	6.8%
12 / 2008	12.8%	9.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2007	8.6%	5.5%	4.6%
2 / 2007	8.6%	5.4%	4.5%
3 / 2007	8.3%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	7.9%	5.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	7.1%	4.8%	4.4%
6 / 2007	7.6%	5.3%	4.6%
7 / 2007	8.3%	5.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.6%	5.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.5%	5.3%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.8%	5.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	8.6%	5.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	9.2%	5.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2006	8.2%	5.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	8.3%	5.3%	4.8%
3 / 2006	8.3%	5.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	7.9%	4.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	6.8%	4.5%	4.6%
6 / 2006	7.2%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	7.6%	5.2%	4.7%
8 / 2006	6.9%	4.9%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.5%	4.6%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.4%	4.5%	4.4%
11 / 2006	7.3%	4.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	7.5%	4.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2005	9.3%	6.2%	5.3%
2 / 2005	9.4%	6.1%	5.4%
3 / 2005	8.9%	5.9%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.0%	5.3%	5.2%
5 / 2005	7.0%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.8%	5.4%	5.0%
7 / 2005	7.8%	5.5%	5.0%
8 / 2005	7.1%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	7.1%	5.1%	5.0%
10 / 2005	7.0%	5.0%	5.0%
11 / 2005	7.6%	5.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	7.5%	4.9%	4.9%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2004	10.3%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2004	10.0%	6.7%	5.6%
3 / 2004	10.1%	7.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	8.9%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 2004	7.8%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 2004	8.7%	6.4%	5.6%
7 / 2004	8.7%	6.4%	5.5%
8 / 2004	7.8%	5.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	7.4%	5.6%	5.4%
10 / 2004	7.7%	5.7%	5.5%
11 / 2004	8.5%	5.9%	5.4%
12 / 2004	8.5%	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2003	10.5%	7.3%	5.8%
2 / 2003	10.2%	7.1%	5.9%
3 / 2003	9.9%	7.1%	5.9%
4 / 2003	9.2%	6.7%	6.0%
5 / 2003	8.4%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.0%	7.2%	6.3%
7 / 2003	9.2%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2003	8.5%	6.8%	6.1%
9 / 2003	7.9%	6.5%	6.1%
10 / 2003	8.2%	6.5%	6.0%
11 / 2003	9.2%	6.7%	5.8%
12 / 2003	9.1%	6.2%	5.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2002	10.0%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	9.8%	6.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	9.7%	6.9%	5.7%
4 / 2002	9.1%	6.6%	5.9%
5 / 2002	7.8%	6.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.4%	6.7%	5.8%
7 / 2002	8.6%	6.9%	5.8%
8 / 2002	7.9%	6.7%	5.7%
9 / 2002	7.4%	6.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	7.9%	6.4%	5.7%
11 / 2002	9.5%	6.8%	5.9%
12 / 2002	9.5%	6.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2001	8.4%	5.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	8.3%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	8.3%	5.3%	4.3%
4 / 2001	7.3%	4.9%	4.4%
5 / 2001	6.4%	4.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	6.7%	5.2%	4.5%
7 / 2001	7.0%	5.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	6.6%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2001	6.4%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.0%	5.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.6%	6.2%	5.5%
12 / 2001	8.9%	6.1%	5.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 2000	8.0%	5.4%	4.0%
2 / 2000	8.4%	5.4%	4.1%
3 / 2000	8.3%	5.4%	4.0%
4 / 2000	7.1%	4.8%	3.8%
5 / 2000	6.6%	4.8%	4.0%
6 / 2000	6.7%	5.0%	4.0%
7 / 2000	6.8%	5.3%	4.0%
8 / 2000	6.1%	5.0%	4.1%
9 / 2000	5.5%	4.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	6.0%	4.5%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.4%	4.7%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.1%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1999	11.4%	6.1%	4.3%
2 / 1999	11.3%	5.9%	4.4%
3 / 1999	10.4%	5.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	9.4%	5.3%	4.3%
5 / 1999	8.3%	4.7%	4.2%
6 / 1999	8.5%	5.2%	4.3%
7 / 1999	9.0%	5.5%	4.3%
8 / 1999	7.1%	5.0%	4.2%
9 / 1999	6.7%	5.0%	4.2%
10 / 1999	7.1%	4.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	8.5%	4.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	8.6%	4.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1998	12.9%	6.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	12.8%	6.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	12.5%	6.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	10.8%	5.7%	4.3%
5 / 1998	10.1%	5.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	10.7%	5.9%	4.5%
7 / 1998	10.8%	6.2%	4.5%
8 / 1998	8.8%	5.9%	4.5%
9 / 1998	8.4%	5.8%	4.6%
10 / 1998	9.1%	5.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	10.2%	5.7%	4.4%
12 / 1998	10.2%	5.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1997	13.3%	7.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	13.1%	7.2%	5.2%
3 / 1997	12.4%	7.0%	5.2%
4 / 1997	11.2%	6.4%	5.1%
5 / 1997	9.8%	5.9%	4.9%
6 / 1997	10.9%	6.3%	5.0%
7 / 1997	10.0%	6.5%	4.9%
8 / 1997	8.6%	6.1%	4.8%
9 / 1997	8.5%	6.1%	4.9%
10 / 1997	9.6%	5.8%	4.7%
11 / 1997	11.0%	5.8%	4.6%
12 / 1997	11.1%	5.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1996	14.3%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	13.8%	8.1%	5.5%
3 / 1996	13.4%	8.0%	5.5%
4 / 1996	12.2%	7.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	10.9%	7.1%	5.6%
6 / 1996	11.3%	7.1%	5.3%
7 / 1996	10.8%	7.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	8.7%	6.8%	5.1%
9 / 1996	8.6%	6.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	9.7%	6.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	11.3%	6.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	11.5%	6.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1995	13.9%	8.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	13.6%	8.1%	5.4%
3 / 1995	13.4%	8.0%	5.4%
4 / 1995	13.4%	8.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	11.9%	7.6%	5.6%
6 / 1995	13.0%	7.8%	5.6%
7 / 1995	12.5%	8.3%	5.7%
8 / 1995	10.2%	7.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	10.0%	7.7%	5.6%
10 / 1995	10.6%	7.5%	5.5%
11 / 1995	12.3%	7.7%	5.6%
12 / 1995	12.4%	7.3%	5.6%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1994	15.5%	9.9%	6.6%
2 / 1994	15.6%	9.7%	6.6%
3 / 1994	14.7%	9.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	13.5%	8.9%	6.4%
5 / 1994	12.0%	8.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	13.1%	8.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	11.7%	8.9%	6.1%
8 / 1994	10.5%	8.4%	6.0%
9 / 1994	10.3%	8.1%	5.9%
10 / 1994	11.3%	7.9%	5.8%
11 / 1994	12.9%	7.8%	5.6%
12 / 1994	12.5%	7.3%	5.5%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1993	16.3%	10.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	16.7%	10.3%	7.1%
3 / 1993	15.6%	9.9%	7.0%
4 / 1993	14.7%	9.5%	7.1%
5 / 1993	13.5%	9.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	15.0%	9.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	13.2%	9.7%	6.9%
8 / 1993	11.8%	9.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	11.4%	9.1%	6.7%
10 / 1993	13.2%	9.2%	6.8%
11 / 1993	13.8%	9.1%	6.6%
12 / 1993	13.9%	8.7%	6.5%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1992	15.2%	9.2%	7.3%
2 / 1992	15.9%	9.4%	7.4%
3 / 1992	14.9%	9.2%	7.4%
4 / 1992	14.1%	8.7%	7.4%
5 / 1992	12.9%	8.7%	7.6%
6 / 1992	15.2%	9.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	13.0%	9.7%	7.7%
8 / 1992	11.5%	9.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	11.9%	9.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	13.8%	9.2%	7.3%
11 / 1992	15.2%	9.7%	7.4%
12 / 1992	15.4%	9.5%	7.4%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1991	13.8%	7.5%	6.4%
2 / 1991	13.7%	7.9%	6.6%
3 / 1991	13.5%	7.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	12.2%	7.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	11.4%	7.5%	6.9%
6 / 1991	11.8%	7.7%	6.9%
7 / 1991	11.7%	7.9%	6.8%
8 / 1991	9.4%	7.5%	6.9%
9 / 1991	9.1%	7.5%	6.9%
10 / 1991	10.4%	7.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	13.2%	7.9%	7.0%
12 / 1991	13.7%	8.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	San Joaquin County, CA%	California%	National %
1 / 1990	10.7%	5.7%	5.4%
2 / 1990	10.9%	5.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	10.1%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 1990	9.8%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 1990	9.0%	5.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	9.8%	5.3%	5.2%
7 / 1990	9.2%	5.9%	5.5%
8 / 1990	7.8%	5.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	7.7%	5.9%	5.9%
10 / 1990	9.7%	5.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	12.3%	6.5%	6.2%
12 / 1990	12.3%	6.6%	6.3%