San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA : Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

1,996.7 2,012.9 2,024.3 2,017.6 2,034.8 2,043.1 2,034.8 2,036.6 2,042.5 2,049.7 2,057.5 2,062.3 2,034.4

2008

2,018.5 2,028.8 2,035.6 2,036.3 2,038.7 2,039.5 2,025.3 (P) 2,023.3          

Natural Resources & Mining

 

2007

1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

2008

1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 (P) 1.6          

Construction

 

2007

112.3 112.3 114.7 114.7 116.1 118.5 121.3 123.0 121.4 120.9 119.7 117.8 117.7

2008

112.3 112.7 112.7 112.9 113.8 114.8 116.2 (P) 117.5          

Manufacturing

 

2007

137.3 137.8 138.0 137.1 137.5 137.9 137.4 137.7 137.9 137.5 138.0 137.7 137.7

2008

136.5 136.8 137.0 136.4 136.5 136.4 136.5 (P) 136.6          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

362.1 358.7 358.5 355.4 357.5 358.8 359.0 359.2 359.3 360.8 367.7 373.7 360.9

2008

360.7 356.4 354.9 353.3 353.5 353.6 353.6 (P) 353.6          

Information

 

2007

68.2 68.4 68.4 68.2 68.6 68.6 69.1 69.1 68.6 68.2 68.2 68.3 68.5

2008

67.9 68.5 68.3 68.0 67.9 67.9 67.8 (P) 67.8          

Financial Activities

 

2007

152.4 153.0 153.2 152.2 152.9 153.0 152.3 152.4 151.2 150.5 149.3 149.2 151.8

2008

147.6 147.6 147.9 147.5 147.0 147.2 146.9 (P) 147.1          

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

346.2 349.8 351.9 350.5 352.9 356.2 358.3 360.6 359.4 360.7 361.3 363.0 355.9

2008

355.8 358.3 359.8 360.9 359.8 361.4 362.7 (P) 363.2          

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

223.6 230.2 232.3 230.4 231.7 230.8 228.0 226.7 229.8 232.0 233.0 233.0 230.1

2008

228.2 233.0 234.5 233.9 233.8 231.4 229.9 (P) 229.3          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

202.0 204.4 206.6 208.5 213.6 216.2 217.3 217.8 216.5 214.4 213.1 213.4 212.0

2008

207.5 209.1 211.9 213.6 216.4 218.3 217.9 (P) 218.1          

Other Services

 

2007

72.2 73.4 74.1 74.1 75.0 75.3 75.6 75.4 75.5 75.4 75.0 75.6 74.7

2008

74.0 74.9 75.5 75.6 75.8 76.0 75.4 (P) 75.1          

Government

 

2007

319.0 323.4 325.2 325.1 327.6 326.4 315.0 313.2 321.4 327.8 330.7 329.1 323.7

2008

326.5 329.9 331.5 332.6 332.6 330.9 316.8 (P) 313.4          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 2,219,093 (1) 2,223,889 (1) 2,226,229 (1) 2,201,857 (1) 2,206,616 (1) 2,221,052 (1) 2,241,510 (1) 2,235,284 (1) 2,236,734 (1) 2,243,750 (1) 2,252,711 (1) 2,255,637 (1) 2,230,363

2008

2,242,788 2,237,739 2,247,434 2,246,565 2,256,408 2,269,948 (P) 2,276,179            

Employment

 

2007

(1) 2,120,569 (1) 2,128,326 (1) 2,133,402 (1) 2,111,146 (1) 2,116,979 (1) 2,120,978 (1) 2,133,725 (1) 2,130,613 (1) 2,134,987 (1) 2,142,503 (1) 2,150,385 (1) 2,151,871 (1) 2,131,290

2008

2,133,329 2,132,462 2,134,161 2,138,681 2,138,063 2,140,365 (P) 2,136,735            

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 98,524 (1) 95,563 (1) 92,827 (1) 90,711 (1) 89,637 (1) 100,074 (1) 107,785 (1) 104,671 (1) 101,747 (1) 101,247 (1) 102,326 (1) 103,766 (1) 99,073

2008

109,459 105,277 113,273 107,884 118,345 129,583 (P) 139,444            

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 4.4 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.4

2008

4.9 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.7 (P) 6.1            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary