Benchmarking San Francisco County in CA against all counties
San Francisco County in CA has the 3rd-lowest unemployment rate (3.6%) among the 58 California counties. That 3.6% compares to an average of 7.6% across those 58 counties.
San Francisco County in CA has these related standings among those 58 counties:
San Francisco County in CA has these related standings among those 58 counties:
- unemployment rate = 3.6% (3rd-lowest)
- change in unemployment rate over the last 8 years = -0.6% (4th-lowest)
- change in unemployment rate over the last 4 years = -4.5% (6th-highest, tied)
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beat out by San Mateo County in CA (3.4%) and Marin County in CA (3.5%).
Incidentally, all 3 improved or maxed out on all the population and employment change metrics (5 of these; each county needs at least 4 with actual values to qualify). All 3 are high in creative professions. None of the 3 has low employment. All 3 contain a high-density urban area.
beat Santa Clara County in CA (4.2%), Sonoma County in CA (4.5%), Orange County in CA (4.5%), San Luis Obispo County in CA (4.6%), and Napa County in CA (4.6%), and 50 others, ending with Imperial County in CA (24.0%).
Incidentally, all 3 improved or maxed out on all the population and employment change metrics (5 of these; each county needs at least 4 with actual values to qualify). All 3 are high in creative professions. None of the 3 has low employment. All 3 contain a high-density urban area.
beat Santa Clara County in CA (4.2%), Sonoma County in CA (4.5%), Orange County in CA (4.5%), San Luis Obispo County in CA (4.6%), and Napa County in CA (4.6%), and 50 others, ending with Imperial County in CA (24.0%).
References
- unemployment rate. Lower values are better. Unemployment rate, 2015. Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx.