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<br /> <br />2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />4.5.6 Unemployment <br />According to the American Community Survey, 68.8 percent of the planning area’s population 16 and older is in <br />the labor force. Figure 4-10 compares unemployment trends from the State of California and San Mateo County <br />from 2010 through 2020. San Mateo County’s unemployment rate decreased each year from 2010 – 2019. At its <br />lowest in 2019, unemployment was at 2.1 percent, before rising precipitously to 6.9 percent in 2020, the year of <br />the COVID-19 pandemic. The state unemployment rate remained higher than the County’s throughout this period <br />and experienced a similar fall and rise. <br /> <br />Source: California Employment Development Department <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Figure 4-10. State of California and San Mateo County Unemployment Rate <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4-20 <br />14 <br /> <br />12 California <br />San Mateo County <br />10 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />0 <br />2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%)