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A-3 <br />Employment and Industry <br />The unemployment rate in the San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco MD <br />was 3.4 percent in April 2024, down from a revised 3.6 percent in March 2024, and above the <br />year-ago estimate of 2.6 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.8 <br />percent for California and 3.5 percent for the nation during the same period. The unemployment <br />rate was 3.4 percent in San Francisco County, and 3.3 percent in San Mateo County. <br />The table below list employment by industry group for San Francisco and San Mateo <br />Counties for the years 2019 to 2023. <br /> <br />SAN FRANCISCO-REDWOOD CITY-SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MD <br />(San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) <br />Annual Average Labor Force and Employment by Industry <br />(March 2023 Benchmark) <br />2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 <br />Civilian Labor Force (1)1,036,400 997,600 979,800 1,017,100 1,008,700 <br />Employment 1,014,100 923,000 932,000 991,300 976,800 <br />Unemployment 22,300 74,700 47,800 25,800 31,900 <br />Unemployment Rate 2.2%7.5%4.9%2.5%3.2% <br />Wage and Salary Employment: (2) <br />Agriculture 1,700 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,700 <br />Mining and Logging 100 100 100 100 100 <br />Construction 44,400 42,600 41,100 40,600 40,900 <br />Manufacturing 40,800 37,500 36,900 37,600 35,700 <br />Wholesale Trade 24,600 21,800 21,700 22,900 23,700 <br />Retail Trade 79,200 67,800 66,400 66,600 64,400 <br />Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 51,200 46,100 45,500 45,700 43,200 <br />Information 99,600 107,400 115,500 127,800 117,600 <br />Finance and Insurance 60,100 59,900 61,300 63,500 60,500 <br />Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23,800 21,000 20,700 21,800 21,300 <br />Professional and Business Services 296,800 285,800 288,300 309,700 299,600 <br />Educational and Health Services 146,100 142,100 145,900 151,300 156,600 <br />Leisure and Hospitality 144,600 87,200 89,900 114,900 124,200 <br />Other Services 41,500 32,500 33,700 37,700 38,300 <br />Federal Government 16,600 17,000 16,300 15,300 14,200 <br />State Government 37,900 38,300 42,400 48,400 50,200 <br />Local Government 77,100 73,300 72,600 73,100 74,800 <br />Total, All Industries (3)1,185,900 1,081,900 1,100,100 1,178,900 1,166,900 <br />(1) Labor force data is by place of residence; includes self-employed individuals, unpaid family workers, household <br />domestic workers, and workers on strike. <br />(2) Industry employment is by place of work; excludes self-employed individuals, unpaid family workers, household <br />domestic workers, and workers on strike. <br />(3) Totals may not add due to rounding. <br />Source: State of California Employment Development Department. <br />8.A. - Page 82 of 255 <br />710