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<br />D-3
<br />Industry and Employment
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<br />The City is included in the Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley Metropolitan Division (“MD”). The
<br />unemployment rate in the Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD was 4.1% in April 2026, down from a
<br />revised 4.3% in March 2026, and below the year-ago estimate of 4.3%. This compares with an
<br />unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.0% for the State and 4.0% for the nation during the same
<br />period. The unemployment rate was 4.1% in the County, and 4.2% in Contra Costa County.
<br />The table below provides information about employment by industry type for Alameda
<br />County for calendar years 2021 through 2025 (the most recent annual data available).
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<br />OAKLAND-FREMONT-BERKELEY MD
<br />(Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)
<br />Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
<br />March 2025 benchmark
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<br /> 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025†
<br />Civilian Labor Force (1) 1,417,100 1,434,900 1,451,300 1,455,300 1,459,600
<br />Employment 1,332,800 1,387,700 1,395,500 1,390,400 1,391,000
<br />Unemployment 84,300 47,100 55,700 64,800 68,600
<br />Unemployment Rate 5.9% 3.3% 3.8% 4.5% 4.7%
<br />Wage and Salary Employment: (2)
<br />Agriculture 1,700 1,900 1,800 1,500 1,300
<br />Mining and Logging 200 300 300 300 300
<br />Construction 74,300 75,600 75,700 74,100 71,000
<br />Manufacturing 106,000 112,300 111,200 104,100 98,400
<br />Wholesale Trade 41,100 41,500 41,200 40,400 40,100
<br />Retail Trade 105,300 106,200 105,300 103,200 101,900
<br />Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 47,100 51,700 52,200 52,000 50,900
<br />Information 24,700 25,000 25,100 24,800 24,500
<br />Finance and Insurance 34,800 33,600 31,100 28,800 27,300
<br />Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 17,200 18,400 18,500 18,100 17,600
<br />Professional and Business Services 190,900 194,800 188,300 186,400 183,300
<br />Educational and Health Services 198,500 205,800 216,800 229,700 241,000
<br />Leisure and Hospitality 92,500 108,300 111,700 111,000 110,500
<br />Other Services 35,600 39,200 41,500 43,000 43,800
<br />Federal Government 13,400 13,100 13,200 13,300 12,700
<br />State Government 35,900 33,100 34,500 36,600 36,300
<br />Local Government 111,800 115,200 118,000 123,100 126,100
<br />Total, All Industries (3) 1,130,900 1,176,000 1,186,300 1,190,200 1,187,000
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<br />† Most recent annual data available.
<br />(1) Labor force data is by place of residence; includes self-employed individuals, unpaid family workers, household domestic
<br />workers, and workers on strike.
<br />(2) Industry employment is by place of work; excludes self-employed individuals, unpaid family workers, household domestic
<br />workers, and workers on strike.
<br />(3) Calculations may not foot due to rounding.
<br />Source: State of California Employment Development Department.
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