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Campbell Unemployment Rates: From a Low of 2.5% to a High of 10.8%

The Orchard City's unemployment rates for the last 10 years have fluctuated by 8.3%.

The Orchard City, like the rest of the country is feeling the pinch of unemployment but the overall rate is lower than the countywide average.

As of July, the unemployment rate in Santa Clara County was 10.3 percent.

In Campbell, the July unemployment rate was 8.8 percent.

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CAMPBELL

Lowest rates in the the last 10 years 

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  • January, 2001. Total labor force: 24,750. Unemployment Rate: 2.5%
  • February, 2001.Total labor force: 24,742. Unemployment Rate: 2.5% 

Highest rates in the the last 10 years 

  • January, 2010. Total labor force: 22,307. Unemployment Rate: 10.2%

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Lowest rates in the the last 10 years

  • February, 2001. Total labor force: 956,845. Unemployment Rate: 2.9%.

Highest rates in the the last 10 years

  • January, 2010. Total labor force: 874,590. Unemployment Rate: 11.8%.

Campbell's October Unemployment Rates, 2001-2010

Year Unemployment Rate 2001 6.2% 2002 7.4% 2003 6.7% 2004 4.9% 2005 4.4% 2006 3.5% 2007 4.0% 2008 5.7% 2009 9.9% 2010 9.2%

*Data compiled from the United States Department of Labor site.


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