Here’s the unemployment rate for Santa Clara County
and San Mateo County
(aka bay area silicon valley).

http://www.economagic.com/em-cgi/data.exe/blsla/laucn06085003

http://www.economagic.com/em-cgi/data.exe/blsla/laups06100003

As of 2/09, it’s 9.9% and 7.6%