California Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of California in August, 2020 was 11.9%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:

  1. Imperial: 23.8%
  2. Los Angeles: 17%
  3. Kern: 12.7%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:

  1. Modoc: 6.5%
  2. Lassen: 6.6%
  3. Trinity: 6.8%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each California county for August, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of California's counties.

See also: Historical California Unemployment Rate.

California Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020 (%)
California Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alameda 10.3
Alpine 11.3
Amador 9.7
Butte 9.5
Calaveras 7.6
Colusa 10.3
Contra Costa 10.2
Del Norte 9.5
El Dorado 8.3
Fresno 11.2
Glenn 8.3
Humboldt 9.1
Imperial 23.8
Inyo 7.8
Kern 12.7
Kings 10.7
Lake 9.2
Lassen 6.6
Los Angeles 17
Madera 10.2
Marin 7.6
Mariposa 9.6
Mendocino 9.2
Merced 11.4
Modoc 6.5
Mono 10.7
Monterey 8.6
Napa 9.1
Nevada 8.4
Orange 10.4
Placer 7.9
Plumas 8.4
Riverside 11.3
Sacramento 10.6
San Benito 9.2
San Bernardino 11
San Diego 10.6
San Francisco 9.4
San Joaquin 11.8
San Luis Obispo 8.3
San Mateo 8
Santa Barbara 8.1
Santa Clara 7.9
Santa Cruz 8.9
Shasta 8.5
Sierra 7.5
Siskiyou 9
Solano 10.7
Sonoma 8.5
Stanislaus 10.9
Sutter 9.9
Tehama 8.7
Trinity 6.8
Tulare 12.7
Tuolumne 10.4
Ventura 9.5
Yolo 7.8
Yuba 10.4

California Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see California's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
2020
2021
2022