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

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of California in May, 2020 was 15.7%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

  1. Imperial: 28.1%
  2. Mono: 27.5%
  3. Alpine: 23.8%

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

  1. Lassen: 9.9%
  2. Modoc: 10.4%
  3. Trinity: 11%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each California county for May, 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 May, 2020 (%)
California Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alameda 14.5
Alpine 23.8
Amador 16.1
Butte 13.9
Calaveras 12.2
Colusa 20
Contra Costa 14.5
Del Norte 14
El Dorado 15.6
Fresno 15.9
Glenn 12.2
Humboldt 13.5
Imperial 28.1
Inyo 13.1
Kern 17.6
Kings 15.5
Lake 14.8
Lassen 9.9
Los Angeles 19
Madera 15.5
Marin 11.5
Mariposa 19.8
Mendocino 14.3
Merced 16.3
Modoc 10.4
Mono 27.5
Monterey 15.5
Napa 15.9
Nevada 13.6
Orange 15.5
Placer 12.9
Plumas 14.2
Riverside 16.3
Sacramento 15
San Benito 15.3
San Bernardino 14.7
San Diego 16.2
San Francisco 13.3
San Joaquin 16.5
San Luis Obispo 13.7
San Mateo 11.7
Santa Barbara 13
Santa Clara 11.8
Santa Cruz 14.9
Shasta 13.4
Sierra 12
Siskiyou 13.2
Solano 15.3
Sonoma 14.1
Stanislaus 16.2
Sutter 15.5
Tehama 13
Trinity 11
Tulare 17.1
Tuolumne 18.4
Ventura 14.2
Yolo 11.1
Yuba 15

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.
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2021
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