Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2002

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for December 2002, among all California cities, Delano had the highest unemployment rate (28.3%), followed by Sanger (20.6%), and Watsonville (19.2%).

The chart below shows the top 268 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all California cities.

You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.

Related Topics: California BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2002

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Delano	28.3
2	Sanger	20.6
3	Watsonville	19.2
4	Salinas	17.5
5	Madera	16.9
6	Calexico	16.3
7	Soledad	15.9
8	Yuba City	13.7
9	East Palo Alto	13.6
9	El Centro	13.6
10	Corcoran	13.1
11	Los Banos	12.9
12	Ceres	12.8
12	Gilroy	12.8
13	Atwater	12.5
14	Porterville	12.4
15	Fresno	12.1
15	Merced	12.1
16	Hollister	12
17	San Pablo	11.9
18	Stockton	11.7
19	Compton	11.5
19	Tulare	11.5
20	Hanford	11
20	Morgan Hill	11
21	West Sacramento	10.7
22	Bell Gardens	10.6
22	Lynwood	10.6
23	Coachella	10.4
24	Lompoc	10.2
24	Perris	10.2
24	Santa Paula	10.2
25	National City	10.1
25	Oakland	10.1
26	Huntington Park	9.9
26	San Jacinto	9.9
27	Maywood	9.7
27	Paramount	9.7
28	Richmond	9.6
29	San Jose	9.5
30	Adelanto	9.3
30	Lancaster	9.3
30	Pittsburg	9.3
31	Cudahy	9.2
32	Lincoln	9.1
33	Santa Maria	9
34	Bell	8.8
34	Milpitas	8.8
35	Modesto	8.7
36	Hawthorne	8.6
37	South Gate	8.4
38	Imperial Beach	8.3
38	Manteca	8.3
38	Oxnard	8.3
38	Visalia	8.3
39	Baldwin Park	8.2
39	Inglewood	8.2
39	Palmdale	8.2
40	El Monte	8.1
40	Hemet	8.1
40	Woodland	8.1
41	San Bernardino	8
42	Santa Clara	7.8
42	Stanton	7.8
43	Hesperia	7.7
43	La Puente	7.7
43	Turlock	7.7
44	Bakersfield	7.6
44	Rialto	7.6
44	Santa Ana	7.6
45	Highland	7.5
45	Marina	7.5
46	Eureka	7.4
46	Moreno Valley	7.4
46	Santa Cruz	7.4
46	Seaside	7.4
46	Vallejo	7.4
47	Banning	7.3
47	Beaumont	7.3
47	Campbell	7.3
47	Hayward	7.3
47	Montebello	7.3
47	Pomona	7.3
47	Sunnyvale	7.3
48	Lodi	7.2
48	Long Beach	7.2
48	Los Angeles	7.2
49	Azusa	7.1
49	Twentynine Palms	7.1
49	Victorville	7.1
50	Chico	7
50	Daly City	7
50	El Cajon	7
50	South San Francisco	7
51	Clovis	6.9
51	Indio	6.9
51	Norwalk	6.9
52	Menifee	6.8
53	Antioch	6.6
53	Bellflower	6.6
53	Carson	6.6
53	Sacramento	6.6
53	San Francisco	6.6
54	Fairfield	6.5
54	Lawndale	6.5
54	Pacifica	6.5
54	Rancho Cordova	6.5
54	San Leandro	6.5
55	Apple Valley	6.4
55	Colton	6.4
55	Lemon Grove	6.4
55	Riverside	6.4
56	Concord	6.3
56	Mountain View	6.3
57	Berkeley	6.2
57	Cathedral City	6.2
57	Ontario	6.2
57	Ridgecrest	6.2
58	Anaheim	6.1
58	Fontana	6.1
58	Gardena	6.1
58	Lake Elsinore	6.1
58	Newark	6.1
58	Pico Rivera	6.1
58	Redding	6.1
58	Suisun City	6.1
58	Union City	6.1
59	Buena Park	6
59	Garden Grove	6
60	Chula Vista	5.9
60	Tracy	5.9
61	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	5.8
61	Paradise	5.8
62	Monrovia	5.7
62	Monterey	5.7
62	Rosemead	5.7
62	West Covina	5.7
63	Alhambra	5.6
63	Glendale	5.6
63	Los Gatos	5.6
63	Montclair	5.6
63	Moorpark	5.6
63	Napa	5.6
63	Novato	5.6
63	Redwood City	5.6
63	San Rafael	5.6
63	Vista	5.6
64	Cupertino	5.5
64	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	5.5
64	West Hollywood	5.5
65	La Habra	5.4
66	Escondido	5.3
66	Fullerton	5.3
66	San Gabriel	5.3
66	San Luis Obispo	5.3
66	Santa Monica	5.3
66	Westminster	5.3
67	Burbank	5.2
67	Chino	5.2
67	Downey	5.2
68	Brentwood	5.1
68	Norco	5.1
68	Santa Rosa	5.1
69	Cypress	5
69	Rohnert Park	5
69	San Diego	5
69	San Marcos	5
69	Simi Valley	5
70	Monterey Park	4.9
70	Palm Springs	4.9
70	Pasadena	4.9
70	Roseville	4.9
70	San Bruno	4.9
71	Belmont	4.8
71	Oceanside	4.8
72	Fremont	4.7
72	Petaluma	4.7
72	Pleasant Hill	4.7
72	Thousand Oaks	4.7
72	Tustin	4.7
73	Corona	4.6
73	Diamond Bar	4.6
73	Martinez	4.6
73	Whittier	4.6
73	Yucaipa	4.6
74	Alameda	4.5
74	Beverly Hills	4.5
74	Covina	4.5
74	Elk Grove	4.5
74	Menlo Park	4.5
74	Palo Alto	4.5
74	San Mateo	4.5
74	Windsor	4.5
75	Culver City	4.4
75	Orange	4.4
75	Vacaville	4.4
76	Camarillo	4.3
76	Davis	4.3
76	Los Altos	4.3
76	Saratoga	4.3
77	Costa Mesa	4.2
77	La Mesa	4.2
77	Livermore	4.2
77	Placentia	4.2
77	Redlands	4.2
77	San Juan Capistrano	4.2
77	Santee	4.2
77	Temecula	4.2
77	Temple City	4.2
78	Burlingame	4.1
78	Foster City	4.1
78	Lakewood	4.1
78	Murrieta	4.1
78	Oakley	4.1
79	Laguna Hills	4
79	Santa Barbara	4
80	Atascadero	3.9
80	Citrus Heights	3.9
80	Dublin	3.9
80	Fountain Valley	3.9
80	La Mirada	3.9
80	Santa Clarita	3.9
80	Upland	3.9
81	Huntington Beach	3.8
81	San Carlos	3.8
81	San Clemente	3.8
81	Walnut Creek	3.8
82	Laguna Niguel	3.7
82	La Verne	3.7
82	Palm Desert	3.7
82	Rancho Cucamonga	3.7
82	San Dimas	3.7
83	Arcadia	3.6
83	Benicia	3.6
84	Cerritos	3.5
84	Encinitas	3.5
84	Irvine	3.5
85	Dana Point	3.4
85	Laguna Beach	3.4
85	Mission Viejo	3.4
85	Redondo Beach	3.4
85	Rocklin	3.4
85	Seal Beach	3.4
86	Carlsbad	3.3
86	Claremont	3.3
86	Glendora	3.3
86	Pleasanton	3.3
87	Brea	3.2
87	Coronado	3.2
87	Lake Forest	3.2
87	La Quinta	3.2
87	Torrance	3.2
88	South Pasadena	3.1
88	Walnut	3.1
88	Yorba Linda	3.1
89	Danville	3
89	Rancho Santa Margarita	3
90	Chino Hills	2.9
90	Newport Beach	2.9
90	Poway	2.9
91	Agoura Hills	2.8
91	Goleta	2.8
92	Aliso Viejo	2.5
92	Folsom	2.5
93	San Ramon	2.3
94	Manhattan Beach	2.2
94	Rancho Palos Verdes	2.2
95	Lafayette	2