Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2008

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2008, among all California cities, Delano had the highest unemployment rate (25.9%), followed by Calexico (20%), and Watsonville (18%).

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 January 2008

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Calexico

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Soledad

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Delano	25.9
2	Calexico	20
3	Watsonville	18
4	Sanger	17.3
5	El Centro	16.7
6	Salinas	16.3
7	Soledad	14.7
8	Los Banos	14.1
9	Yuba City	13.9
10	Atwater	13.7
11	Ceres	13.4
12	Merced	13.3
13	Madera	13
14	Stockton	12.3
15	West Sacramento	12
16	Hollister	11.9
17	Corcoran	11.8
18	Coachella	11.3
19	Perris	11.1
19	San Pablo	11.1
20	Compton	10.8
20	San Jacinto	10.8
21	Lincoln	10.7
22	Adelanto	10.2
22	East Palo Alto	10.2
22	National City	10.2
22	Porterville	10.2
23	Bell Gardens	10
23	Lynwood	10
24	Fresno	9.9
24	Hanford	9.9
25	Santa Paula	9.8
26	Lompoc	9.7
27	Huntington Park	9.4
27	Tulare	9.4
28	Modesto	9.2
29	Maywood	9.1
29	Paramount	9.1
30	Woodland	9
31	Hemet	8.9
31	Redding	8.9
32	Lancaster	8.8
32	Richmond	8.8
32	San Bernardino	8.8
33	Cudahy	8.7
33	Manteca	8.7
34	Pittsburg	8.6
35	Santa Maria	8.5
36	Hesperia	8.4
36	Imperial Beach	8.4
37	Rialto	8.3
38	Bell	8.2
38	Highland	8.2
39	Hawthorne	8.1
39	Moreno Valley	8.1
40	Banning	8
40	Beaumont	8
40	Eureka	8
40	Oakland	8
40	Oxnard	8
40	Turlock	8
41	South Gate	7.9
42	Chico	7.8
42	Inglewood	7.8
42	Twentynine Palms	7.8
42	Victorville	7.8
43	Baldwin Park	7.7
43	Gilroy	7.7
43	Palmdale	7.7
43	Vallejo	7.7
44	El Monte	7.6
44	Indio	7.6
44	Lodi	7.6
44	Sacramento	7.6
45	Menifee	7.5
46	Rancho Cordova	7.4
47	La Puente	7.3
48	Stanton	7.2
49	Apple Valley	7.1
49	El Cajon	7.1
49	Santa Ana	7.1
50	Colton	7
50	Riverside	7
51	Marina	6.9
51	Montebello	6.9
51	Santa Cruz	6.9
52	Bakersfield	6.8
52	Cathedral City	6.8
52	Fairfield	6.8
52	Long Beach	6.8
52	Los Angeles	6.8
52	Ontario	6.8
52	Pomona	6.8
52	Seaside	6.8
52	Visalia	6.8
53	Azusa	6.7
53	Fontana	6.7
53	Lake Elsinore	6.7
54	Morgan Hill	6.6
55	Lemon Grove	6.5
55	Norwalk	6.5
56	Paradise	6.4
56	Suisun City	6.4
57	Bellflower	6.2
57	Carson	6.2
57	Tracy	6.2
58	Antioch	6.1
58	Lawndale	6.1
58	Montclair	6.1
59	Chula Vista	6
59	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	6
60	Concord	5.8
60	Hayward	5.8
60	Roseville	5.8
61	Anaheim	5.7
61	Chino	5.7
61	Gardena	5.7
61	Pico Rivera	5.7
61	San Jose	5.7
61	Vista	5.7
62	Clovis	5.6
62	Norco	5.6
63	Buena Park	5.5
63	Garden Grove	5.5
63	Ridgecrest	5.5
63	San Luis Obispo	5.5
64	Monrovia	5.4
64	Moorpark	5.4
64	Rosemead	5.4
64	West Covina	5.4
65	Escondido	5.3
65	Glendale	5.3
65	Napa	5.3
65	Palm Springs	5.3
66	Alhambra	5.2
66	Daly City	5.2
66	Milpitas	5.2
66	Monterey	5.2
66	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	5.2
66	Santa Rosa	5.2
67	Elk Grove	5.1
67	Rohnert Park	5.1
67	San Diego	5.1
67	San Leandro	5.1
67	San Marcos	5.1
67	South San Francisco	5.1
67	West Hollywood	5.1
67	Yucaipa	5.1
68	Corona	5
68	La Habra	5
68	San Gabriel	5
68	Santa Monica	5
69	Berkeley	4.9
69	Burbank	4.9
69	Downey	4.9
69	Fullerton	4.9
69	Novato	4.9
69	Oceanside	4.9
69	San Rafael	4.9
69	Westminster	4.9
70	Davis	4.8
70	Newark	4.8
70	Pacifica	4.8
70	Simi Valley	4.8
70	Union City	4.8
71	Brentwood	4.7
71	Petaluma	4.7
71	Temecula	4.7
72	Cypress	4.6
72	Monterey Park	4.6
72	Pasadena	4.6
72	Redlands	4.6
72	San Francisco	4.6
72	Santa Clara	4.6
72	Vacaville	4.6
72	Windsor	4.6
73	Murrieta	4.5
73	Thousand Oaks	4.5
74	Citrus Heights	4.4
75	Campbell	4.3
75	Diamond Bar	4.3
75	Pleasant Hill	4.3
75	Santee	4.3
75	Sunnyvale	4.3
75	Tustin	4.3
75	Upland	4.3
75	Whittier	4.3
76	Beverly Hills	4.2
76	Covina	4.2
76	La Mesa	4.2
76	Martinez	4.2
77	Atascadero	4.1
77	Camarillo	4.1
77	Culver City	4.1
77	Rancho Cucamonga	4.1
77	Redwood City	4.1
77	Rocklin	4.1
78	Orange	4
78	Palm Desert	4
79	Costa Mesa	3.9
79	Lakewood	3.9
79	Placentia	3.9
79	San Juan Capistrano	3.9
79	Temple City	3.9
80	Benicia	3.8
80	Oakley	3.8
80	Santa Barbara	3.8
81	Fremont	3.7
81	Laguna Hills	3.7
81	La Mirada	3.7
81	Mountain View	3.7
81	Santa Clarita	3.7
82	Encinitas	3.6
82	Fountain Valley	3.6
82	La Quinta	3.6
82	San Bruno	3.6
83	Alameda	3.5
83	Belmont	3.5
83	Huntington Beach	3.5
83	San Clemente	3.5
83	San Dimas	3.5
83	Walnut Creek	3.5
84	Arcadia	3.4
84	Laguna Niguel	3.4
84	La Verne	3.4
85	Carlsbad	3.3
85	Cerritos	3.3
85	Irvine	3.3
85	Livermore	3.3
85	Los Gatos	3.3
85	Menlo Park	3.3
85	San Mateo	3.3
86	Coronado	3.2
86	Cupertino	3.2
86	Laguna Beach	3.2
86	Redondo Beach	3.2
86	Seal Beach	3.2
87	Chino Hills	3.1
87	Claremont	3.1
87	Dana Point	3.1
87	Dublin	3.1
87	Glendora	3.1
87	Mission Viejo	3.1
88	Brea	3
88	Burlingame	3
88	Foster City	3
88	Lake Forest	3
88	Poway	3
88	South Pasadena	3
88	Torrance	3
89	Walnut	2.9
89	Yorba Linda	2.9
90	Folsom	2.8
90	Rancho Santa Margarita	2.8
90	San Carlos	2.8
91	Danville	2.7
91	Newport Beach	2.7
91	Palo Alto	2.7
92	Agoura Hills	2.6
92	Goleta	2.6
93	Los Altos	2.5
93	Pleasanton	2.5
93	Saratoga	2.5
94	Aliso Viejo	2.3
95	Manhattan Beach	2.1
95	San Ramon	2.1
96	Rancho Palos Verdes	2
97	Lafayette	1.9