Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2012

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2012, among all California cities, Calexico had the highest unemployment rate (35.5%), followed by Brawley (33.7%), and El Centro (29.2%).

The chart below shows the top 278 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 August 2012

Calexico

Brawley

El Centro

Adelanto

Coachella

San Jacinto

Perris

Compton

Atwater

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico	35.5
2	Brawley	33.7
3	El Centro	29.2
4	Adelanto	19.1
5	Coachella	18.4
6	San Jacinto	17.8
7	Perris	17.4
8	Compton	16.9
9	Atwater	16.6
9	Hemet	16.6
10	Corcoran	16.3
11	Porterville	16.2
12	Wasco	16.1
13	Hesperia	15.8
14	Jurupa Valley	15.7
14	Yuba City	15.7
15	Sanger	15.6
16	Los Banos	15.5
17	Fresno	15.3
18	Twentynine Palms	15.1
19	Ceres	15
19	Stockton	15
20	Bell	14.9
20	San Bernardino	14.9
21	Palmdale	14.8
22	Baldwin Park	14.6
22	Delano	14.6
23	Huntington Park	14.5
23	Inglewood	14.5
24	Desert Hot Springs	14.4
24	South Gate	14.4
25	Merced	14.3
25	Vallejo	14.3
26	Carson	14.2
26	Imperial Beach	14.2
26	Menifee	14.2
27	Manteca	14
27	Rialto	14
28	Cudahy	13.9
29	Modesto	13.8
29	San Pablo	13.8
30	El Monte	13.7
30	Lynwood	13.7
30	Reedley	13.7
31	West Covina	13.6
32	Tulare	13.4
33	El Cajon	13.3
33	Watsonville	13.3
34	Covina	13.2
34	Indio	13.2
34	Soledad	13.2
35	Lodi	13.1
36	Lake Elsinore	13
36	Moreno Valley	13
36	Paramount	13
37	Bell Gardens	12.8
37	Fontana	12.8
37	Rosemead	12.8
37	Visalia	12.8
38	Redding	12.7
38	Victorville	12.7
39	Apple Valley	12.6
39	Hanford	12.6
39	Turlock	12.6
40	Antioch	12.5
40	Lancaster	12.5
41	Galt	12.4
41	Hayward	12.4
41	Lemoore	12.4
41	Pomona	12.4
42	Hollister	12.3
42	Santa Paula	12.3
42	Wildomar	12.3
43	Lemon Grove	12.2
43	Long Beach	12.2
44	Yucaipa	12.1
45	Colton	11.9
45	Ontario	11.9
45	Tracy	11.9
46	Los Angeles	11.8
46	National City	11.8
46	Riverside	11.8
46	West Sacramento	11.8
47	Chula Vista	11.7
47	Madera	11.7
47	Rancho Cordova	11.7
48	Maywood	11.6
49	Norwalk	11.4
50	Oakley	11.3
51	Citrus Heights	11.2
51	Gardena	11.2
51	Sacramento	11.2
51	Westminster	11.2
52	Clovis	11.1
53	Bakersfield	11
53	Oakland	11
54	Banning	10.9
54	Glendale	10.9
54	Pittsburg	10.9
55	Woodland	10.8
56	Bellflower	10.7
56	Beverly Hills	10.7
56	Claremont	10.7
56	Lawndale	10.7
56	Stanton	10.7
57	Lompoc	10.6
58	Gilroy	10.5
58	Paradise	10.5
58	Richmond	10.5
59	Highland	10.4
59	Oxnard	10.4
59	Pico Rivera	10.4
60	Anaheim	10.3
60	Lincoln	10.3
60	Santa Clarita	10.3
61	East Palo Alto	10.2
61	Palm Springs	10.2
62	Cathedral City	10.1
62	Chico	10.1
62	Garden Grove	10.1
62	Hawthorne	10.1
62	Montclair	10.1
62	Salinas	10.1
63	Downey	10
63	Monterey Park	10
63	Murrieta	10
63	Norco	10
63	Pasadena	10
64	Concord	9.9
64	La Puente	9.9
64	Santa Maria	9.9
65	Santa Rosa	9.8
65	Seaside	9.8
66	Corona	9.7
66	Fairfield	9.7
66	Oceanside	9.7
66	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	9.7
66	San Leandro	9.7
67	Glendora	9.6
67	La Mesa	9.6
67	Montebello	9.6
67	Rocklin	9.6
67	Santa Monica	9.6
68	Escondido	9.5
69	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	9.4
69	Eureka	9.4
69	Santa Ana	9.4
69	Santa Cruz	9.4
69	Suisun City	9.4
70	Agoura Hills	9.3
70	Fullerton	9.3
70	La Habra	9.3
70	Santee	9.3
70	Thousand Oaks	9.3
70	West Hollywood	9.3
71	Burbank	9.2
71	Chino	9.2
71	Placentia	9.2
71	Rohnert Park	9.2
72	San Diego	9
72	San Jose	9
72	San Juan Capistrano	9
72	Temecula	9
73	Morgan Hill	8.9
73	Palm Desert	8.9
73	Rancho Cucamonga	8.9
73	Roseville	8.9
73	San Dimas	8.9
73	San Luis Obispo	8.9
73	Upland	8.9
73	Whittier	8.9
74	Chino Hills	8.8
75	Lakewood	8.7
75	La Verne	8.7
75	Monrovia	8.7
76	Carlsbad	8.6
76	Napa	8.6
76	Vacaville	8.6
77	Azusa	8.5
77	Simi Valley	8.5
78	Cerritos	8.4
78	Eastvale	8.4
78	Vista	8.4
79	Costa Mesa	8.3
79	Culver City	8.3
79	Elk Grove	8.3
79	Martinez	8.3
79	Ridgecrest	8.3
80	Union City	8.2
81	Camarillo	8.1
81	Fountain Valley	8.1
81	Walnut	8.1
82	Daly City	8
82	La Mirada	8
82	South Pasadena	8
83	Brea	7.9
83	Davis	7.9
83	Huntington Beach	7.9
83	La Quinta	7.9
83	Torrance	7.9
84	Alameda	7.8
84	Brentwood	7.8
84	Orange	7.8
85	Dana Point	7.7
85	Encinitas	7.7
85	Mission Viejo	7.7
85	Newark	7.7
85	Pleasant Hill	7.7
85	Tustin	7.7
85	Windsor	7.7
86	Milpitas	7.6
87	Laguna Hills	7.5
87	Laguna Niguel	7.5
87	Moorpark	7.5
87	San Marcos	7.5
88	Alhambra	7.4
88	Beaumont	7.4
88	Temple City	7.4
89	Berkeley	7.3
89	Danville	7.3
89	Diamond Bar	7.3
89	Santa Clara	7.3
89	Sunnyvale	7.3
90	Marina	7.2
90	Seal Beach	7.2
90	Yorba Linda	7.2
91	Buena Park	7.1
91	Fremont	7.1
92	Atascadero	7
92	Folsom	7
92	Pleasanton	7
92	Redlands	7
92	Redondo Beach	7
92	San Gabriel	7
92	South San Francisco	7
93	Monterey	6.9
93	Petaluma	6.9
93	San Francisco	6.9
94	Benicia	6.8
94	Newport Beach	6.8
94	San Clemente	6.8
95	San Rafael	6.7
96	Arcadia	6.6
96	Cupertino	6.6
96	Santa Barbara	6.6
97	Aliso Viejo	6.5
97	San Carlos	6.5
98	San Bruno	6.4
98	Walnut Creek	6.4
99	Laguna Beach	6.3
99	Novato	6.3
99	San Mateo	6.3
100	Irvine	6.2
100	Livermore	6.2
100	Mountain View	6.2
100	Poway	6.2
100	San Ramon	6.2
101	Foster City	6.1
101	Hercules	6.1
101	Pacifica	6.1
102	Redwood City	6
103	Campbell	5.9
103	Lake Forest	5.9
104	Belmont	5.8
104	Saratoga	5.8
105	Cypress	5.7
105	Dublin	5.7
106	Palo Alto	5.6
107	Coronado	5.5
107	Los Gatos	5.5
107	Rancho Palos Verdes	5.5
108	Los Altos	5.3
109	Burlingame	5.2
109	Menlo Park	5.2
110	Lafayette	5.1
111	Goleta	4.9
112	Rancho Santa Margarita	4.8
113	Manhattan Beach	4.7