Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2016, among all California cities, Calexico had the highest unemployment rate (38%), followed by Brawley (33.4%), and El Centro (23.2%).

The chart below shows the top 279 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 2016

Calexico

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Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico	38
2	Brawley	33.4
3	El Centro	23.2
4	Coachella	16.5
5	Delano	15.7
6	Reedley	13.5
7	Wasco	13.3
8	Porterville	12.5
9	Corcoran	12.2
10	Paradise	10.3
11	Sanger	10.1
12	Indio	9.7
12	Palm Desert	9.7
13	La Quinta	9.4
13	Los Banos	9.4
14	Atwater	9.3
15	Adelanto	9
15	Ceres	9
15	Hanford	9
16	Merced	8.7
17	Bakersfield	8.5
18	Cathedral City	8.3
19	Stockton	8.2
20	Madera	8.1
20	Palm Springs	8.1
21	Fresno	8
21	Twentynine Palms	8
21	Victorville	8
22	Apple Valley	7.9
22	Yuba City	7.9
23	Oxnard	7.8
23	Tulare	7.8
24	Desert Hot Springs	7.7
25	Hemet	7.5
25	Lemoore	7.5
25	Modesto	7.5
26	Hesperia	7.2
27	Lancaster	7.1
27	Lodi	7.1
27	Santa Paula	7.1
27	Watsonville	7.1
28	Banning	7
28	Turlock	7
29	Compton	6.9
30	Manteca	6.8
30	Rialto	6.8
30	San Bernardino	6.8
31	Colton	6.7
31	Hollister	6.7
31	Moreno Valley	6.7
31	Perris	6.7
31	West Hollywood	6.7
32	Soledad	6.6
32	Visalia	6.6
33	Bell Gardens	6.4
33	Burbank	6.4
33	Inglewood	6.4
33	Palmdale	6.4
34	Bell	6.3
34	Clovis	6.3
34	Lynwood	6.3
34	Redding	6.3
34	San Jacinto	6.3
34	Suisun City	6.3
35	Carson	6.2
35	Montclair	6.2
35	Pico Rivera	6.2
35	Salinas	6.2
35	Wildomar	6.2
36	National City	6.1
36	Tracy	6.1
36	Vallejo	6.1
37	Agoura Hills	6
37	Beverly Hills	6
37	Highland	6
37	Lompoc	6
37	Maywood	6
37	Menifee	6
38	Bellflower	5.9
38	Chico	5.9
38	Culver City	5.9
38	Jurupa Valley	5.9
38	Norwalk	5.9
38	Ontario	5.9
38	Pomona	5.9
38	Rancho Cordova	5.9
38	Santa Monica	5.9
38	South Gate	5.9
38	West Sacramento	5.9
38	Yucaipa	5.9
39	Fontana	5.8
39	Galt	5.8
39	Hawthorne	5.8
39	Long Beach	5.8
39	Los Angeles	5.8
39	Whittier	5.8
39	Woodland	5.8
40	Baldwin Park	5.7
40	Cudahy	5.7
40	Gardena	5.7
40	Huntington Park	5.7
40	La Verne	5.7
40	Paramount	5.7
40	Riverside	5.7
41	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	5.6
41	Lakewood	5.6
41	La Puente	5.6
41	Montebello	5.6
41	Murrieta	5.6
41	Norco	5.6
42	Azusa	5.5
42	Citrus Heights	5.5
42	El Cajon	5.5
42	El Monte	5.5
42	Glendale	5.5
42	Imperial Beach	5.5
42	Lake Elsinore	5.5
42	Lemon Grove	5.5
42	Rosemead	5.5
42	Sacramento	5.5
42	Santa Cruz	5.5
43	Antioch	5.4
43	Beaumont	5.4
43	Cerritos	5.4
43	Chula Vista	5.4
43	Covina	5.4
43	Downey	5.4
43	Monterey Park	5.4
43	Rancho Cucamonga	5.4
43	Temecula	5.4
43	Upland	5.4
43	West Covina	5.4
44	Alhambra	5.3
44	Chino	5.3
44	Glendora	5.3
44	La Mirada	5.3
44	Seal Beach	5.3
44	Walnut	5.3
45	Claremont	5.2
45	Eureka	5.2
45	Fairfield	5.2
45	Redlands	5.2
45	San Dimas	5.2
45	Santa Maria	5.2
45	Vacaville	5.2
46	Corona	5.1
46	Diamond Bar	5.1
46	Manhattan Beach	5.1
46	Pittsburg	5.1
46	Ridgecrest	5.1
46	Temple City	5.1
47	La Mesa	5
47	Monrovia	5
47	Oceanside	5
47	Richmond	5
47	Santee	5
47	Torrance	5
48	Elk Grove	4.9
48	Lawndale	4.9
48	Lincoln	4.9
48	Pasadena	4.9
48	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	4.9
48	San Pablo	4.9
48	Vista	4.9
48	Westminster	4.9
49	Arcadia	4.8
49	Chino Hills	4.8
49	Mission Viejo	4.8
49	Moorpark	4.8
49	Oakland	4.8
49	Redondo Beach	4.8
49	San Gabriel	4.8
49	Santa Clarita	4.8
49	Simi Valley	4.8
50	Camarillo	4.7
50	Coronado	4.7
50	Garden Grove	4.7
50	Rocklin	4.7
50	San Diego	4.7
50	Stanton	4.7
51	Benicia	4.6
51	Brentwood	4.6
51	Cypress	4.6
51	Gilroy	4.6
51	Oakley	4.6
51	Rancho Palos Verdes	4.6
51	Thousand Oaks	4.6
52	Anaheim	4.5
52	Berkeley	4.5
52	Carlsbad	4.5
52	Eastvale	4.5
52	Escondido	4.5
52	Fountain Valley	4.5
52	Fullerton	4.5
52	Hayward	4.5
52	Los Gatos	4.5
52	Morgan Hill	4.5
52	San Leandro	4.5
52	Saratoga	4.5
52	South Pasadena	4.5
52	Union City	4.5
53	Atascadero	4.4
53	Buena Park	4.4
53	Concord	4.4
53	Davis	4.4
53	Folsom	4.4
53	Laguna Hills	4.4
53	Laguna Niguel	4.4
53	La Habra	4.4
53	Pleasant Hill	4.4
53	Poway	4.4
53	Roseville	4.4
53	San Clemente	4.4
53	San Marcos	4.4
54	Alameda	4.3
54	Brea	4.3
54	Dana Point	4.3
54	Hercules	4.3
54	Huntington Beach	4.3
54	Marina	4.3
54	Martinez	4.3
54	Milpitas	4.3
54	Orange	4.3
54	Placentia	4.3
54	San Jose	4.3
54	Santa Ana	4.3
54	Seaside	4.3
54	Tustin	4.3
55	Campbell	4.2
55	Danville	4.2
55	Irvine	4.2
55	Lake Forest	4.2
55	Los Altos	4.2
55	Newark	4.2
55	Walnut Creek	4.2
56	Encinitas	4.1
56	Laguna Beach	4.1
56	Monterey	4.1
56	Napa	4.1
56	Yorba Linda	4.1
57	Cupertino	4
57	Fremont	4
57	Lafayette	4
57	Newport Beach	4
57	Novato	4
57	Pleasanton	4
57	San Ramon	4
57	Santa Barbara	4
57	Santa Rosa	4
57	Windsor	4
58	Petaluma	3.9
58	Rancho Santa Margarita	3.9
58	San Juan Capistrano	3.9
58	San Luis Obispo	3.9
59	Aliso Viejo	3.8
59	Livermore	3.8
59	Rohnert Park	3.8
60	Belmont	3.7
60	Costa Mesa	3.7
60	Dublin	3.7
60	East Palo Alto	3.7
60	Pacifica	3.7
60	San Francisco	3.7
61	El Cerrito	3.6
61	Goleta	3.6
61	Palo Alto	3.6
61	Santa Clara	3.6
62	Daly City	3.5
62	Redwood City	3.5
62	San Bruno	3.5
62	San Rafael	3.5
62	South San Francisco	3.5
63	Burlingame	3.4
63	Foster City	3.4
63	San Carlos	3.4
63	San Mateo	3.4
64	Sunnyvale	3.3
65	Mountain View	3.2
66	Menlo Park	3.1