Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2021

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for December 2021, among all California cities, Calexico had the highest unemployment rate (22.7%), followed by Delano (17.7%), and Reedley (16.2%).

The chart below shows the top 283 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 2021

Calexico

Delano

Reedley

Brawley

Dinuba

Watsonville

Soledad

Corcoran

El Centro

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Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2021

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico	22.7
2	Delano	17.7
3	Reedley	16.2
4	Brawley	13.9
5	Dinuba	13.7
5	Watsonville	13.7
6	Soledad	12.6
7	Corcoran	11.8
8	El Centro	11.7
9	Santa Paula	10.7
10	Salinas	10.4
11	Los Banos	9.9
12	Coachella	9.6
13	Wasco	9.5
14	Porterville	9.4
15	Lancaster	8.8
16	Adelanto	8.3
17	Barstow	8.2
18	Palmdale	7.9
19	Atwater	7.8
19	Compton	7.8
19	Sanger	7.8
20	Paradise	7.6
21	Yuba City	7.5
22	Madera	7.4
23	Burbank	7.3
23	Ceres	7.3
23	Victorville	7.3
24	Hanford	7.2
24	Inglewood	7.2
25	West Hollywood	7.1
26	Hawthorne	7
26	Hemet	7
26	Santa Maria	7
27	Carson	6.9
28	Stockton	6.8
29	Pomona	6.7
30	Woodland	6.6
31	Bellflower	6.5
31	Lynwood	6.5
32	Hollister	6.4
32	Merced	6.4
33	Hesperia	6.3
33	Lodi	6.3
33	Paramount	6.3
34	Apple Valley	6.2
34	Bell Gardens	6.2
34	Galt	6.2
34	Glendale	6.2
34	Long Beach	6.2
34	Los Angeles	6.2
35	Bell	6.1
35	South Gate	6.1
36	Montebello	6
36	Norwalk	6
36	Pico Rivera	6
36	Whittier	6
37	San Bernardino	5.9
37	San Jacinto	5.9
37	West Covina	5.9
38	Antioch	5.8
38	Banning	5.8
38	Lemoore	5.8
38	Maywood	5.8
38	Rosemead	5.8
39	Cudahy	5.7
39	El Cajon	5.7
39	El Monte	5.7
39	Gardena	5.7
39	National City	5.7
40	Baldwin Park	5.6
40	Downey	5.6
40	Huntington Park	5.6
40	La Puente	5.6
40	Moreno Valley	5.6
40	Oxnard	5.6
40	Perris	5.6
41	Bakersfield	5.5
41	Fresno	5.5
41	La Verne	5.5
41	Lawndale	5.5
41	Lompoc	5.5
41	Modesto	5.5
42	Covina	5.4
42	Glendora	5.4
42	San Dimas	5.4
42	Santa Monica	5.4
42	Tulare	5.4
42	Twentynine Palms	5.4
42	Vallejo	5.4
43	Culver City	5.3
43	Desert Hot Springs	5.3
43	Monrovia	5.3
43	Rialto	5.3
44	Alhambra	5.2
44	Beverly Hills	5.2
44	Colton	5.2
44	Highland	5.2
44	Imperial Beach	5.2
44	Lemon Grove	5.2
44	Pasadena	5.2
44	Walnut	5.2
45	Azusa	5.1
45	Indio	5.1
45	La Mirada	5.1
45	Pittsburg	5.1
45	Santa Clarita	5.1
46	Cerritos	5
46	Menifee	5
46	Monterey Park	5
46	Suisun City	5
46	Temple City	5
46	Wildomar	5
47	Agoura Hills	4.9
47	Lakewood	4.9
47	Manteca	4.9
47	Turlock	4.9
48	Redondo Beach	4.8
48	Richmond	4.8
49	Arcadia	4.7
49	Chula Vista	4.7
49	Citrus Heights	4.7
49	Diamond Bar	4.7
49	Fairfield	4.7
49	Jurupa Valley	4.7
49	Montclair	4.7
49	Ontario	4.7
49	Sacramento	4.7
49	San Pablo	4.7
49	Westminster	4.7
50	Brentwood	4.6
50	Fontana	4.6
50	Gilroy	4.6
50	Lathrop	4.6
50	Napa	4.6
50	Oakley	4.6
50	Palm Springs	4.6
50	Rancho Cordova	4.6
50	San Gabriel	4.6
50	Torrance	4.6
50	Visalia	4.6
51	Beaumont	4.5
51	La Quinta	4.5
51	Manhattan Beach	4.5
51	Norco	4.5
51	Oakland	4.5
51	Palm Desert	4.5
51	Redding	4.5
51	South Pasadena	4.5
52	Hayward	4.4
52	Lake Elsinore	4.4
52	Riverside	4.4
52	San Leandro	4.4
52	Yucaipa	4.4
53	Claremont	4.3
53	Fountain Valley	4.3
53	Garden Grove	4.3
53	Rancho Palos Verdes	4.3
53	Seal Beach	4.3
53	Upland	4.3
54	Dana Point	4.2
54	Fullerton	4.2
54	Murrieta	4.2
54	Vacaville	4.2
55	Anaheim	4.1
55	Chino	4.1
55	Corona	4.1
55	Cypress	4.1
55	Hercules	4.1
56	Cathedral City	4
56	La Mesa	4
56	Oceanside	4
56	Rancho Cucamonga	4
56	San Diego	4
56	Tracy	4
56	Vista	4
57	Elk Grove	3.9
57	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	3.9
57	La Habra	3.9
57	Lincoln	3.9
57	Mission Viejo	3.9
57	Santa Ana	3.9
57	Santa Rosa	3.9
57	Santee	3.9
57	Stanton	3.9
58	Brea	3.8
58	Buena Park	3.8
58	Concord	3.8
58	Huntington Beach	3.8
58	Laguna Hills	3.8
58	Laguna Niguel	3.8
58	Martinez	3.8
58	Temecula	3.8
58	Tustin	3.8
58	Union City	3.8
58	West Sacramento	3.8
59	East Palo Alto	3.7
59	Eureka	3.7
59	Loma Linda	3.7
59	Morgan Hill	3.7
59	Orange	3.7
59	Redlands	3.7
59	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	3.7
60	Aliso Viejo	3.6
60	Chico	3.6
60	Clovis	3.6
60	Coronado	3.6
60	Costa Mesa	3.6
60	Escondido	3.6
60	Pacifica	3.6
60	Placentia	3.6
60	San Clemente	3.6
61	Alameda	3.5
61	Camarillo	3.5
61	Carlsbad	3.5
61	Chino Hills	3.5
61	Daly City	3.5
61	Eastvale	3.5
61	El Cerrito	3.5
61	Irvine	3.5
61	Lake Forest	3.5
61	Newark	3.5
61	Newport Beach	3.5
61	Novato	3.5
61	Rohnert Park	3.5
61	San Bruno	3.5
61	San Jose	3.5
61	South San Francisco	3.5
62	Benicia	3.4
62	Marina	3.4
62	Petaluma	3.4
62	Poway	3.4
62	San Francisco	3.4
62	San Luis Obispo	3.4
62	San Marcos	3.4
62	Yorba Linda	3.4
63	Berkeley	3.3
63	Moorpark	3.3
63	Pleasant Hill	3.3
63	Ridgecrest	3.3
63	Rocklin	3.3
63	Roseville	3.3
63	Windsor	3.3
64	Milpitas	3.2
64	Simi Valley	3.2
64	Walnut Creek	3.2
65	Atascadero	3.1
65	Campbell	3.1
65	Encinitas	3.1
65	Fremont	3.1
65	Livermore	3.1
65	Rancho Santa Margarita	3.1
65	San Juan Capistrano	3.1
65	Thousand Oaks	3.1
66	Folsom	3
66	Laguna Beach	3
66	Los Gatos	3
66	Santa Cruz	3
67	Belmont	2.9
67	Dublin	2.9
67	Pleasanton	2.9
67	Redwood City	2.9
67	San Mateo	2.9
67	San Rafael	2.9
67	Saratoga	2.9
68	Danville	2.8
68	Lafayette	2.8
68	San Ramon	2.8
69	Monterey	2.7
69	Seaside	2.7
70	Burlingame	2.6
70	Foster City	2.6
70	Los Altos	2.6
70	Santa Clara	2.6
70	Sunnyvale	2.6
71	Cupertino	2.5
71	Davis	2.5
71	Santa Barbara	2.5
72	Menlo Park	2.4
73	Goleta	2.3
73	Mountain View	2.3
73	Palo Alto	2.3
74	San Carlos	2.1