Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2023

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2023, among all California cities, Delano had the highest unemployment rate (27.6%), followed by Calexico (25.2%), and Corcoran (18%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all California cities.

You can see similar 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 May 2023

Delano

Calexico

Corcoran

Reedley

Wasco

Porterville

El Centro

Los Banos

Watsonville

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Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2023

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Delano	27.6
2	Calexico	25.2
3	Corcoran	18
4	Reedley	17.7
5	Wasco	15.2
6	Porterville	14.7
7	El Centro	12.4
7	Los Banos	12.4
8	Watsonville	12.2
9	Brawley	11.3
10	Soledad	9.8
11	Adelanto	8.5
11	Salinas	8.5
12	Coachella	8.3
13	Madera	8
13	Yuba City	8
14	Atwater	7.7
15	Sanger	7.5
16	Paradise	7.3
17	Ceres	7.2
18	Merced	6.9
19	Stockton	6.5
20	Burbank	6.2
20	Hollister	6.2
21	Lancaster	6.1
22	Hanford	6
22	Palmdale	6
22	West Hollywood	6
23	Compton	5.9
23	Hemet	5.9
23	Victorville	5.9
24	Modesto	5.6
24	Perris	5.6
25	Tulare	5.5
26	Hesperia	5.4
26	Lodi	5.4
26	Lynwood	5.4
26	San Bernardino	5.4
26	San Jacinto	5.4
27	Bell	5.3
27	Fresno	5.3
27	Santa Paula	5.3
28	Banning	5.2
28	Inglewood	5.2
28	Lemoore	5.2
29	Bakersfield	5.1
29	Culver City	5.1
29	Pomona	5.1
29	Woodland	5.1
30	Bell Gardens	5
31	Bellflower	4.9
31	Los Angeles	4.9
31	Santa Maria	4.9
31	Santa Monica	4.9
31	South Gate	4.9
31	Twentynine Palms	4.9
32	Montebello	4.8
33	Covina	4.7
33	Galt	4.7
33	Gardena	4.7
33	Huntington Park	4.7
33	Long Beach	4.7
33	Manteca	4.7
33	Paramount	4.7
34	Antioch	4.6
34	Apple Valley	4.6
34	Cudahy	4.6
34	Hawthorne	4.6
34	Lompoc	4.6
34	Moreno Valley	4.6
34	South Pasadena	4.6
34	Vallejo	4.6
35	Baldwin Park	4.5
35	Carson	4.5
35	Desert Hot Springs	4.5
35	Glendale	4.5
35	Menifee	4.5
35	Pico Rivera	4.5
35	Rialto	4.5
35	Whittier	4.5
36	Norwalk	4.4
36	Pasadena	4.4
36	Visalia	4.4
37	Azusa	4.3
37	Highland	4.3
37	Lake Elsinore	4.3
37	Santa Clarita	4.3
37	West Covina	4.3
38	Downey	4.2
38	El Monte	4.2
38	Redding	4.2
38	Rosemead	4.2
38	Sacramento	4.2
38	Tracy	4.2
38	Turlock	4.2
39	Agoura Hills	4.1
39	Colton	4.1
39	Fairfield	4.1
39	La Mirada	4.1
39	La Puente	4.1
39	Maywood	4.1
39	National City	4.1
39	West Sacramento	4.1
40	Claremont	4
40	Lakewood	4
40	Lawndale	4
40	Monterey Park	4
40	Oakland	4
40	Oakley	4
40	Pittsburg	4
40	Suisun City	4
40	Wildomar	4
41	Fontana	3.9
41	Glendora	3.9
41	Imperial Beach	3.9
41	Indio	3.9
41	Jurupa Valley	3.9
41	La Verne	3.9
41	Rancho Cordova	3.9
41	Redondo Beach	3.9
41	Richmond	3.9
41	Riverside	3.9
41	San Pablo	3.9
42	Alhambra	3.8
42	Beverly Hills	3.8
42	Cerritos	3.8
42	Eureka	3.8
42	Hayward	3.8
42	Oxnard	3.8
42	San Dimas	3.8
43	Arcadia	3.7
43	Brentwood	3.7
43	Lemon Grove	3.7
43	Monrovia	3.7
43	Rancho Palos Verdes	3.7
43	Vista	3.7
44	Beaumont	3.6
44	Chino	3.6
44	Citrus Heights	3.6
44	Lincoln	3.6
44	Milpitas	3.6
44	Ontario	3.6
44	San Gabriel	3.6
44	Temple City	3.6
44	Torrance	3.6
44	Union City	3.6
45	Chico	3.5
45	Chula Vista	3.5
45	Danville	3.5
45	El Cajon	3.5
45	Montclair	3.5
45	Oceanside	3.5
45	Palm Springs	3.5
45	Pleasant Hill	3.5
45	San Leandro	3.5
45	Simi Valley	3.5
45	Vacaville	3.5
46	Alameda	3.4
46	Carlsbad	3.4
46	Clovis	3.4
46	Corona	3.4
46	Diamond Bar	3.4
46	Dublin	3.4
46	Fremont	3.4
46	La Mesa	3.4
46	La Quinta	3.4
46	Murrieta	3.4
46	Newark	3.4
46	Norco	3.4
46	Santa Cruz	3.4
46	Santa Rosa	3.4
46	Seal Beach	3.4
46	Thousand Oaks	3.4
46	Upland	3.4
46	Westminster	3.4
47	Buena Park	3.3
47	Concord	3.3
47	Elk Grove	3.3
47	Gilroy	3.3
47	Hercules	3.3
47	Manhattan Beach	3.3
47	Pleasanton	3.3
47	Rohnert Park	3.3
47	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	3.3
47	San Ramon	3.3
47	Walnut Creek	3.3
48	Anaheim	3.2
48	Cypress	3.2
48	Escondido	3.2
48	Fountain Valley	3.2
48	Fullerton	3.2
48	Garden Grove	3.2
48	Irvine	3.2
48	Los Gatos	3.2
48	Moorpark	3.2
48	Orange	3.2
48	Placentia	3.2
48	San Diego	3.2
48	San Jose	3.2
48	Saratoga	3.2
48	Temecula	3.2
48	Walnut	3.2
48	Yucaipa	3.2
49	Benicia	3.1
49	Berkeley	3.1
49	Brea	3.1
49	Cathedral City	3.1
49	Cupertino	3.1
49	Huntington Beach	3.1
49	Lafayette	3.1
49	La Habra	3.1
49	Los Altos	3.1
49	Marina	3.1
49	Morgan Hill	3.1
49	Napa	3.1
49	Palm Desert	3.1
49	Rocklin	3.1
49	Roseville	3.1
49	San Marcos	3.1
49	Stanton	3.1
50	Camarillo	3
50	Coronado	3
50	Eastvale	3
50	Folsom	3
50	Laguna Niguel	3
50	Martinez	3
50	Petaluma	3
50	Rancho Cucamonga	3
50	Redlands	3
50	San Carlos	3
50	Santa Ana	3
50	Tustin	3
51	Belmont	2.9
51	Dana Point	2.9
51	East Palo Alto	2.9
51	El Cerrito	2.9
51	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	2.9
51	Mission Viejo	2.9
51	Newport Beach	2.9
51	San Clemente	2.9
51	San Francisco	2.9
51	Santee	2.9
51	Windsor	2.9
52	Aliso Viejo	2.8
52	Atascadero	2.8
52	Costa Mesa	2.8
52	Encinitas	2.8
52	Laguna Beach	2.8
52	Lake Forest	2.8
52	Livermore	2.8
52	Novato	2.8
52	Pacifica	2.8
52	Poway	2.8
52	Rancho Santa Margarita	2.8
52	Santa Clara	2.8
52	Sunnyvale	2.8
53	Burlingame	2.7
53	Campbell	2.7
53	Chino Hills	2.7
53	Davis	2.7
53	Foster City	2.7
53	Laguna Hills	2.7
53	Menlo Park	2.7
53	Monterey	2.7
53	Ridgecrest	2.7
53	San Juan Capistrano	2.7
53	San Mateo	2.7
53	San Rafael	2.7
53	Yorba Linda	2.7
54	Mountain View	2.6
54	Palo Alto	2.6
54	Redwood City	2.6
54	San Bruno	2.6
54	Seaside	2.6
54	South San Francisco	2.6
55	Daly City	2.5
55	San Luis Obispo	2.5
55	Santa Barbara	2.5
56	Goleta	2.2