Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2024

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2024, among all California cities, Calexico had the highest unemployment rate (33.7%), followed by Brawley (18.1%), and El Centro (16.8%).

The chart below shows the top 285 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 2024

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico	33.7
2	Brawley	18.1
3	El Centro	16.8
4	Delano	15.1
5	Porterville	13.7
6	Coachella	12.9
7	Wasco	12.1
8	Corcoran	11.6
8	Reedley	11.6
9	Dinuba	11.4
10	Paradise	9.7
11	Atwater	9.6
11	Los Banos	9.6
12	Palm Desert	9
13	Sanger	8.9
14	Merced	8.7
15	Adelanto	8.6
15	Lancaster	8.6
16	Burbank	8.5
17	Patterson	8.4
18	Indio	8.3
19	La Quinta	8.2
20	Ceres	8
20	Hanford	8
20	Palmdale	8
20	Soledad	8
21	Cathedral City	7.8
22	Compton	7.7
22	Tulare	7.7
22	Victorville	7.7
23	West Hollywood	7.6
23	Yuba City	7.6
24	Lemoore	7.5
25	Barstow	7.4
25	Desert Hot Springs	7.4
25	Inglewood	7.4
25	Madera	7.4
25	Riverbank	7.4
25	Stockton	7.4
26	Apple Valley	7.3
26	Bell Gardens	7.3
26	Hemet	7.3
27	Fresno	7.2
28	Banning	7.1
28	Bell	7.1
28	Hesperia	7.1
28	Lynwood	7.1
28	Palm Springs	7.1
29	Bakersfield	7
29	Maywood	7
29	Paramount	7
30	Bellflower	6.9
30	Cudahy	6.9
30	Glendale	6.9
30	Los Angeles	6.9
30	Modesto	6.9
30	Pico Rivera	6.9
30	Santa Monica	6.9
31	Norwalk	6.8
32	Culver City	6.7
32	Hollister	6.7
32	Pomona	6.7
32	Visalia	6.7
33	Baldwin Park	6.6
33	Hawthorne	6.6
33	Long Beach	6.6
33	Twentynine Palms	6.6
33	Watsonville	6.6
34	Agoura Hills	6.5
34	Carson	6.5
34	La Puente	6.5
34	Montebello	6.5
34	Whittier	6.5
35	Beverly Hills	6.4
35	Gardena	6.4
35	Huntington Park	6.4
35	La Mirada	6.4
35	Lathrop	6.4
35	Manteca	6.4
35	Monrovia	6.4
35	South Pasadena	6.4
36	Azusa	6.3
36	Covina	6.3
36	El Monte	6.3
36	La Verne	6.3
36	Oxnard	6.3
36	Pasadena	6.3
36	San Jacinto	6.3
36	Santa Clarita	6.3
36	South Gate	6.3
36	Turlock	6.3
37	Cerritos	6.2
37	Downey	6.2
37	Perris	6.2
37	San Bernardino	6.2
37	Walnut	6.2
38	Claremont	6.1
38	Glendora	6.1
38	Lakewood	6.1
38	Redondo Beach	6.1
38	Rosemead	6.1
38	Salinas	6.1
38	West Covina	6.1
39	Alhambra	6
39	Eureka	6
39	Lodi	6
39	Moreno Valley	6
39	Rialto	6
39	San Dimas	6
39	Vallejo	6
40	Antioch	5.9
40	Arcadia	5.9
40	National City	5.9
40	Rancho Palos Verdes	5.9
40	Santa Paula	5.9
40	Woodland	5.9
41	Chico	5.8
41	Diamond Bar	5.8
41	Manhattan Beach	5.8
41	Monterey Park	5.8
41	Temple City	5.8
41	Torrance	5.8
42	Suisun City	5.7
43	Highland	5.6
43	Menifee	5.6
43	Tracy	5.6
44	Clovis	5.5
44	Colton	5.5
44	El Cajon	5.5
44	Montclair	5.5
45	Fairfield	5.4
45	Galt	5.4
45	Lake Elsinore	5.4
45	Lawndale	5.4
45	Oakland	5.4
45	Pittsburg	5.4
45	Richmond	5.4
45	San Gabriel	5.4
45	San Pablo	5.4
45	Santa Cruz	5.4
45	Seal Beach	5.4
45	Wildomar	5.4
46	Fontana	5.3
46	Lemon Grove	5.3
46	Redding	5.3
46	West Sacramento	5.3
47	Alameda	5.2
47	Jurupa Valley	5.2
47	Murrieta	5.2
47	Ontario	5.2
47	Sacramento	5.2
47	San Leandro	5.2
47	Union City	5.2
47	Yucaipa	5.2
48	Chula Vista	5.1
48	Citrus Heights	5.1
48	Hayward	5.1
48	Rancho Cordova	5.1
48	Ridgecrest	5.1
48	Riverside	5.1
48	Santa Maria	5.1
48	Saratoga	5.1
49	Beaumont	5
49	Brentwood	5
49	Chino	5
49	Gilroy	5
49	Imperial Beach	5
49	Lompoc	5
49	Morgan Hill	5
49	Temecula	5
49	Vacaville	5
50	Berkeley	4.9
50	Davis	4.9
50	Elk Grove	4.9
50	Fountain Valley	4.9
50	Hercules	4.9
50	Los Gatos	4.9
50	Marina	4.9
50	Norco	4.9
50	Oakley	4.9
50	Oceanside	4.9
50	Pleasant Hill	4.9
50	Upland	4.9
50	Westminster	4.9
51	Benicia	4.8
51	Concord	4.8
51	Cypress	4.8
51	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	4.8
51	Lafayette	4.8
51	Laguna Hills	4.8
51	La Mesa	4.8
51	Los Altos	4.8
51	Rancho Cucamonga	4.8
51	Redlands	4.8
51	San Diego	4.8
51	San Jose	4.8
51	San Marcos	4.8
51	Vista	4.8
51	Walnut Creek	4.8
52	Carlsbad	4.7
52	Cupertino	4.7
52	Dublin	4.7
52	Fremont	4.7
52	Lincoln	4.7
52	Milpitas	4.7
52	Mission Viejo	4.7
52	Novato	4.7
52	Pleasanton	4.7
52	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	4.7
52	San Ramon	4.7
52	Simi Valley	4.7
53	Anaheim	4.6
53	Belmont	4.6
53	Camarillo	4.6
53	Campbell	4.6
53	Corona	4.6
53	Coronado	4.6
53	Danville	4.6
53	El Cerrito	4.6
53	Fullerton	4.6
53	Garden Grove	4.6
53	Irvine	4.6
53	Newark	4.6
53	Santa Rosa	4.6
53	Santee	4.6
53	Thousand Oaks	4.6
53	Yorba Linda	4.6
54	Brea	4.5
54	Buena Park	4.5
54	Escondido	4.5
54	Laguna Beach	4.5
54	Laguna Niguel	4.5
54	Lake Forest	4.5
54	Martinez	4.5
54	Moorpark	4.5
54	Petaluma	4.5
54	Placentia	4.5
54	Poway	4.5
54	Rocklin	4.5
54	Tustin	4.5
55	Aliso Viejo	4.4
55	Dana Point	4.4
55	Huntington Beach	4.4
55	La Habra	4.4
55	Monterey	4.4
55	Orange	4.4
55	Rohnert Park	4.4
55	San Clemente	4.4
55	San Francisco	4.4
55	Santa Ana	4.4
55	Seaside	4.4
55	Stanton	4.4
56	Burlingame	4.3
56	Chino Hills	4.3
56	Foster City	4.3
56	Livermore	4.3
56	Loma Linda	4.3
56	Roseville	4.3
56	San Bruno	4.3
56	San Rafael	4.3
57	Eastvale	4.2
57	Encinitas	4.2
57	Newport Beach	4.2
57	Pacifica	4.2
57	Palo Alto	4.2
58	Atascadero	4.1
58	Daly City	4.1
58	Folsom	4.1
58	Napa	4.1
58	Rancho Santa Margarita	4.1
58	San Carlos	4.1
58	Santa Clara	4.1
58	South San Francisco	4.1
58	Windsor	4.1
59	Redwood City	4
59	San Luis Obispo	4
60	Costa Mesa	3.9
60	East Palo Alto	3.9
60	Menlo Park	3.9
60	San Juan Capistrano	3.9
60	San Mateo	3.9
60	Santa Barbara	3.9
61	Mountain View	3.8
61	Sunnyvale	3.8
62	Goleta	3.5