Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2024

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2024, among all California cities, Calexico had the highest unemployment rate (32.1%), followed by Brawley (18.2%), and El Centro (16.1%).

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 October 2024

Calexico

Brawley

El Centro

Reedley

Dinuba

Delano

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Coachella

Corcoran

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico	32.1
2	Brawley	18.2
3	El Centro	16.1
4	Reedley	13
5	Dinuba	12.8
6	Delano	12.4
7	Porterville	12.2
8	Coachella	11.6
8	Corcoran	11.6
9	Wasco	11.3
10	Los Banos	9.5
11	Paradise	8.6
11	Sanger	8.6
12	Soledad	8.2
13	Adelanto	8.1
14	Lancaster	7.8
14	Patterson	7.8
15	Burbank	7.7
15	Merced	7.7
16	Ceres	7.5
16	Santa Paula	7.5
17	Hanford	7.4
18	Indio	7.2
18	Madera	7.2
18	Palm Desert	7.2
18	Watsonville	7.2
18	Yuba City	7.2
19	Atwater	7.1
19	Palmdale	7.1
19	Tulare	7.1
19	Victorville	7.1
20	Compton	6.9
20	Lemoore	6.9
20	Riverbank	6.9
20	Stockton	6.9
21	Barstow	6.8
21	West Hollywood	6.8
22	Desert Hot Springs	6.7
22	Hesperia	6.7
22	La Quinta	6.7
23	Hemet	6.6
24	Apple Valley	6.5
24	Banning	6.5
24	Cathedral City	6.5
24	Cudahy	6.5
24	Fresno	6.5
24	Inglewood	6.5
24	Modesto	6.5
25	Bellflower	6.4
25	Twentynine Palms	6.4
26	Bell	6.3
26	Bell Gardens	6.3
26	Maywood	6.3
27	Bakersfield	6.2
27	Hollister	6.2
27	Lynwood	6.2
27	Paramount	6.2
27	Santa Monica	6.2
28	Los Angeles	6.1
28	Palm Springs	6.1
28	Pico Rivera	6.1
28	Visalia	6.1
29	Culver City	6
29	Glendale	6
29	Norwalk	6
29	Pomona	6
30	Baldwin Park	5.9
30	Carson	5.9
30	Hawthorne	5.9
30	Huntington Park	5.9
31	Agoura Hills	5.8
31	Long Beach	5.8
31	Manteca	5.8
31	Salinas	5.8
31	Whittier	5.8
32	Covina	5.7
32	Gardena	5.7
32	La Puente	5.7
32	La Verne	5.7
32	Lodi	5.7
32	Montebello	5.7
32	Oxnard	5.7
32	Perris	5.7
32	South Pasadena	5.7
33	Azusa	5.6
33	Cerritos	5.6
33	El Monte	5.6
33	La Mirada	5.6
33	Lathrop	5.6
33	San Bernardino	5.6
33	San Jacinto	5.6
33	Santa Clarita	5.6
33	Woodland	5.6
34	Antioch	5.5
34	Beverly Hills	5.5
34	Claremont	5.5
34	Galt	5.5
34	Monrovia	5.5
34	Moreno Valley	5.5
34	Pasadena	5.5
34	South Gate	5.5
34	Vallejo	5.5
34	Walnut	5.5
35	Downey	5.4
35	Glendora	5.4
35	National City	5.4
35	Redondo Beach	5.4
35	Rialto	5.4
35	San Dimas	5.4
35	Temple City	5.4
35	West Covina	5.4
36	Alhambra	5.3
36	Diamond Bar	5.3
36	Rosemead	5.3
36	Turlock	5.3
37	Arcadia	5.2
37	Monterey Park	5.2
37	Pittsburg	5.2
37	Rancho Palos Verdes	5.2
37	Suisun City	5.2
37	Torrance	5.2
37	Wildomar	5.2
38	Colton	5.1
38	Eureka	5.1
38	Highland	5.1
38	Lakewood	5.1
38	Menifee	5.1
38	Santa Maria	5.1
38	Tracy	5.1
39	Chico	5
39	El Cajon	5
39	Fairfield	5
39	Jurupa Valley	5
39	Lawndale	5
39	Manhattan Beach	5
39	Montclair	5
39	Oakland	5
39	Seal Beach	5
40	Clovis	4.9
40	Lake Elsinore	4.9
40	Saratoga	4.9
41	Brentwood	4.8
41	Fontana	4.8
41	Gilroy	4.8
41	Imperial Beach	4.8
41	Murrieta	4.8
41	Ontario	4.8
41	Richmond	4.8
41	Riverside	4.8
41	Sacramento	4.8
41	San Gabriel	4.8
41	San Leandro	4.8
41	West Sacramento	4.8
42	Alameda	4.7
42	Chula Vista	4.7
42	Hayward	4.7
42	Rancho Cordova	4.7
42	Redding	4.7
42	Santa Cruz	4.7
42	Union City	4.7
43	Beaumont	4.6
43	Chino	4.6
43	Citrus Heights	4.6
43	Elk Grove	4.6
43	Lompoc	4.6
43	Oakley	4.6
43	Ridgecrest	4.6
43	San Pablo	4.6
43	Temecula	4.6
43	Yucaipa	4.6
44	Lemon Grove	4.5
44	Morgan Hill	4.5
44	Norco	4.5
44	Oceanside	4.5
44	Pleasant Hill	4.5
44	Vacaville	4.5
44	Walnut Creek	4.5
44	Westminster	4.5
45	Berkeley	4.4
45	Concord	4.4
45	Davis	4.4
45	Dublin	4.4
45	Fremont	4.4
45	Los Altos	4.4
45	Los Gatos	4.4
45	Rancho Cucamonga	4.4
45	San Jose	4.4
45	San Ramon	4.4
45	Upland	4.4
45	Vista	4.4
46	Benicia	4.3
46	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	4.3
46	Fountain Valley	4.3
46	La Mesa	4.3
46	Milpitas	4.3
46	Pleasanton	4.3
46	San Diego	4.3
46	Santee	4.3
47	Anaheim	4.2
47	Camarillo	4.2
47	Carlsbad	4.2
47	Corona	4.2
47	Cypress	4.2
47	Escondido	4.2
47	Fullerton	4.2
47	Hercules	4.2
47	Irvine	4.2
47	Lafayette	4.2
47	Laguna Hills	4.2
47	Lincoln	4.2
47	Marina	4.2
47	Martinez	4.2
47	Mission Viejo	4.2
47	Moorpark	4.2
47	Redlands	4.2
47	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	4.2
47	San Marcos	4.2
47	Thousand Oaks	4.2
48	Belmont	4.1
48	Buena Park	4.1
48	Coronado	4.1
48	Cupertino	4.1
48	Danville	4.1
48	Garden Grove	4.1
48	Laguna Niguel	4.1
48	Newark	4.1
48	Novato	4.1
48	Poway	4.1
48	Rohnert Park	4.1
48	Santa Rosa	4.1
48	Stanton	4.1
48	Tustin	4.1
48	Yorba Linda	4.1
49	Brea	4
49	Campbell	4
49	Chino Hills	4
49	Dana Point	4
49	El Cerrito	4
49	Lake Forest	4
49	Placentia	4
49	Rocklin	4
49	Roseville	4
49	Santa Ana	4
49	Simi Valley	4
50	Foster City	3.9
50	Huntington Beach	3.9
50	La Habra	3.9
50	Livermore	3.9
50	Loma Linda	3.9
50	Orange	3.9
50	Pacifica	3.9
50	Petaluma	3.9
50	Rancho Santa Margarita	3.9
50	San Clemente	3.9
50	San Francisco	3.9
50	San Rafael	3.9
50	Seaside	3.9
51	Aliso Viejo	3.8
51	Burlingame	3.8
51	Folsom	3.8
51	Laguna Beach	3.8
51	Monterey	3.8
51	Napa	3.8
51	Palo Alto	3.8
51	Windsor	3.8
52	Daly City	3.7
52	Eastvale	3.7
52	Encinitas	3.7
52	Menlo Park	3.7
52	Newport Beach	3.7
52	San Bruno	3.7
52	San Luis Obispo	3.7
52	San Mateo	3.7
52	Santa Clara	3.7
52	South San Francisco	3.7
53	Costa Mesa	3.6
53	Redwood City	3.6
53	San Juan Capistrano	3.6
53	Sunnyvale	3.6
54	Atascadero	3.5
54	San Carlos	3.5
55	East Palo Alto	3.4
55	Mountain View	3.4
56	Santa Barbara	3.3
57	Goleta	2.9