Ranking of California Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2025

Updated on September 15, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2025, among all California cities, Calexico had the highest unemployment rate (29.3%), followed by Delano (24.7%), and Reedley (16.6%).

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 May 2025

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico	29.3
2	Delano	24.7
3	Reedley	16.6
4	Corcoran	15.6
5	Wasco	15.5
6	El Centro	14
7	Brawley	13.9
8	Porterville	13.6
9	Los Banos	13
10	Watsonville	11.9
11	Dinuba	11.8
12	Paradise	9.3
13	Patterson	8.6
14	Sanger	8.5
14	Soledad	8.5
14	Yuba City	8.5
15	Riverbank	8.2
16	Coachella	8.1
17	Ceres	8
18	Madera	7.9
19	Salinas	7.8
20	Atwater	7.7
21	Merced	7.4
22	Adelanto	7.1
22	Hanford	7.1
23	Burbank	7
23	Hollister	7
24	Lancaster	6.8
25	Banning	6.7
26	West Hollywood	6.6
27	Hemet	6.5
27	Lemoore	6.5
27	Stockton	6.5
28	Tulare	6.4
29	Victorville	6.3
30	Palmdale	6.2
31	Compton	6.1
32	Apple Valley	6
32	Modesto	6
32	Woodland	6
33	Barstow	5.9
33	Fresno	5.9
34	Hesperia	5.8
34	Inglewood	5.8
34	San Jacinto	5.8
34	Twentynine Palms	5.8
35	Bakersfield	5.7
35	Lodi	5.7
36	Los Angeles	5.6
36	Lynwood	5.6
36	Pico Rivera	5.6
36	Pomona	5.6
36	Santa Monica	5.6
37	Agoura Hills	5.5
37	Bell	5.5
37	Bell Gardens	5.5
37	Cudahy	5.5
37	Culver City	5.5
37	Glendale	5.5
37	San Bernardino	5.5
38	La Verne	5.4
38	Manteca	5.4
38	Pasadena	5.4
38	Perris	5.4
38	Turlock	5.4
38	Whittier	5.4
39	Bellflower	5.3
39	Carson	5.3
39	Colton	5.3
39	Moreno Valley	5.3
39	Temple City	5.3
40	Beverly Hills	5.2
40	Hawthorne	5.2
40	La Puente	5.2
40	Long Beach	5.2
40	Montebello	5.2
40	Norwalk	5.2
40	Paramount	5.2
40	Santa Paula	5.2
40	Visalia	5.2
41	Baldwin Park	5.1
41	Gardena	5.1
41	Highland	5.1
41	Redondo Beach	5.1
42	Antioch	5
42	Azusa	5
42	Covina	5
42	El Monte	5
42	Monrovia	5
42	Santa Clarita	5
42	South Gate	5
42	South Pasadena	5
43	Cerritos	4.9
43	Desert Hot Springs	4.9
43	Downey	4.9
43	Glendora	4.9
43	Indio	4.9
43	Lakewood	4.9
43	Lathrop	4.9
43	Maywood	4.9
43	Menifee	4.9
43	National City	4.9
43	Rialto	4.9
43	Rosemead	4.9
43	Santa Maria	4.9
43	Vallejo	4.9
43	Wildomar	4.9
44	Alhambra	4.8
44	Huntington Park	4.8
44	La Mirada	4.8
44	San Pablo	4.8
44	West Covina	4.8
45	Arcadia	4.7
45	Fairfield	4.7
45	Galt	4.7
45	Gilroy	4.7
45	Imperial Beach	4.7
45	Manhattan Beach	4.7
45	Montclair	4.7
45	Palm Desert	4.7
45	San Dimas	4.7
45	Suisun City	4.7
45	Torrance	4.7
45	Walnut	4.7
46	Diamond Bar	4.6
46	Lake Elsinore	4.6
46	Lawndale	4.6
46	Monterey Park	4.6
46	Rancho Palos Verdes	4.6
46	Tracy	4.6
47	Citrus Heights	4.5
47	El Cajon	4.5
47	Fontana	4.5
47	Oxnard	4.5
47	Palm Springs	4.5
47	Pittsburg	4.5
47	Rancho Cordova	4.5
47	Redding	4.5
47	Sacramento	4.5
48	Chico	4.4
48	Chula Vista	4.4
48	Jurupa Valley	4.4
48	La Quinta	4.4
48	Lemon Grove	4.4
48	Richmond	4.4
48	Riverside	4.4
48	San Gabriel	4.4
48	San Leandro	4.4
48	Vacaville	4.4
48	Westminster	4.4
49	Alameda	4.3
49	Beaumont	4.3
49	Brentwood	4.3
49	Hayward	4.3
49	Lompoc	4.3
49	Morgan Hill	4.3
49	Murrieta	4.3
49	Oakland	4.3
49	Temecula	4.3
49	West Sacramento	4.3
50	Claremont	4.2
50	Dublin	4.2
50	Eureka	4.2
50	Hercules	4.2
50	Oakley	4.2
50	Ontario	4.2
50	Union City	4.2
50	Yucaipa	4.2
51	Chino	4.1
51	Clovis	4.1
51	Los Gatos	4.1
51	Milpitas	4.1
51	Norco	4.1
51	Oceanside	4.1
51	San Ramon	4.1
51	Seal Beach	4.1
52	Cathedral City	4
52	Elk Grove	4
52	Fremont	4
52	Lincoln	4
52	Pleasanton	4
52	Saratoga	4
52	Simi Valley	4
52	Walnut Creek	4
53	Camarillo	3.9
53	Campbell	3.9
53	Carlsbad	3.9
53	Corona	3.9
53	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	3.9
53	Novato	3.9
53	Rancho Cucamonga	3.9
53	San Diego	3.9
53	San Jose	3.9
53	Santa Rosa	3.9
53	Santee	3.9
53	Thousand Oaks	3.9
53	Vista	3.9
53	Windsor	3.9
54	Belmont	3.8
54	Benicia	3.8
54	Concord	3.8
54	Cupertino	3.8
54	Cypress	3.8
54	Danville	3.8
54	Folsom	3.8
54	Foster City	3.8
54	Fountain Valley	3.8
54	Fullerton	3.8
54	Garden Grove	3.8
54	La Mesa	3.8
54	Los Altos	3.8
54	Martinez	3.8
54	Moorpark	3.8
54	Newark	3.8
54	Petaluma	3.8
54	Pleasant Hill	3.8
54	Redlands	3.8
54	Upland	3.8
55	Berkeley	3.7
55	Escondido	3.7
55	Huntington Beach	3.7
55	La Habra	3.7
55	Livermore	3.7
55	Loma Linda	3.7
55	Mission Viejo	3.7
55	Ridgecrest	3.7
55	Rocklin	3.7
55	Rohnert Park	3.7
55	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	3.7
55	Santa Cruz	3.7
56	Anaheim	3.6
56	Brea	3.6
56	Buena Park	3.6
56	Davis	3.6
56	El Cerrito	3.6
56	Irvine	3.6
56	Lafayette	3.6
56	Laguna Niguel	3.6
56	Napa	3.6
56	Pacifica	3.6
56	Roseville	3.6
56	San Francisco	3.6
56	San Marcos	3.6
56	Santa Ana	3.6
56	Stanton	3.6
57	Burlingame	3.5
57	Chino Hills	3.5
57	Coronado	3.5
57	Dana Point	3.5
57	Eastvale	3.5
57	Lake Forest	3.5
57	Placentia	3.5
57	Poway	3.5
58	Aliso Viejo	3.4
58	Marina	3.4
58	Orange	3.4
58	Palo Alto	3.4
58	Redwood City	3.4
58	San Bruno	3.4
58	San Carlos	3.4
58	San Clemente	3.4
58	San Mateo	3.4
58	San Rafael	3.4
58	Santa Clara	3.4
59	Costa Mesa	3.3
59	Daly City	3.3
59	East Palo Alto	3.3
59	Laguna Hills	3.3
59	Rancho Santa Margarita	3.3
59	South San Francisco	3.3
59	Tustin	3.3
59	Yorba Linda	3.3
60	Encinitas	3.2
60	Laguna Beach	3.2
60	Menlo Park	3.2
60	Newport Beach	3.2
60	Sunnyvale	3.2
61	Atascadero	3.1
61	Monterey	3.1
61	Mountain View	3.1
61	San Juan Capistrano	3.1
61	San Luis Obispo	3.1
61	Seaside	3.1
62	Santa Barbara	2.9
63	Goleta	2.6