Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2020, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (23.8%), followed by Los Angeles (17%), and Kern (12.7%).

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

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: California BLS Topic List.
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Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2020
Imperial
Los Angeles
Kern
Tulare
San Joaquin
Merced
Alpine
Riverside
Fresno
San Bernardino
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2020
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 23.8
2 Los Angeles 17
3 Kern 12.7
3 Tulare 12.7
4 San Joaquin 11.8
5 Merced 11.4
6 Alpine 11.3
6 Riverside 11.3
7 Fresno 11.2
8 San Bernardino 11
9 Stanislaus 10.9
10 Kings 10.7
10 Mono 10.7
10 Solano 10.7
11 Sacramento 10.6
11 San Diego 10.6
12 Orange 10.4
12 Tuolumne 10.4
12 Yuba 10.4
13 Alameda 10.3
13 Colusa 10.3
14 Contra Costa 10.2
14 Madera 10.2
15 Sutter 9.9
16 Amador 9.7
17 Mariposa 9.6
18 Butte 9.5
18 Del Norte 9.5
18 Ventura 9.5
19 San Francisco 9.4
20 Lake 9.2
20 Mendocino 9.2
20 San Benito 9.2
21 Humboldt 9.1
21 Napa 9.1
22 Siskiyou 9
23 Santa Cruz 8.9
24 Tehama 8.7
25 Monterey 8.6
26 Shasta 8.5
26 Sonoma 8.5
27 Nevada 8.4
27 Plumas 8.4
28 El Dorado 8.3
28 Glenn 8.3
28 San Luis Obispo 8.3
29 Santa Barbara 8.1
30 San Mateo 8
31 Placer 7.9
31 Santa Clara 7.9
32 Inyo 7.8
32 Yolo 7.8
33 Calaveras 7.6
33 Marin 7.6
34 Sierra 7.5
35 Trinity 6.8
36 Lassen 6.6
37 Modoc 6.5