Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December 2020, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (18%), followed by Colusa (14.7%), and Merced (11.7%).

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 December 2020
Imperial
Colusa
Merced
Tulare
Mariposa
Kern
Monterey
Plumas
Kings
Los Angeles
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2020
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 18
2 Colusa 14.7
3 Merced 11.7
4 Tulare 11.6
5 Mariposa 11.5
6 Kern 11.2
7 Monterey 11.1
8 Plumas 11
9 Kings 10.9
10 Los Angeles 10.8
11 Fresno 10.6
12 San Joaquin 10.4
12 Sutter 10.4
13 Siskiyou 10.3
14 Madera 10
15 Stanislaus 9.9
15 Yuba 9.9
16 Mono 9.8
17 Tuolumne 9.5
18 Del Norte 9.3
19 Lake 9.2
19 Solano 9.2
20 San Bernardino 9.1
21 Modoc 9
22 Riverside 8.9
23 Alpine 8.7
23 San Benito 8.7
24 Sacramento 8.6
25 Amador 8.5
26 San Diego 8.4
26 Santa Cruz 8.4
27 Butte 8.3
27 Tehama 8.3
28 Napa 8.1
28 Shasta 8.1
29 Contra Costa 8
29 Mendocino 8
29 Trinity 8
30 Alameda 7.8
30 Humboldt 7.8
31 Orange 7.7
31 Ventura 7.7
32 Glenn 7.6
32 Santa Barbara 7.6
32 Sierra 7.6
33 Calaveras 7.1
33 El Dorado 7.1
33 Lassen 7.1
33 Yolo 7.1
34 Inyo 7
34 Nevada 7
35 San Luis Obispo 6.8
35 Sonoma 6.8
36 San Francisco 6.7
37 Placer 6.2
38 Santa Clara 6.1
39 San Mateo 6
40 Marin 5.8