Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in April 2021

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for April 2021, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (17.6%), followed by Colusa (14.2%), and Merced (12%).

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 April 2021
Imperial
Colusa
Merced
Tulare
Kern
Kings
Plumas
Fresno
Sutter
Madera
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in April 2021
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 17.6
2 Colusa 14.2
3 Merced 12
4 Tulare 11.9
5 Kern 11.5
6 Kings 11.1
7 Plumas 10.6
8 Fresno 10.4
8 Sutter 10.4
9 Madera 10.3
10 Los Angeles 10.2
11 San Joaquin 9.7
12 Monterey 9.6
13 Stanislaus 9.5
14 Yuba 9.4
15 Siskiyou 9
16 Mariposa 8.9
17 Del Norte 8.8
18 Lake 8.5
19 Alpine 8.3
19 San Bernardino 8.3
19 Santa Cruz 8.3
19 Solano 8.3
20 Modoc 8.2
20 San Benito 8.2
21 Riverside 8.1
21 Tehama 8.1
21 Tuolumne 8.1
22 Amador 7.8
22 Glenn 7.8
23 Butte 7.7
23 Sacramento 7.7
24 Shasta 7.6
25 Trinity 7.4
26 San Diego 7.3
27 Contra Costa 7.2
27 Mono 7.2
27 Sierra 7.2
28 Humboldt 7.1
29 Mendocino 7
30 Alameda 6.9
30 Lassen 6.9
31 Napa 6.8
31 Orange 6.8
32 Ventura 6.7
33 Inyo 6.6
34 Yolo 6.5
35 Calaveras 6.4
35 El Dorado 6.4
35 Santa Barbara 6.4
36 Nevada 6.3
37 Sonoma 6.2
38 San Francisco 6
39 San Luis Obispo 5.9
40 Placer 5.6
41 Santa Clara 5.4
42 San Mateo 5.3
43 Marin 5.1