Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2021

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2021, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (19.4%), followed by Tulare (10.4%), and Kern (9.8%).

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 2021
Imperial
Tulare
Kern
Colusa
Merced
Alpine
Plumas
Kings
Los Angeles
Fresno
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2021
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 19.4
2 Tulare 10.4
3 Kern 9.8
4 Colusa 9.6
5 Merced 9.5
6 Alpine 9.2
7 Plumas 9.1
8 Kings 9
9 Los Angeles 8.9
10 Fresno 8.8
11 San Joaquin 8.4
12 Madera 8.2
12 Yuba 8.2
13 Stanislaus 8.1
13 Sutter 8.1
14 Riverside 7.5
14 San Bernardino 7.5
15 Solano 7.4
16 Siskiyou 7.3
17 Del Norte 7.2
17 Lake 7.2
18 Glenn 7
19 Sacramento 6.9
19 Tehama 6.9
19 Tuolumne 6.9
20 Amador 6.7
20 Butte 6.7
21 Mariposa 6.6
21 San Benito 6.6
21 Shasta 6.6
22 Monterey 6.5
22 San Diego 6.5
23 Contra Costa 6.4
24 Humboldt 6.3
25 Mono 6.2
25 Ventura 6.2
26 Alameda 6.1
26 Santa Cruz 6.1
27 Orange 6
28 Lassen 5.9
28 Mendocino 5.9
28 Modoc 5.9
29 Inyo 5.7
30 Calaveras 5.5
30 El Dorado 5.5
30 Nevada 5.5
30 Trinity 5.5
30 Yolo 5.5
31 Napa 5.4
31 Santa Barbara 5.4
32 Sierra 5.3
32 Sonoma 5.3
33 San Luis Obispo 5.2
34 Placer 5
34 San Francisco 5
35 Santa Clara 4.7
36 Marin 4.5
36 San Mateo 4.5