Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2021

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2021, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (17.2%), followed by Colusa (17.1%), and Plumas (13.4%).

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 March 2021
Imperial
Colusa
Plumas
Merced
Tulare
Kern
Monterey
Kings
Sutter
Fresno
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2021
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 17.2
2 Colusa 17.1
3 Plumas 13.4
4 Merced 13
5 Tulare 12.8
6 Kern 12.3
7 Monterey 12.1
8 Kings 11.7
9 Sutter 11.4
10 Fresno 11.2
11 Madera 10.8
11 Mariposa 10.8
12 Modoc 10.6
13 Siskiyou 10.5
14 Los Angeles 10.4
14 Yuba 10.4
15 San Joaquin 10.2
16 Stanislaus 9.9
17 Del Norte 9.3
18 Lake 9
18 San Benito 9
18 Santa Cruz 9
19 Tuolumne 8.9
20 Tehama 8.8
21 Solano 8.7
22 San Bernardino 8.6
23 Mono 8.5
23 Sierra 8.5
23 Trinity 8.5
24 Amador 8.4
24 Riverside 8.4
24 Shasta 8.4
25 Butte 8.3
26 Alpine 8.2
26 Glenn 8.2
27 Sacramento 8.1
28 Mendocino 7.8
29 Humboldt 7.6
29 Lassen 7.6
29 San Diego 7.6
30 Contra Costa 7.4
31 Inyo 7.3
31 Napa 7.3
31 Santa Barbara 7.3
32 Alameda 7.2
32 Yolo 7.2
33 Calaveras 7.1
33 Ventura 7.1
34 El Dorado 7
34 Orange 7
35 Nevada 6.7
35 Sonoma 6.7
36 San Luis Obispo 6.2
37 Placer 6
37 San Francisco 6
38 Santa Clara 5.7
39 San Mateo 5.5
40 Marin 5.4