Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2022

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2022, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (17.3%), followed by Tulare (8.1%), and Colusa (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 2022
Imperial
Tulare
Colusa
Merced
Kern
Kings
Fresno
Alpine
Madera
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Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2022
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 17.3
2 Tulare 8.1
3 Colusa 8
4 Merced 6.9
5 Kern 6.6
6 Kings 6.2
7 Fresno 5.9
8 Alpine 5.7
9 Madera 5.6
10 Sutter 5.5
11 Glenn 5.4
12 Yuba 5.3
13 Stanislaus 5.2
14 Del Norte 5.1
14 San Joaquin 5.1
15 Siskiyou 4.9
16 Los Angeles 4.8
16 Plumas 4.8
16 Tehama 4.8
17 Lake 4.6
18 Butte 4.5
18 Lassen 4.5
18 Modoc 4.5
18 Riverside 4.5
18 San Benito 4.5
18 Shasta 4.5
19 Amador 4.3
19 Humboldt 4.3
19 Monterey 4.3
19 Tuolumne 4.3
20 San Bernardino 4.2
20 Solano 4.2
21 Sacramento 4
21 Santa Cruz 4
21 Trinity 4
22 Mariposa 3.9
22 Mendocino 3.9
22 Yolo 3.9
23 Ventura 3.8
24 Calaveras 3.6
24 Contra Costa 3.6
24 Inyo 3.6
24 Mono 3.6
24 San Diego 3.6
25 Sierra 3.5
26 Alameda 3.4
26 Nevada 3.4
27 El Dorado 3.3
27 Orange 3.3
27 Santa Barbara 3.3
28 Placer 3.2
28 San Luis Obispo 3.2
28 Sonoma 3.2
29 Napa 3
30 Marin 2.8
31 Santa Clara 2.7
32 San Francisco 2.6
33 San Mateo 2.5