Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2022

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2022, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (12.4%), followed by Colusa (10.6%), and Merced (7.1%).

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 May 2022
Imperial
Colusa
Merced
Tulare
Kern
Kings
Sutter
Alpine
Fresno
Madera
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2022
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 12.4
2 Colusa 10.6
3 Merced 7.1
3 Tulare 7.1
4 Kern 6.6
5 Kings 6.3
6 Sutter 6
7 Alpine 5.7
7 Fresno 5.7
8 Madera 5.5
9 Plumas 4.9
10 Monterey 4.8
10 Siskiyou 4.8
10 Stanislaus 4.8
11 Del Norte 4.7
11 Glenn 4.7
11 Yuba 4.7
12 Los Angeles 4.6
13 San Benito 4.5
13 San Joaquin 4.5
14 Modoc 4.3
15 Santa Cruz 4.2
15 Tehama 4.2
16 Lake 4.1
17 Shasta 3.9
18 Butte 3.8
18 Tuolumne 3.8
19 Trinity 3.7
20 Amador 3.6
20 Lassen 3.6
20 Mariposa 3.6
20 Solano 3.6
21 Riverside 3.5
21 San Bernardino 3.5
21 Sierra 3.5
21 Yolo 3.5
22 Humboldt 3.4
22 Mendocino 3.4
23 Inyo 3.3
23 Sacramento 3.3
24 Calaveras 3.1
25 Contra Costa 3
25 Mono 3
25 Ventura 3
26 El Dorado 2.9
26 Nevada 2.9
26 San Diego 2.9
26 Santa Barbara 2.9
27 Alameda 2.8
28 Orange 2.7
28 Sonoma 2.7
29 Napa 2.6
29 Placer 2.6
29 San Luis Obispo 2.6
30 Santa Clara 2.3
31 Marin 2.2
31 San Francisco 2.2
32 San Mateo 2.1