Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2023

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December 2023, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (18.1%), followed by Colusa (15.9%), and Tulare (10.9%).

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.
See this for other months:
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2023
Imperial
Colusa
Tulare
Merced
Monterey
Kings
Kern
Sutter
Plumas
Fresno
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2023
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Imperial 18.1
2 Colusa 15.9
3 Tulare 10.9
4 Merced 9.7
5 Monterey 9.2
6 Kings 8.9
7 Kern 8.7
8 Sutter 8.6
9 Plumas 8.3
10 Fresno 8.1
11 Madera 7.8
12 Modoc 7.6
13 Siskiyou 7.4
14 Yuba 7.1
15 Stanislaus 6.9
16 Alpine 6.8
16 Glenn 6.8
17 Lake 6.7
17 San Benito 6.7
17 San Joaquin 6.7
17 Santa Cruz 6.7
18 Del Norte 6.5
19 Tehama 6.2
20 Trinity 5.9
21 Butte 5.6
22 Lassen 5.5
23 Shasta 5.4
24 Mariposa 5.3
24 Mendocino 5.3
24 Yolo 5.3
25 Amador 5.2
25 Tuolumne 5.2
26 Riverside 5.1
27 Humboldt 5
27 Los Angeles 5
27 Solano 5
28 San Bernardino 4.9
28 Sierra 4.9
29 Ventura 4.8
30 Sacramento 4.7
30 Santa Barbara 4.7
31 Calaveras 4.6
32 Alameda 4.5
32 Contra Costa 4.5
33 El Dorado 4.3
33 San Diego 4.3
34 Mono 4.2
34 Nevada 4.2
35 Inyo 4.1
35 Napa 4.1
36 Placer 4
37 Santa Clara 3.9
38 Orange 3.8
38 Sonoma 3.8
39 San Luis Obispo 3.7
40 Marin 3.6
40 San Francisco 3.6
41 San Mateo 3.3