Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2023

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2023, among all California counties, Colusa had the highest unemployment rate (18.7%), followed by Imperial (15.3%), and Plumas (11%).

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 2023
Colusa
Imperial
Plumas
Tulare
Merced
Monterey
Kings
Sutter
Kern
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Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2023
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Colusa 18.7
2 Imperial 15.3
3 Plumas 11
3 Tulare 11
4 Merced 10.8
5 Monterey 10.1
6 Kings 9.6
6 Sutter 9.6
7 Kern 9.3
8 Madera 8.7
9 Modoc 8.5
10 Fresno 8.4
11 Siskiyou 7.8
12 Yuba 7.6
13 Glenn 7
13 Mariposa 7
13 Trinity 7
14 Santa Cruz 6.8
15 Stanislaus 6.7
16 San Benito 6.6
17 San Joaquin 6.5
17 Tehama 6.5
18 Sierra 6.4
19 Lassen 6.3
20 Lake 6.2
21 Shasta 5.8
22 Amador 5.6
22 Del Norte 5.6
23 Butte 5.5
23 Tuolumne 5.5
24 Alpine 5.2
24 Mendocino 5.2
25 Yolo 5
26 Los Angeles 4.8
27 Solano 4.7
28 Santa Barbara 4.6
29 Calaveras 4.5
29 Humboldt 4.5
30 Riverside 4.4
30 Sacramento 4.4
31 San Bernardino 4.3
32 Nevada 4.1
33 El Dorado 4
34 Ventura 3.9
35 Contra Costa 3.8
35 Inyo 3.8
36 Alameda 3.7
36 Mono 3.7
37 Napa 3.6
37 Placer 3.6
38 San Diego 3.5
38 Sonoma 3.5
39 Orange 3.3
39 San Luis Obispo 3.3
40 Santa Clara 3.1
41 Marin 3
42 San Francisco 2.9
43 San Mateo 2.7