Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2023
Updated on June 21, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2023, among all California counties, Imperial had the highest unemployment rate (15.4%), followed by Colusa (12.3%), and Tulare (9.5%).
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.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2023
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Imperial | 15.4 |
| 2 | Colusa | 12.3 |
| 3 | Tulare | 9.5 |
| 4 | Merced | 8.6 |
| 5 | Kern | 8.2 |
| 6 | Sutter | 7.8 |
| 7 | Kings | 7.6 |
| 8 | Madera | 7.2 |
| 9 | Fresno | 7.1 |
| 10 | Alpine | 6.7 |
| 11 | Plumas | 6.6 |
| 12 | Monterey | 6.4 |
| 13 | Stanislaus | 6.1 |
| 13 | Yuba | 6.1 |
| 14 | Glenn | 5.9 |
| 15 | San Joaquin | 5.7 |
| 16 | Modoc | 5.6 |
| 16 | San Benito | 5.6 |
| 16 | Siskiyou | 5.6 |
| 17 | Santa Cruz | 5.5 |
| 18 | Tehama | 5.3 |
| 19 | Del Norte | 5.2 |
| 19 | Lake | 5.2 |
| 20 | Trinity | 5.1 |
| 21 | Los Angeles | 4.7 |
| 22 | Butte | 4.6 |
| 22 | Shasta | 4.6 |
| 23 | Amador | 4.5 |
| 23 | Lassen | 4.5 |
| 24 | Tuolumne | 4.4 |
| 25 | Mariposa | 4.3 |
| 26 | Riverside | 4.2 |
| 26 | Sierra | 4.2 |
| 27 | San Bernardino | 4.1 |
| 27 | Solano | 4.1 |
| 28 | Humboldt | 4 |
| 28 | Yolo | 4 |
| 29 | Mendocino | 3.9 |
| 29 | Sacramento | 3.9 |
| 30 | Calaveras | 3.7 |
| 31 | Contra Costa | 3.6 |
| 32 | Alameda | 3.5 |
| 32 | El Dorado | 3.5 |
| 32 | Nevada | 3.5 |
| 32 | Ventura | 3.5 |
| 33 | Mono | 3.4 |
| 33 | Santa Barbara | 3.4 |
| 34 | Inyo | 3.3 |
| 34 | San Diego | 3.3 |
| 35 | Placer | 3.2 |
| 35 | Sonoma | 3.2 |
| 36 | Orange | 3.1 |
| 36 | Santa Clara | 3.1 |
| 37 | Marin | 2.9 |
| 37 | Napa | 2.9 |
| 37 | San Francisco | 2.9 |
| 37 | San Luis Obispo | 2.9 |
| 38 | San Mateo | 2.7 |