Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2024

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2024, among all California counties, Colusa had the highest unemployment rate (19.6%), followed by Imperial (17.9%), and Tulare (11.8%).

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 January 2024
Colusa
Imperial
Tulare
Merced
Plumas
Monterey
Modoc
Kings
Sutter
Kern
Ranking of California Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2024
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Colusa 19.6
2 Imperial 17.9
3 Tulare 11.8
4 Merced 11
4 Plumas 11
5 Monterey 10.6
6 Modoc 10.2
7 Kings 9.9
7 Sutter 9.9
8 Kern 9.5
9 Fresno 8.8
10 Madera 8.7
10 Siskiyou 8.7
11 Yuba 8.3
12 Glenn 8.1
13 Stanislaus 7.7
14 Trinity 7.6
15 San Benito 7.5
15 San Joaquin 7.5
15 Santa Cruz 7.5
16 Lake 7.4
17 Del Norte 7.2
18 Lassen 7.1
19 Tehama 7
20 Mariposa 6.9
21 Alpine 6.6
21 Butte 6.6
22 Shasta 6.5
23 Amador 6.2
23 Mendocino 6.2
23 Sierra 6.2
23 Tuolumne 6.2
24 Yolo 6.1
25 Humboldt 5.9
25 Los Angeles 5.9
26 Santa Barbara 5.7
26 Solano 5.7
27 Riverside 5.5
28 San Bernardino 5.4
29 Calaveras 5.3
29 Sacramento 5.3
30 Ventura 5.2
31 Alameda 5
31 Contra Costa 5
31 El Dorado 5
32 Inyo 4.8
32 Nevada 4.8
33 Napa 4.7
33 San Diego 4.7
34 Placer 4.5
34 Sonoma 4.5
35 Mono 4.3
35 Santa Clara 4.3
36 Orange 4.2
36 San Luis Obispo 4.2
37 Marin 4.1
38 San Francisco 4
39 San Mateo 3.7