Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in April, 2009
Updated on February 7, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for April, 2009, among all US cities, San Luis, AZ had the highest unemployment rate (43.6%), followed by Delano, CA (35%), and Calexico, CA (30.4%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high unemployment rate, and the table below shows the ranking for the top 200 cities.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in April, 2009
Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis, AZ | 43.6 |
| 2 | Delano, CA | 35 |
| 3 | Calexico, CA | 30.4 |
| 4 | Pontiac, MI | 27.1 |
| 5 | El Centro, CA | 26 |
| 6 | Watsonville, CA | 24 |
| 7 | Flint, MI | 23.5 |
| 8 | Sanger, CA | 23.4 |
| 9 | Detroit, MI | 22.6 |
| 10 | Port Huron, MI | 22.3 |
| 11 | Elkhart, IN | 21.5 |
| 12 | Madera, CA | 20.1 |
| 13 | Ceres, CA | 19.9 |
| 14 | Saginaw, MI | 19.7 |
| 15 | Coachella, CA | 19.5 |
| 16 | Roseville, MI | 19.4 |
| 17 | Yuba City, CA | 19.2 |
| 18 | Perris, CA | 19.1 |
| 19 | Goshen, IN | 19 |
| 20 | San Pablo, CA | 18.8 |
| 21 | Adelanto, CA | 18.7 |
| 21 | East Palo Alto, CA | 18.7 |
| 22 | San Jacinto, CA | 18.6 |
| 23 | Martinsville, VA | 18.5 |
| 23 | Beloit, WI | 18.5 |
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