Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in February, 2009
Updated on February 7, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for February, 2009, among all US cities, Delano, CA had the highest unemployment rate (35.3%), followed by San Luis, AZ (33.8%), and Calexico, CA (27.9%).
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 February, 2009
Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delano, CA | 35.3 |
| 2 | San Luis, AZ | 33.8 |
| 3 | Calexico, CA | 27.9 |
| 4 | Watsonville, CA | 26.4 |
| 5 | Pontiac, MI | 25.3 |
| 6 | Sanger, CA | 24.9 |
| 7 | El Centro, CA | 23.8 |
| 8 | Flint, MI | 23 |
| 9 | Port Huron, MI | 22.8 |
| 10 | Salinas, CA | 21.9 |
| 11 | Elkhart, IN | 21.8 |
| 12 | Detroit, MI | 21.3 |
| 13 | Yuba City, CA | 20.6 |
| 14 | Los Banos, CA | 20.4 |
| 15 | Ceres, CA | 20.3 |
| 16 | Goshen, IN | 20.1 |
| 17 | Soledad, CA | 19.9 |
| 17 | Belvidere, IL | 19.9 |
| 18 | Atwater, CA | 19.8 |
| 19 | Coachella, CA | 19.6 |
| 19 | Saginaw, MI | 19.6 |
| 20 | Madera, CA | 19.4 |
| 21 | Merced, CA | 19.2 |
| 21 | Perris, CA | 19.2 |
| 22 | San Jacinto, CA | 18.7 |
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