Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in January, 2014
Updated on February 7, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for January, 2014, among all US cities, San Luis, AZ had the highest unemployment rate (40.5%), followed by Calexico, CA (25.5%), and Brawley, CA (24%).
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 January, 2014
Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis, AZ | 40.5 |
| 2 | Calexico, CA | 25.5 |
| 3 | Brawley, CA | 24 |
| 4 | El Centro, CA | 20.4 |
| 5 | Yuma, AZ | 18.6 |
| 6 | Soledad, CA | 18.5 |
| 7 | Detroit, MI | 17.7 |
| 8 | Flint, MI | 17.6 |
| 9 | Corcoran, CA | 17.3 |
| 10 | Atwater, CA | 17.2 |
| 11 | Harvey, IL | 17 |
| 12 | Yuba City, CA | 16.3 |
| 13 | Los Banos, CA | 16.1 |
| 13 | Porterville, CA | 16.1 |
| 14 | Wasco, CA | 16 |
| 15 | Chicago Heights, IL | 15.9 |
| 16 | Pontiac, MI | 15.8 |
| 17 | Eagle Pass, TX | 15.7 |
| 18 | Port Arthur, TX | 15.6 |
| 19 | East St. Louis, IL | 15.5 |
| 19 | Inkster, MI | 15.5 |
| 19 | Port Huron, MI | 15.5 |
| 19 | Atlantic City, NJ | 15.5 |
| 20 | Saginaw, MI | 15.4 |
| 21 | Sanger, CA | 15.3 |
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