Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in December, 2022

Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for December, 2022, among all US cities, Calexico, CA had the highest unemployment rate (27.7%), followed by Reedley, CA (17.3%), and Delano, CA (16.6%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high unemployment rate, and the table below shows the ranking for the top 200 cities.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in December, 2022

Calexico, CA

Reedley, CA

Delano, CA

Dinuba, CA

Brawley, CA

Soledad, CA

Watsonville, CA

San Luis, AZ

El Centro, CA

Corcoran, CA

Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in December, 2022

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico, CA	27.7
2	Reedley, CA	17.3
3	Delano, CA	16.6
4	Dinuba, CA	14.1
5	Brawley, CA	13.9
6	Soledad, CA	12.8
7	Watsonville, CA	12.7
8	San Luis, AZ	12.5
9	El Centro, CA	12.1
10	Corcoran, CA	10.7
11	Wasco, CA	10.5
11	Flint, MI	10.5
12	Salinas, CA	10.4
13	Port Arthur, TX	10
14	Los Banos, CA	9.7
14	Porterville, CA	9.7
15	Yuma, AZ	9.2
16	Santa Paula, CA	9.1
16	Eagle Pass, TX	9.1
17	Saginaw, MI	8.9
18	Round Lake Beach, IL	8.5
19	Kankakee, IL	8.2
19	Marshalltown, IA	8.2
20	Gary, IN	8.1
20	San Juan, TX	8.1
21	Atwater, CA	7.9
21	Coachella, CA	7.9
21	Sanger, CA	7.9
22	Jackson, MI	7.7
23	Yuba City, CA	7.6
23	Eastpointe, MI	7.6
24	Madera, CA	7.2
24	Paradise, CA	7.2
24	Baytown, TX	7.2
24	Weslaco, TX	7.2
25	Chicago Heights, IL	7.1
25	Bay City, MI	7.1
26	Carpentersville, IL	7
27	Pharr, TX	6.9
28	Maywood, IL	6.7
28	Waukegan, IL	6.7
28	Camden, NJ	6.7
29	Ceres, CA	6.6
29	Hanford, CA	6.6
29	Santa Maria, CA	6.6
29	East St. Louis, IL	6.6
30	Belvidere, IL	6.4
30	Mount Morris, MI	6.4
30	Detroit, MI	6.4
30	Pasco, WA	6.4
31	Adelanto, CA	6.3
31	Atlantic City, NJ	6.3
32	Lancaster, CA	6.2
32	Merced, CA	6.2
32	Harvey, IL	6.2
32	Moses Lake, WA	6.2
32	Yakima, WA	6.2
33	Dolton, IL	6.1
33	Mission, TX	6.1
34	Elgin, IL	6
34	North Chicago, IL	6
34	Zion, IL	6
35	East Chicago, IN	5.9
35	Muskegon, MI	5.9
35	Pontiac, MI	5.9
35	Millville, NJ	5.9
35	Paris, TX	5.9
36	Wrangell, AK	5.8
36	Stockton, CA	5.8
36	West Hollywood, CA	5.8
36	Paterson, NJ	5.8
36	Brownsville, TX	5.8
37	Burbank, CA	5.7
37	Woodland, CA	5.7
37	Calumet City, IL	5.7
37	New Bedford, MA	5.7
37	Inkster, MI	5.7
38	Hollister, CA	5.6
38	Lemoore, CA	5.6
38	Danville, IL	5.6
38	Rockford, IL	5.6
38	Mount Pleasant, MI	5.6
38	Bridgeton, NJ	5.6
38	Vineland, NJ	5.6
38	Rocky Mount, NC	5.6
39	Barstow, CA	5.5
39	Palmdale, CA	5.5
39	Springfield, MA	5.5
39	Oak Park, MI	5.5
39	Grants Pass, OR	5.5
39	San Benito, TX	5.5
39	Wenatchee, WA	5.5
40	Lodi, CA	5.4
40	Victorville, CA	5.4
40	Park Forest, IL	5.4
40	North Las Vegas, NV	5.4
40	Lancaster, TX	5.4
41	Prichard, AL	5.3
41	Bullhead City, AZ	5.3
41	Galt, CA	5.3
41	Decatur, IL	5.3
41	Hopkinsville, KY	5.3
41	Yarmouth, MA	5.3
41	Perth Amboy, NJ	5.3
42	Hemet, CA	5.2
42	Tulare, CA	5.2
42	Hanover Park, IL	5.2
42	Allendale charter, MI	5.2
42	Hamtramck, MI	5.2
42	Las Vegas, NV	5.2
42	Plainfield, NJ	5.2
42	Trenton, NJ	5.2
42	East Hampton, NY	5.2
42	Kinston, NC	5.2
42	Warren, OH	5.2
42	Kennewick, WA	5.2
43	Compton, CA	5.1
43	Galesburg, IL	5.1
43	Fall River, MA	5.1
43	Port Huron, MI	5.1
43	Henderson, NV	5.1
43	City of Orange, NJ	5.1
43	Chester, PA	5.1
43	Johnstown, PA	5.1
43	New Castle, PA	5.1
43	Mount Vernon, WA	5.1
44	Apple Valley, CA	5
44	East Orange, NJ	5
44	Newark, NJ	5
44	Del Rio, TX	5
44	Pasadena, TX	5
45	Pine Bluff, AR	4.9
45	Bakersfield, CA	4.9
45	Carson, CA	4.9
45	Maywood, CA	4.9
45	Freeport, IL	4.9
45	Joliet, IL	4.9
45	Melrose Park, IL	4.9
45	Hobart, IN	4.9
45	Holyoke, MA	4.9
45	Lawrence, MA	4.9
45	New York, NY	4.9
45	Canton, OH	4.9
45	Mansfield, OH	4.9
45	Youngstown, OH	4.9
45	Hazleton, PA	4.9
45	Texas City, TX	4.9
46	Hesperia, CA	4.8
46	Lansing, IL	4.8
46	Merrillville, IN	4.8
46	Irvington, NJ	4.8
46	Niagara Falls, NY	4.8
46	Sandusky, OH	4.8
46	Redmond, OR	4.8
46	Beaumont, TX	4.8
46	Edinburg, TX	4.8
46	Lake Jackson, TX	4.8
46	Longview, WA	4.8
47	Agoura Hills, CA	4.7
47	Banning, CA	4.7
47	Fresno, CA	4.7
47	Inglewood, CA	4.7
47	Modesto, CA	4.7
47	Santa Monica, CA	4.7
47	Peoria, IL	4.7
47	Kokomo, IN	4.7
47	Battle Creek, MI	4.7
47	Pemberton, NJ	4.7
47	Fayetteville, NC	4.7
47	Wilson, NC	4.7
47	Barberton, OH	4.7
48	Baldwin Park, CA	4.6
48	Los Angeles, CA	4.6
48	Oxnard, CA	4.6
48	Alton, IL	4.6
48	Burton, MI	4.6
48	Barnegat, NJ	4.6
48	Berkeley, NJ	4.6
48	Carteret, NJ	4.6
48	Garfield, NJ	4.6
48	Spokane Valley, WA	4.6
48	Walla Walla, WA	4.6
49	Bell, CA	4.5
49	Bellflower, CA	4.5
49	Bell Gardens, CA	4.5
49	Glendale, CA	4.5
49	Lynwood, CA	4.5
49	Pico Rivera, CA	4.5
49	Burbank, IL	4.5
49	Cicero, IL	4.5
49	Mundelein, IL	4.5
49	Ashland, KY	4.5
49	Fitchburg, MA	4.5
49	Lansing, MI	4.5
49	Neptune, NJ	4.5
49	Willingboro, NJ	4.5
49	Elmira, NY	4.5
49	Toledo, OH	4.5
49	Medford, OR	4.5
49	Wilkes-Barre, PA	4.5