Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in January, 2023

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January, 2023, among all US cities, Calexico, CA had the highest unemployment rate (27.4%), followed by Delano, CA (21.1%), and Soledad, CA (18.8%).

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 January, 2023

Calexico, CA

Delano, CA

Soledad, CA

Reedley, CA

Corcoran, CA

Watsonville, CA

Wasco, CA

San Luis, AZ

Brawley, CA

Salinas, CA

Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in January, 2023

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico, CA	27.4
2	Delano, CA	21.1
3	Soledad, CA	18.8
4	Reedley, CA	16.9
5	Corcoran, CA	16.6
6	Watsonville, CA	14.9
7	Wasco, CA	14.5
8	San Luis, AZ	14.1
9	Brawley, CA	13.7
10	Salinas, CA	13
11	Los Banos, CA	12.9
12	Marshalltown, IA	12.7
13	Porterville, CA	12.4
14	El Centro, CA	12
15	Santa Paula, CA	11.2
15	Round Lake Beach, IL	11.2
15	Port Arthur, TX	11.2
16	Saginaw, MI	10.7
17	Eagle Pass, TX	10.5
18	Flint, MI	10.4
19	Yuma, AZ	10.1
20	Atwater, CA	9.9
20	Carpentersville, IL	9.9
21	Belvidere, IL	9.5
22	Kankakee, IL	9.2
23	Adelanto, CA	9.1
23	Baytown, TX	9.1
24	Santa Maria, CA	9
24	Yuba City, CA	9
25	Waukegan, IL	8.9
26	Bridgeton, NJ	8.6
27	Sanger, CA	8.5
27	Zion, IL	8.5
27	Muskegon, MI	8.5
28	Madera, CA	8.4
28	Paradise, CA	8.4
29	Coachella, CA	8.3
29	Camden, NJ	8.3
29	Paterson, NJ	8.3
30	Detroit, MI	8.1
31	North Chicago, IL	8
31	Pharr, TX	8
32	Bay City, MI	7.9
32	Atlantic City, NJ	7.9
32	San Juan, TX	7.9
33	Jackson, MI	7.8
34	Merced, CA	7.7
34	Elgin, IL	7.7
34	Harvey, IL	7.7
35	East Chicago, IN	7.6
35	Fall River, MA	7.6
36	Pontiac, MI	7.5
36	Plainfield, NJ	7.5
36	Weslaco, TX	7.5
37	Gary, IN	7.4
37	Pasco, WA	7.4
38	Ceres, CA	7.3
38	Lancaster, CA	7.3
38	Chicago Heights, IL	7.3
39	Hanford, CA	7.2
39	Maywood, IL	7.2
39	Eastport, ME	7.2
40	New Bedford, MA	7.1
40	Sandusky, OH	7.1
41	Stockton, CA	7
41	Goshen, IN	7
41	Lawrence, MA	7
41	Inkster, MI	7
42	Hollister, CA	6.9
42	Palmdale, CA	6.9
42	Rocky Mount, NC	6.9
42	Del Rio, TX	6.9
42	Mission, TX	6.9
43	Galt, CA	6.8
43	Woodland, CA	6.8
43	Lansing, MI	6.8
44	Rockford, IL	6.7
44	Newark, NJ	6.7
45	Selma, AL	6.6
45	Springfield, MA	6.6
45	Millville, NJ	6.6
45	Grants Pass, OR	6.6
46	Port Huron, MI	6.5
46	North Las Vegas, NV	6.5
46	East Orange, NJ	6.5
46	Hazleton, PA	6.5
46	Brownsville, TX	6.5
47	Compton, CA	6.4
47	Lemoore, CA	6.4
47	Lodi, CA	6.4
47	Victorville, CA	6.4
47	West Hollywood, CA	6.4
47	Cicero, IL	6.4
47	Vineland, NJ	6.4
47	Redmond, OR	6.4
47	Wenatchee, WA	6.4
47	Yakima, WA	6.4
48	Hemet, CA	6.3
48	Tulare, CA	6.3
48	Danville, IL	6.3
48	Elkhart, IN	6.3
48	Perth Amboy, NJ	6.3
48	Newport, VT	6.3
49	Burbank, CA	6.2
49	Calumet City, IL	6.2
49	Decatur, IL	6.2
49	Dolton, IL	6.2
49	East St. Louis, IL	6.2
49	Joliet, IL	6.2
49	Melrose Park, IL	6.2
49	Chester, PA	6.2
49	New Castle, PA	6.2
49	Huntsville, TX	6.2
50	Fitchburg, MA	6.1
50	Trenton, NJ	6.1
50	Youngstown, OH	6.1
50	Wilkes-Barre, PA	6.1
50	Paris, TX	6.1
51	Lompoc, CA	6
51	Park Forest, IL	6
51	Warren, OH	6
51	Lake Jackson, TX	6
51	Petersburg, VA	6
52	Bakersfield, CA	5.9
52	Hesperia, CA	5.9
52	Hartford, CT	5.9
52	Waterbury, CT	5.9
52	Hanover Park, IL	5.9
52	Palmer Town, MA	5.9
52	Southbridge Town, MA	5.9
52	Burton, MI	5.9
52	Lockport, NY	5.9
52	Niagara Falls, NY	5.9
52	Reading, PA	5.9
52	York, PA	5.9
52	Myrtle Beach, SC	5.9
52	Texas City, TX	5.9
53	Fresno, CA	5.8
53	Modesto, CA	5.8
53	Wilmington, DE	5.8
53	Freeport, IL	5.8
53	Barnstable Town, MA	5.8
53	Eastpointe, MI	5.8
53	Las Vegas, NV	5.8
53	Passaic, NJ	5.8
53	Wilson, NC	5.8
53	Mansfield, OH	5.8
53	Beaumont, TX	5.8
53	Harlingen, TX	5.8
53	San Benito, TX	5.8
53	Longview, WA	5.8
54	Wrangell, AK	5.7
54	Pine Bluff, AR	5.7
54	Banning, CA	5.7
54	Perris, CA	5.7
54	Dover, DE	5.7
54	Dalton, GA	5.7
54	Galesburg, IL	5.7
54	North Adams, MA	5.7
54	Battle Creek, MI	5.7
54	Garfield, NJ	5.7
54	Elmira, NY	5.7
54	Johnstown, PA	5.7
54	Lancaster, TX	5.7
54	Pasadena, TX	5.7
55	Inglewood, CA	5.6
55	Pomona, CA	5.6
55	San Bernardino, CA	5.6
55	San Jacinto, CA	5.6
55	Ansonia, CT	5.6
55	Berwyn, IL	5.6
55	Burbank, IL	5.6
55	Lansing, IL	5.6
55	Pekin, IL	5.6
55	Peoria, IL	5.6
55	Hobart, IN	5.6
55	Hopkinsville, KY	5.6
55	Holyoke, MA	5.6
55	Fayetteville, NC	5.6
56	Lynwood, CA	5.5
56	Mundelein, IL	5.5
56	Merrillville, IN	5.5
56	Gloucester, MA	5.5
56	New York, NY	5.5
56	Barberton, OH	5.5
56	Canton, OH	5.5
56	Lorain, OH	5.5
56	Zanesville, OH	5.5
56	Kingsville, TX	5.5
57	Prichard, AL	5.4
57	Covina, CA	5.4
57	Paramount, CA	5.4
57	Alton, IL	5.4
57	Moline, IL	5.4
57	West Chicago, IL	5.4
57	Hammond, IN	5.4
57	Ashland, KY	5.4
57	Rochester, NY	5.4
57	Goldsboro, NC	5.4
57	Erie, PA	5.4