Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in May, 2023

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for May, 2023, among all US cities, Delano, CA had the highest unemployment rate (27.6%), followed by Calexico, CA (25.2%), and San Luis, AZ (24.2%).

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 May, 2023

Delano, CA

Calexico, CA

San Luis, AZ

Corcoran, CA

Reedley, CA

Wasco, CA

Porterville, CA

El Centro, CA

Los Banos, CA

Watsonville, CA

Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in May, 2023

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Delano, CA	27.6
2	Calexico, CA	25.2
3	San Luis, AZ	24.2
4	Corcoran, CA	18
5	Reedley, CA	17.7
6	Wasco, CA	15.2
7	Porterville, CA	14.7
8	El Centro, CA	12.4
8	Los Banos, CA	12.4
9	Watsonville, CA	12.2
10	Brawley, CA	11.3
11	Soledad, CA	9.8
12	Yuma, AZ	9.7
13	Camden, NJ	9.3
14	Saginaw, MI	9.2
14	Eagle Pass, TX	9.2
14	Port Arthur, TX	9.2
15	Flint, MI	8.9
16	Adelanto, CA	8.5
16	Salinas, CA	8.5
17	Coachella, CA	8.3
18	Paterson, NJ	8.2
19	Baytown, TX	8.1
20	Madera, CA	8
20	Yuba City, CA	8
20	Belvidere, IL	8
21	Gary, IN	7.9
21	Atlantic City, NJ	7.9
22	Atwater, CA	7.7
23	Marshalltown, IA	7.6
23	Muskegon, MI	7.6
23	Perth Amboy, NJ	7.6
24	Sanger, CA	7.5
25	Paradise, CA	7.3
25	East Orange, NJ	7.3
26	Ceres, CA	7.2
26	Kankakee, IL	7.2
27	Rockford, IL	7.1
28	Detroit, MI	7
28	Bridgeton, NJ	7
28	Newark, NJ	7
29	Merced, CA	6.9
29	East St. Louis, IL	6.9
29	East Chicago, IN	6.9
30	Jackson, MI	6.8
31	Zion, IL	6.7
31	Pontiac, MI	6.7
32	Decatur, IL	6.6
32	Millville, NJ	6.6
32	San Juan, TX	6.6
33	Stockton, CA	6.5
33	Dolton, IL	6.5
33	Harvey, IL	6.5
34	Bay City, MI	6.3
34	Trenton, NJ	6.3
34	Pharr, TX	6.3
34	Weslaco, TX	6.3
35	Burbank, CA	6.2
35	Hollister, CA	6.2
35	Danville, IL	6.2
35	North Las Vegas, NV	6.2
35	Rocky Mount, NC	6.2
36	Lancaster, CA	6.1
36	North Chicago, IL	6.1
36	Waukegan, IL	6.1
37	Hanford, CA	6
37	Palmdale, CA	6
37	West Hollywood, CA	6
37	Calumet City, IL	6
37	Inkster, MI	6
37	Vineland, NJ	6
38	Compton, CA	5.9
38	Hemet, CA	5.9
38	Victorville, CA	5.9
38	Hazleton, PA	5.9
39	Freeport, IL	5.8
39	Maywood, IL	5.8
39	Del Rio, TX	5.8
40	Wilmington, DE	5.7
40	Ashland, KY	5.7
40	Garfield, NJ	5.7
40	Passaic, NJ	5.7
41	Modesto, CA	5.6
41	Perris, CA	5.6
41	Galesburg, IL	5.6
41	Lansing, MI	5.6
41	Elizabeth, NJ	5.6
41	Beaumont, TX	5.6
41	San Benito, TX	5.6
42	Tulare, CA	5.5
42	Waterbury, CT	5.5
42	Carpentersville, IL	5.5
42	Park Forest, IL	5.5
42	Peoria, IL	5.5
42	Round Lake Beach, IL	5.5
42	Las Vegas, NV	5.5
42	Brownsville, TX	5.5
43	Selma, AL	5.4
43	Hesperia, CA	5.4
43	Lodi, CA	5.4
43	Lynwood, CA	5.4
43	San Bernardino, CA	5.4
43	San Jacinto, CA	5.4
43	Lawrence, MA	5.4
43	Wilson, NC	5.4
43	Lancaster, TX	5.4
44	Bell, CA	5.3
44	Fresno, CA	5.3
44	Santa Paula, CA	5.3
44	Merrillville, IN	5.3
44	Hopkinsville, KY	5.3
44	Springfield, MA	5.3
44	Maple Heights, OH	5.3
44	Sandusky, OH	5.3
44	Texas City, TX	5.3
45	Banning, CA	5.2
45	Inglewood, CA	5.2
45	Lemoore, CA	5.2
45	Chicago Heights, IL	5.2
45	Hammond, IN	5.2
45	Kokomo, IN	5.2
45	Battle Creek, MI	5.2
45	Plainfield, NJ	5.2
45	Rahway, NJ	5.2
45	Harlingen, TX	5.2
45	Mission, TX	5.2
45	Pasadena, TX	5.2
46	Bakersfield, CA	5.1
46	Culver City, CA	5.1
46	Pomona, CA	5.1
46	Woodland, CA	5.1
46	Dover, DE	5.1
46	Alton, IL	5.1
46	Bayonne, NJ	5.1
46	Linden, NJ	5.1
46	Reading, PA	5.1
46	Huntsville, TX	5.1
46	Killeen, TX	5.1
47	Bell Gardens, CA	5
47	Hartford, CT	5
47	Elgin, IL	5
47	Lansing, IL	5
47	New York, NY	5
47	Fayetteville, NC	5
47	Jacksonville, NC	5
47	Cleveland, OH	5
47	Warren, OH	5
47	York, PA	5
48	Bellflower, CA	4.9
48	Los Angeles, CA	4.9
48	Santa Maria, CA	4.9
48	Santa Monica, CA	4.9
48	South Gate, CA	4.9
48	Twentynine Palms, CA	4.9
48	Rock Island, IL	4.9
48	Burton, MI	4.9
48	Henderson, NV	4.9
48	Kearny, NJ	4.9
48	Elmira, NY	4.9
48	Goldsboro, NC	4.9
48	Garfield Heights, OH	4.9
48	Lorain, OH	4.9
48	Youngstown, OH	4.9
48	Chester, PA	4.9
48	La Porte, TX	4.9
48	Nacogdoches, TX	4.9
48	Paris, TX	4.9
49	Pine Bluff, AR	4.8
49	Montebello, CA	4.8
49	Belleville, IL	4.8
49	Carbondale, IL	4.8
49	Paducah, KY	4.8
49	Fall River, MA	4.8
49	New Bedford, MA	4.8
49	Eastpointe, MI	4.8
49	Kalamazoo, MI	4.8
49	Greenville, MS	4.8
49	Euclid, OH	4.8
49	Alvin, TX	4.8
49	DeSoto, TX	4.8
49	Petersburg, VA	4.8
50	Covina, CA	4.7
50	Galt, CA	4.7
50	Gardena, CA	4.7
50	Huntington Park, CA	4.7
50	Long Beach, CA	4.7
50	Manteca, CA	4.7
50	Paramount, CA	4.7
50	New London, CT	4.7
50	Augusta-Richmond County, GA	4.7
50	East Point, GA	4.7
50	DeKalb, IL	4.7
50	Moline, IL	4.7
50	Burlington, IA	4.7
50	Monroe, LA	4.7
50	Mount Pleasant, MI	4.7
50	Oak Park, MI	4.7
50	Port Huron, MI	4.7
50	Hackensack, NJ	4.7
50	Union City, NJ	4.7