Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in January, 2024

Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for January, 2024, among all US cities, Calexico, CA had the highest unemployment rate (27.5%), followed by Delano, CA (20%), and Reedley, CA (18.6%).

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 January, 2024

Calexico, CA

Delano, CA

Reedley, CA

Soledad, CA

Dinuba, CA

Brawley, CA

Corcoran, CA

Watsonville, CA

El Centro, CA

Wasco, CA

Ranking of US Cities By Unemployment Rate in January, 2024

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Calexico, CA	27.5
2	Delano, CA	20
3	Reedley, CA	18.6
4	Soledad, CA	17.8
5	Dinuba, CA	16.3
6	Brawley, CA	15.7
6	Corcoran, CA	15.7
7	Watsonville, CA	15.3
8	El Centro, CA	15.1
9	Wasco, CA	14.7
10	Porterville, CA	13.7
11	Salinas, CA	13.3
12	Round Lake Beach, IL	12.9
13	Los Banos, CA	12.6
14	Flint, MI	11.3
15	San Luis, AZ	11.1
16	Paradise, CA	11
17	Santa Paula, CA	10.7
18	Carpentersville, IL	10.4
19	Kankakee, IL	10.3
20	Marshalltown, IA	10.2
21	Patterson, CA	10
22	Atwater, CA	9.9
23	Yuba City, CA	9.8
23	Eagle Pass, TX	9.8
24	Sanger, CA	9.6
25	Waukegan, IL	9.5
25	Saginaw, MI	9.5
26	Santa Maria, CA	9.2
27	Riverbank, CA	9.1
27	Eastpointe, MI	9.1
28	Madera, CA	8.9
28	Belvidere, IL	8.9
28	Chicago Heights, IL	8.9
28	East St. Louis, IL	8.9
29	Zion, IL	8.8
30	Ceres, CA	8.7
30	North Chicago, IL	8.7
30	Camden, NJ	8.7
31	Gary, IN	8.6
32	Coachella, CA	8.5
32	Elgin, IL	8.5
33	Merced, CA	8.4
33	Atlantic City, NJ	8.4
33	Paterson, NJ	8.4
34	Hanford, CA	8.3
35	Yuma, AZ	8.2
35	Port Arthur, TX	8.2
36	Jackson, MI	8.1
36	Bridgeton, NJ	8.1
36	Millville, NJ	8.1
37	Woodland, CA	8
37	Detroit, MI	8
37	Plainfield, NJ	8
38	Dolton, IL	7.9
39	Burbank, CA	7.8
39	Yarmouth, MA	7.8
39	Bay City, MI	7.8
39	Baytown, TX	7.8
40	Adelanto, CA	7.7
40	Vineland, NJ	7.7
41	Danville, IL	7.6
42	West Hollywood, CA	7.5
42	Harvey, IL	7.5
43	Prichard, AL	7.4
43	Lancaster, CA	7.4
43	Lemoore, CA	7.4
43	Stockton, CA	7.4
43	Maywood, IL	7.4
43	Rockford, IL	7.4
43	San Juan, TX	7.4
44	Hollister, CA	7.3
44	Decatur, IL	7.3
44	East Hampton, NY	7.3
45	Tulare, CA	7.2
45	New Bedford, MA	7.2
45	Inkster, MI	7.2
45	Pontiac, MI	7.2
45	Trenton, NJ	7.2
46	Galt, CA	7.1
46	Victorville, CA	7.1
47	East Chicago, IN	7
47	Fall River, MA	7
47	Mount Morris, MI	7
47	City of Orange, NJ	7
47	Pemberton, NJ	7
47	Perth Amboy, NJ	7
48	Lodi, CA	6.9
48	Mundelein, IL	6.9
49	Barstow, CA	6.8
49	East Orange, NJ	6.8
49	Newark, NJ	6.8
50	Selma, AL	6.7
50	Hemet, CA	6.7
50	Oak Park, MI	6.7
50	Toledo, OH	6.7
50	Pharr, TX	6.7
51	Bakersfield, CA	6.6
51	Banning, CA	6.6
51	Calumet City, IL	6.6
51	Hamtramck, MI	6.6
51	Barnegat, NJ	6.6
51	Berkeley, NJ	6.6
51	Pasco, WA	6.6
52	Apple Valley, CA	6.5
52	Modesto, CA	6.5
52	Palmdale, CA	6.5
52	Hanover Park, IL	6.5
52	Peoria, IL	6.5
53	Fresno, CA	6.4
53	Twentynine Palms, CA	6.4
53	Freeport, IL	6.4
53	Moline, IL	6.4
53	Pekin, IL	6.4
53	Hammond, IN	6.4
53	Falmouth, MA	6.4
53	Springfield, MA	6.4
53	Port Huron, MI	6.4
53	Barberton, OH	6.4
53	Sandusky, OH	6.4
53	Weslaco, TX	6.4
53	Moses Lake, WA	6.4
53	Yakima, WA	6.4
54	Hesperia, CA	6.3
54	Joliet, IL	6.3
54	Lansing, IL	6.3
54	Merrillville, IN	6.3
54	Warren, OH	6.3
55	Wrangell, AK	6.2
55	Santa Monica, CA	6.2
55	Pueblo, CO	6.2
55	Irvington, NJ	6.2
55	Garfield, NJ	6.2
55	Niagara Falls, NY	6.2
56	Kokomo, IN	6.1
56	Mount Pleasant, MI	6.1
56	Egg Harbor, NJ	6.1
56	Manchester, NJ	6.1
56	Neptune, NJ	6.1
56	Mansfield, OH	6.1
56	Conway, SC	6.1
56	Lancaster, TX	6.1
57	Compton, CA	6
57	Glendale, CA	6
57	Hobart, IN	6
57	Lawrence, MA	6
57	Muskegon, MI	6
57	Winslow, NJ	6
57	Passaic, NJ	6
57	Youngstown, OH	6
57	Wenatchee, WA	6
58	Desert Hot Springs, CA	5.9
58	Lompoc, CA	5.9
58	Los Angeles, CA	5.9
58	Manteca, CA	5.9
58	San Jacinto, CA	5.9
58	Visalia, CA	5.9
58	Waterbury, CT	5.9
58	Burbank, IL	5.9
58	Galesburg, IL	5.9
58	Park Forest, IL	5.9
58	Hopkinsville, KY	5.9
58	Monroe, LA	5.9
58	North Las Vegas, NV	5.9
58	Galloway, NJ	5.9
58	Rocky Mount, NC	5.9
58	Zanesville, OH	5.9
58	Grants Pass, OR	5.9
58	Mission, TX	5.9
58	San Benito, TX	5.9
59	Culver City, CA	5.8
59	Cicero, IL	5.8
59	Rock Island, IL	5.8
59	Holyoke, MA	5.8
59	Riverhead, NY	5.8
59	Wilson, NC	5.8
59	Kennewick, WA	5.8
60	Agoura Hills, CA	5.7
60	Bell Gardens, CA	5.7
60	Wilmington, DE	5.7
60	Alton, IL	5.7
60	Streamwood, IL	5.7
60	Elkhart, IN	5.7
60	Canton, OH	5.7
60	Woonsocket, RI	5.7
60	Longview, WA	5.7
60	Mount Vernon, WA	5.7
61	Inglewood, CA	5.6
61	Lynwood, CA	5.6
61	Perris, CA	5.6
61	Pico Rivera, CA	5.6
61	Pomona, CA	5.6
61	Turlock, CA	5.6
61	Aurora, IL	5.6
61	Ashland, KY	5.6
61	Las Vegas, NV	5.6
61	Willingboro, NJ	5.6
61	Elizabeth, NJ	5.6
61	Lockport, NY	5.6
61	Kinston, NC	5.6