# Cities in California by unemployed people, 2025

All 285 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployed_persons`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/california-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 120,792 |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 33,789 |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 23,738 |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 20,742 |
| 5 | Fresno, CA | 17,254 |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | 13,896 |
| 7 | Long Beach, CA | 13,340 |
| 8 | Bakersfield, CA | 12,966 |
| 9 | Oakland, CA | 11,826 |
| 10 | Stockton, CA | 10,770 |
| 11 | Riverside, CA | 8,227 |
| 12 | Salinas, CA | 8,180 |
| 13 | Anaheim, CA | 7,528 |
| 14 | Irvine, CA | 6,897 |
| 15 | Modesto, CA | 6,814 |
| 16 | Chula Vista, CA | 6,676 |
| 17 | Santa Ana, CA | 6,670 |
| 18 | Santa Clarita, CA | 6,321 |
| 19 | San Bernardino, CA | 6,230 |
| 20 | Moreno Valley, CA | 5,986 |
| 21 | Oxnard, CA | 5,569 |
| 22 | Fontana, CA | 5,526 |
| 23 | Glendale, CA | 5,455 |
| 24 | Calexico, CA | 5,389 |
| 25 | Fremont, CA | 5,290 |
| 26 | Delano, CA | 5,192 |
| 27 | Lancaster, CA | 5,132 |
| 28 | Palmdale, CA | 4,977 |
| 29 | Ontario, CA | 4,644 |
| 30 | Visalia, CA | 4,322 |
| 31 | Pomona, CA | 4,298 |
| 32 | Huntington Beach, CA | 4,296 |
| 33 | Pasadena, CA | 4,246 |
| 34 | Porterville, CA | 4,229 |
| 35 | Santa Rosa, CA | 4,141 |
| 36 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4,128 |
| 37 | Elk Grove, CA | 4,126 |
| 38 | Oceanside, CA | 4,048 |
| 39 | Hayward, CA | 4,019 |
| 40 | Victorville, CA | 4,012 |
| 41 | Burbank, CA | 3,995 |
| 42 | Garden Grove, CA | 3,821 |
| 43 | Corona, CA | 3,810 |
| 44 | Santa Maria, CA | 3,662 |
| 45 | Torrance, CA | 3,572 |
| 46 | Roseville, CA | 3,430 |
| 47 | Vallejo, CA | 3,421 |
| 48 | Inglewood, CA | 3,383 |
| 49 | Merced, CA | 3,329 |
| 50 | Antioch, CA | 3,276 |
| 51 | Escondido, CA | 3,244 |
| 52 | Sunnyvale, CA | 3,229 |
| 53 | Watsonville, CA | 3,105 |
| 54 | Clovis, CA | 3,070 |
| 55 | Fullerton, CA | 3,058 |
| 56 | Santa Monica, CA | 3,056 |
| 57 | Fairfield, CA | 3,044 |
| 58 | El Centro, CA | 3,040 |
| 59 | Downey, CA | 3,029 |
| 60 | Orange, CA | 2,988 |
| 61 | Simi Valley, CA | 2,983 |
| 62 | Richmond, CA | 2,925 |
| 63 | Santa Clara, CA | 2,913 |
| 64 | Yuba City, CA | 2,910 |
| 65 | Berkeley, CA | 2,890 |
| 66 | West Covina, CA | 2,876 |
| 67 | Rialto, CA | 2,870 |
| 68 | Indio, CA | 2,854 |
| 69 | Concord, CA | 2,839 |
| 70 | Compton, CA | 2,812 |
| 71 | Menifee, CA | 2,806 |
| 72 | Hesperia, CA | 2,792 |
| 73 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 2,767 |
| 74 | Norwalk, CA | 2,731 |
| 75 | El Monte, CA | 2,671 |
| 76 | Madera, CA | 2,656 |
| 77 | Chico, CA | 2,653 |
| 78 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 2,638 |
| 79 | Hemet, CA | 2,624 |
| 80 | Temecula, CA | 2,620 |
| 81 | Tracy, CA | 2,613 |
| 82 | Murrieta, CA | 2,586 |
| 83 | Carson, CA | 2,567 |
| 84 | Manteca, CA | 2,539 |
| 85 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 2,465 |
| 86 | Hawthorne, CA | 2,463 |
| 87 | Carlsbad, CA | 2,456 |
| 88 | South Gate, CA | 2,448 |
| 89 | Los Banos, CA | 2,427 |
| 90 | El Cajon, CA | 2,424 |
| 91 | Whittier, CA | 2,421 |
| 92 | Costa Mesa, CA | 2,415 |
| 93 | Tulare, CA | 2,366 |
| 94 | Vacaville, CA | 2,359 |
| 95 | Perris, CA | 2,305 |
| 96 | Vista, CA | 2,301 |
| 97 | San Mateo, CA | 2,260 |
| 98 | Coachella, CA | 2,254 |
| 99 | Daly City, CA | 2,249 |
| 100 | Chino, CA | 2,246 |
| 101 | Reedley, CA | 2,232 |
| 102 | Redding, CA | 2,229 |
| 103 | Alhambra, CA | 2,224 |
| 104 | Bellflower, CA | 2,201 |
| 105 | Citrus Heights, CA | 2,195 |
| 106 | San Leandro, CA | 2,193 |
| 107 | Lakewood, CA | 2,161 |
| 108 | Hanford, CA | 2,153 |
| 108 | Woodland, CA | 2,153 |
| 110 | Lodi, CA | 2,127 |
| 111 | Westminster, CA | 2,080 |
| 112 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 2,072 |
| 113 | Turlock, CA | 2,067 |
| 114 | San Marcos, CA | 2,055 |
| 115 | Apple Valley, CA | 1,993 |
| 116 | Mission Viejo, CA | 1,991 |
| 117 | San Ramon, CA | 1,976 |
| 118 | Milpitas, CA | 1,968 |
| 119 | Pittsburg, CA | 1,962 |
| 120 | Redondo Beach, CA | 1,943 |
| 121 | Alameda, CA | 1,937 |
| 122 | Lake Forest, CA | 1,924 |
| 123 | Napa, CA | 1,922 |
| 124 | Baldwin Park, CA | 1,908 |
| 125 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 1,884 |
| 126 | Upland, CA | 1,873 |
| 127 | Livermore, CA | 1,858 |
| 128 | Ceres, CA | 1,851 |
| 129 | Mountain View, CA | 1,834 |
| 130 | Buena Park, CA | 1,832 |
| 131 | Folsom, CA | 1,816 |
| 132 | Brawley, CA | 1,781 |
| 133 | Redwood City, CA | 1,775 |
| 134 | Dinuba, CA | 1,766 |
| 135 | Pico Rivera, CA | 1,738 |
| 136 | Lynwood, CA | 1,737 |
| 137 | Gardena, CA | 1,735 |
| 138 | West Hollywood, CA | 1,688 |
| 139 | Pleasanton, CA | 1,682 |
| 140 | Chino Hills, CA | 1,675 |
| 141 | Tustin, CA | 1,659 |
| 142 | Montebello, CA | 1,651 |
| 143 | Redlands, CA | 1,649 |
| 144 | Dublin, CA | 1,642 |
| 145 | Santa Barbara, CA | 1,635 |
| 146 | Union City, CA | 1,626 |
| 147 | Hollister, CA | 1,619 |
| 148 | Santa Cruz, CA | 1,602 |
| 149 | Newport Beach, CA | 1,588 |
| 150 | Wasco, CA | 1,580 |
| 151 | Rocklin, CA | 1,561 |
| 152 | San Jacinto, CA | 1,560 |
| 153 | Eastvale, CA | 1,534 |
| 153 | National City, CA | 1,534 |
| 155 | Brentwood, CA | 1,531 |
| 156 | Davis, CA | 1,526 |
| 157 | Walnut Creek, CA | 1,522 |
| 158 | Gilroy, CA | 1,495 |
| 159 | Colton, CA | 1,485 |
| 160 | Paramount, CA | 1,472 |
| 161 | South San Francisco, CA | 1,469 |
| 162 | West Sacramento, CA | 1,467 |
| 163 | Covina, CA | 1,462 |
| 164 | Cathedral City, CA | 1,461 |
| 165 | Highland, CA | 1,453 |
| 166 | Camarillo, CA | 1,448 |
| 167 | Monterey Park, CA | 1,427 |
| 168 | Palm Desert, CA | 1,426 |
| 169 | Azusa, CA | 1,415 |
| 170 | La Mesa, CA | 1,403 |
| 171 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 1,395 |
| 172 | Diamond Bar, CA | 1,354 |
| 173 | Beaumont, CA | 1,346 |
| 174 | Huntington Park, CA | 1,338 |
| 175 | La Habra, CA | 1,331 |
| 176 | Santee, CA | 1,316 |
| 177 | Glendora, CA | 1,306 |
| 178 | Atwater, CA | 1,305 |
| 179 | Palo Alto, CA | 1,302 |
| 180 | Arcadia, CA | 1,301 |
| 181 | Petaluma, CA | 1,296 |
| 182 | Yorba Linda, CA | 1,280 |
| 183 | Culver City, CA | 1,266 |
| 184 | Cupertino, CA | 1,254 |
| 185 | Rosemead, CA | 1,253 |
| 186 | Encinitas, CA | 1,246 |
| 186 | San Clemente, CA | 1,246 |
| 188 | Fountain Valley, CA | 1,216 |
| 189 | La Mirada, CA | 1,214 |
| 190 | Santa Paula, CA | 1,205 |
| 191 | Cerritos, CA | 1,204 |
| 192 | Yucaipa, CA | 1,201 |
| 193 | Palm Springs, CA | 1,194 |
| 194 | San Rafael, CA | 1,187 |
| 195 | Sanger, CA | 1,182 |
| 196 | Oakley, CA | 1,172 |
| 197 | Novato, CA | 1,140 |
| 198 | Adelanto, CA | 1,136 |
| 199 | Soledad, CA | 1,127 |
| 200 | Newark, CA | 1,121 |
| 201 | Placentia, CA | 1,111 |
| 202 | Morgan Hill, CA | 1,107 |
| 203 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 1,105 |
| 204 | Cypress, CA | 1,101 |
| 205 | Patterson, CA | 1,100 |
| 206 | Rohnert Park, CA | 1,078 |
| 207 | Monrovia, CA | 1,074 |
| 208 | Lincoln, CA | 1,056 |
| 209 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 1,046 |
| 210 | Lompoc, CA | 1,045 |
| 211 | Brea, CA | 1,041 |
| 211 | La Quinta, CA | 1,041 |
| 213 | Lathrop, CA | 1,033 |
| 214 | Campbell, CA | 1,008 |
| 214 | Poway, CA | 1,008 |
| 216 | La Puente, CA | 1,006 |
| 217 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1,005 |
| 218 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 1,004 |
| 219 | Wildomar, CA | 990 |
| 220 | San Bruno, CA | 986 |
| 221 | Bell Gardens, CA | 980 |
| 222 | Riverbank, CA | 955 |
| 223 | San Gabriel, CA | 935 |
| 224 | Temple City, CA | 932 |
| 225 | Danville, CA | 925 |
| 226 | Montclair, CA | 924 |
| 227 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 911 |
| 228 | Claremont, CA | 908 |
| 229 | Corcoran, CA | 877 |
| 230 | Lemoore, CA | 866 |
| 231 | Martinez, CA | 864 |
| 232 | Banning, CA | 862 |
| 233 | San Dimas, CA | 860 |
| 234 | Pacifica, CA | 858 |
| 235 | Beverly Hills, CA | 850 |
| 236 | Stanton, CA | 845 |
| 237 | La Verne, CA | 839 |
| 238 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 823 |
| 239 | Bell, CA | 821 |
| 240 | Lawndale, CA | 802 |
| 241 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 786 |
| 242 | Suisun City, CA | 783 |
| 243 | Moorpark, CA | 782 |
| 244 | South Pasadena, CA | 772 |
| 245 | San Pablo, CA | 771 |
| 246 | Galt, CA | 755 |
| 247 | Los Gatos, CA | 730 |
| 248 | Foster City, CA | 728 |
| 249 | Dana Point, CA | 694 |
| 250 | Lemon Grove, CA | 690 |
| 251 | Walnut, CA | 685 |
| 252 | Imperial Beach, CA | 684 |
| 253 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 666 |
| 254 | Burlingame, CA | 664 |
| 255 | Seaside, CA | 663 |
| 256 | Saratoga, CA | 662 |
| 257 | Hercules, CA | 661 |
| 258 | Barstow, CA | 659 |
| 259 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 656 |
| 260 | San Carlos, CA | 648 |
| 261 | Belmont, CA | 646 |
| 262 | East Palo Alto, CA | 643 |
| 263 | Laguna Hills, CA | 633 |
| 264 | Menlo Park, CA | 630 |
| 265 | Eureka, CA | 620 |
| 266 | Los Altos, CA | 612 |
| 266 | Maywood, CA | 612 |
| 268 | Ridgecrest, CA | 602 |
| 269 | Goleta, CA | 596 |
| 270 | Monterey, CA | 594 |
| 271 | El Cerrito, CA | 591 |
| 272 | Benicia, CA | 582 |
| 273 | Atascadero, CA | 580 |
| 274 | Windsor, CA | 575 |
| 275 | Cudahy, CA | 570 |
| 275 | Marina, CA | 570 |
| 277 | Agoura Hills, CA | 544 |
| 278 | Loma Linda, CA | 538 |
| 278 | Norco, CA | 538 |
| 280 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 535 |
| 281 | Lafayette, CA | 494 |
| 282 | Laguna Beach, CA | 463 |
| 283 | Seal Beach, CA | 449 |
| 284 | Coronado, CA | 291 |
| 285 | Paradise, CA | 246 |