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Cities in California by unemployed people

Los Angeles, CA had the highest unemployed people of 283 cities in 2022, at 104,457. Paradise, CA had the lowest, at 134. The median was 1,177. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest104,457Los Angeles, CA
Lowest134Paradise, CA
Median1,177283 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Los Angeles, CA: 104,457 personsLos Angeles, CA104,457San Diego, CA: 23,781 personsSan Diego, CA23,781San Jose, CA: 15,505 personsSan Jose, CA15,505San Francisco, CA: 14,493 personsSan Francisco, CA14,493Fresno, CA: 12,028 personsFresno, CA12,028Long Beach, CA: 11,992 personsLong Beach, CA11,992Sacramento, CA: 10,217 personsSacramento, CA10,217Bakersfield, CA: 9,086 personsBakersfield, CA9,086Oakland, CA: 8,294 personsOakland, CA8,294Stockton, CA: 8,263 personsStockton, CA8,263Salinas, CA: 6,364 personsSalinas, CA6,364Riverside, CA: 6,052 personsRiverside, CA6,052Anaheim, CA: 5,833 personsAnaheim, CA5,833Santa Clarita, CA: 5,360 personsSanta Clarita, CA5,360Chula Vista, CA: 5,000 personsChula Vista, CA5,000Santa Ana, CA: 5,000 personsSanta Ana, CA5,000Glendale, CA: 4,895 personsGlendale, CA4,895Lancaster, CA: 4,878 personsLancaster, CA4,878Irvine, CA: 4,867 personsIrvine, CA4,867Modesto, CA: 4,744 personsModesto, CA4,744San Bernardino, CA: 4,646 personsSan Bernardino, CA4,646Palmdale, CA: 4,640 personsPalmdale, CA4,640Moreno Valley, CA: 4,414 personsMoreno Valley, CA4,414Oxnard, CA: 4,406 personsOxnard, CA4,406Delano, CA: 4,323 personsDelano, CA4,323Calexico, CA: 4,147 personsCalexico, CA4,147Fontana, CA: 3,976 personsFontana, CA3,976Pomona, CA: 3,701 personsPomona, CA3,701Burbank, CA: 3,499 personsBurbank, CA3,499Ontario, CA: 3,476 personsOntario, CA3,476Huntington Beach, CA: 3,380 personsHuntington Beach, CA3,380Pasadena, CA: 3,370 personsPasadena, CA3,370Fremont, CA: 3,216 personsFremont, CA3,216Victorville, CA: 3,145 personsVictorville, CA3,145Rancho Cucamonga, CA: 3,065 personsRancho Cucamonga, CA3,065Inglewood, CA: 3,018 personsInglewood, CA3,018Santa Rosa, CA: 2,935 personsSanta Rosa, CA2,935Elk Grove, CA: 2,927 personsElk Grove, CA2,927Oceanside, CA: 2,909 personsOceanside, CA2,909Santa Maria, CA: 2,895 personsSanta Maria, CA2,895Los Angeles, CA: 104,457 personsLos Angeles, CA104,457San Diego, CA: 23,781 personsSan Diego, CA23,781San Jose, CA: 15,505 personsSan Jose, CA15,505San Francisco, CA: 14,493 personsSan Francisco, CA14,493Fresno, CA: 12,028 personsFresno, CA12,028Long Beach, CA: 11,992 personsLong Beach, CA11,992Sacramento, CA: 10,217 personsSacramento, CA10,217Bakersfield, CA: 9,086 personsBakersfield, CA9,086Oakland, CA: 8,294 personsOakland, CA8,294Stockton, CA: 8,263 personsStockton, CA8,263Salinas, CA: 6,364 personsSalinas, CA6,364Riverside, CA: 6,052 personsRiverside, CA6,052Anaheim, CA: 5,833 personsAnaheim, CA5,833Santa Clarita, CA: 5,360 personsSanta Clarita, CA5,360Chula Vista, CA: 5,000 personsChula Vista, CA5,000Santa Ana, CA: 5,000 personsSanta Ana, CA5,000Glendale, CA: 4,895 personsGlendale, CA4,895Lancaster, CA: 4,878 personsLancaster, CA4,878Irvine, CA: 4,867 personsIrvine, CA4,867Modesto, CA: 4,744 personsModesto, CA4,744San Bernardino, CA: 4,646 personsSan Bernardino, CA4,646Palmdale, CA: 4,640 personsPalmdale, CA4,640Moreno Valley, CA: 4,414 personsMoreno Valley, CA4,414Oxnard, CA: 4,406 personsOxnard, CA4,406Delano, CA: 4,323 personsDelano, CA4,323Calexico, CA: 4,147 personsCalexico, CA4,147Fontana, CA: 3,976 personsFontana, CA3,976Pomona, CA: 3,701 personsPomona, CA3,701Burbank, CA: 3,499 personsBurbank, CA3,499Ontario, CA: 3,476 personsOntario, CA3,476Huntington Beach, CA: 3,380 personsHuntington Beach, CA3,380Pasadena, CA: 3,370 personsPasadena, CA3,370Fremont, CA: 3,216 personsFremont, CA3,216Victorville, CA: 3,145 personsVictorville, CA3,145Rancho Cucamonga, CA: 3,065 personsRancho Cucamonga, CA3,065Inglewood, CA: 3,018 personsInglewood, CA3,018Santa Rosa, CA: 2,935 personsSanta Rosa, CA2,935Elk Grove, CA: 2,927 personsElk Grove, CA2,927Oceanside, CA: 2,909 personsOceanside, CA2,909Santa Maria, CA: 2,895 personsSanta Maria, CA2,895
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Los Angeles, CA104,457-42.8%
2San Diego, CA23,781-45.2%
3San Jose, CA15,505-46.1%
4San Francisco, CA14,493-47.9%
5Fresno, CA12,028-37%
6Long Beach, CA11,992-46.7%
7Sacramento, CA10,217-42.5%
8Bakersfield, CA9,086-36.8%
9Oakland, CA8,294-46.2%
10Stockton, CA8,263-37.9%
11Salinas, CA6,364-21.1%
12Riverside, CA6,052-42%
13Anaheim, CA5,833-49.6%
14Santa Clarita, CA5,360-41.3%
15Chula Vista, CA5,000-46%
15Santa Ana, CA5,000-46.6%
17Glendale, CA4,895-47%
18Lancaster, CA4,878-40.9%
19Irvine, CA4,867-38%
20Modesto, CA4,744-37.8%
21San Bernardino, CA4,646-46.4%
22Palmdale, CA4,640-42.2%
23Moreno Valley, CA4,414-46.6%
24Oxnard, CA4,406-39.4%
25Delano, CA4,323-14.7%
26Calexico, CA4,147-7.7%
27Fontana, CA3,976-45.7%
28Pomona, CA3,701-45.3%
29Burbank, CA3,499-39.3%
30Ontario, CA3,476-43.7%
31Huntington Beach, CA3,380-44.1%
32Pasadena, CA3,370-41.3%
33Fremont, CA3,216-42.5%
34Victorville, CA3,145-42.2%
35Rancho Cucamonga, CA3,065-42.4%
36Inglewood, CA3,018-48.6%
37Santa Rosa, CA2,935-42.3%
38Elk Grove, CA2,927-40.8%
39Oceanside, CA2,909-46.6%
40Santa Maria, CA2,895-32.1%
41Torrance, CA2,881-44.7%
42Visalia, CA2,871-33.6%
43Hayward, CA2,861-48.1%
44Porterville, CA2,860-13.5%
45Garden Grove, CA2,817-52.8%
46Corona, CA2,798-42.8%
47Downey, CA2,693-46.6%
48Compton, CA2,669-47.3%
49Vallejo, CA2,607-45.7%
50Santa Monica, CA2,571-33.5%
51West Covina, CA2,561-46.8%
52Antioch, CA2,519-45.8%
53Watsonville, CA2,515-22.5%
54Norwalk, CA2,456-49.1%
55Carson, CA2,444-46.5%
56El Monte, CA2,377-47.9%
57Merced, CA2,346-28.7%
58Fullerton, CA2,335-47.1%
59Roseville, CA2,260-36.9%
60Escondido, CA2,256-47.3%
61Orange, CA2,247-42.3%
62Hawthorne, CA2,213-51.9%
63Hesperia, CA2,201-40.9%
64South Gate, CA2,198-47.9%
65Yuba City, CA2,177-25.3%
66Richmond, CA2,176-48.6%
67Fairfield, CA2,173-42.4%
68El Centro, CA2,157-17.4%
69Whittier, CA2,126-43.4%
70Rialto, CA2,122-47%
71Simi Valley, CA2,067-40.4%
72Indio, CA2,031-40.9%
73Concord, CA2,022-45.4%
74Bellflower, CA1,998-50%
75Sunnyvale, CA1,984-37.1%
76Clovis, CA1,970-36.2%
77Menifee, CA1,952-40.5%
78Hemet, CA1,950-40.8%
79Madera, CA1,943-24.2%
80Alhambra, CA1,931-46.3%
81Thousand Oaks, CA1,926-37.7%
82Costa Mesa, CA1,903-44.7%
82El Cajon, CA1,903-52.8%
82Jurupa Valley, CA1,903-45.8%
85Murrieta, CA1,895-42.6%
86Lakewood, CA1,861-47.2%
87Berkeley, CA1,854-35.7%
87Coachella, CA1,854-31.7%
89Temecula, CA1,824-41.5%
90San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA1,806-42.3%
91Reedley, CA1,800-8.1%
92Santa Clara, CA1,765-39.4%
93Chico, CA1,749-36.4%
94Tracy, CA1,735-41.6%
95Los Banos, CA1,731-23%
96Manteca, CA1,727-40.2%
97Vista, CA1,725-42%
98Carlsbad, CA1,724-40.6%
99Baldwin Park, CA1,698-46.8%
100Perris, CA1,695-43.7%
101Vacaville, CA1,690-39.9%
102Citrus Heights, CA1,675-41.2%
103Daly City, CA1,645-55.6%
104San Leandro, CA1,638-48.3%
105Redondo Beach, CA1,631-38.5%
106Redding, CA1,624-36.5%
107Chino, CA1,619-41.9%
107Woodland, CA1,619-27.7%
109Tulare, CA1,583-33%
110Apple Valley, CA1,578-38.4%
111Lodi, CA1,557-35.3%
112Gardena, CA1,555-48.6%
113Lynwood, CA1,532-50.4%
114Mission Viejo, CA1,513-42.2%
114Pico Rivera, CA1,513-47.5%
116Pittsburg, CA1,512-46.5%
117Hanford, CA1,508-28.3%
118Rancho Cordova, CA1,487-41.9%
119West Hollywood, CA1,482-39.9%
120Westminster, CA1,478-54.5%
121San Mateo, CA1,469-42.5%
122Montebello, CA1,447-48.4%
123Upland, CA1,438-45%
124Turlock, CA1,431-37.3%
125Buena Park, CA1,405-49.4%
126Napa, CA1,400-45.1%
127San Marcos, CA1,389-39.5%
128Lake Forest, CA1,371-44.4%
129Lake Elsinore, CA1,367-42.2%
130Ceres, CA1,366-33.4%
131Dinuba, CA1,363-15.8%
132Brawley, CA1,304-18%
132Paramount, CA1,304-48.7%
134Newport Beach, CA1,297-37.4%
135Tustin, CA1,295-47.3%
136Covina, CA1,248-45.8%
137Chino Hills, CA1,246-43.7%
138Alameda, CA1,241-44%
139Livermore, CA1,233-42%
140Monterey Park, CA1,217-50.7%
141Huntington Park, CA1,192-48%
142Hollister, CA1,177-30.5%
143Redlands, CA1,175-41.5%
144Santa Barbara, CA1,173-45.4%
145Redwood City, CA1,172-37.7%
146Wasco, CA1,162-5.1%
147Milpitas, CA1,158-47.3%
148Azusa, CA1,150-46.1%
149Diamond Bar, CA1,135-45.4%
150National City, CA1,133-49.9%
150Union City, CA1,133-46.4%
152Brentwood, CA1,131-38.4%
153Rosemead, CA1,128-51.2%
154Folsom, CA1,121-33.9%
155San Ramon, CA1,119-39.7%
156Glendora, CA1,112-42%
157Colton, CA1,101-44.3%
158San Jacinto, CA1,091-45.7%
159Highland, CA1,083-46.2%
160Santa Paula, CA1,078-27.2%
161Gilroy, CA1,073-41.2%
162Eastvale, CA1,069-45.6%
162La Mirada, CA1,069-43.3%
164Laguna Niguel, CA1,067-42.2%
165La Mesa, CA1,058-46.3%
166Arcadia, CA1,055-44%
167La Habra, CA1,049-46.5%
168Mountain View, CA1,046-33.7%
169Palm Desert, CA1,045-37.6%
170Rocklin, CA1,037-38.1%
171Pleasanton, CA1,036-39.6%
171West Sacramento, CA1,036-33.4%
173Culver City, CA1,028-38.1%
173South San Francisco, CA1,028-52.1%
175Cathedral City, CA1,019-44.6%
176Camarillo, CA1,018-41.6%
177Walnut Creek, CA1,007-36.2%
178Santa Cruz, CA995-29.8%
179Cerritos, CA973-45.9%
180Yorba Linda, CA966-41.6%
181Dublin, CA961-37.7%
182San Clemente, CA954-42.9%
183Davis, CA942-27.6%
184Atwater, CA941-22.2%
185Fountain Valley, CA937-44.5%
186Santee, CA923-41.8%
187Monrovia, CA909-40.6%
188Adelanto, CA907-42.4%
189Yucaipa, CA904-39.6%
190Aliso Viejo, CA903-38.9%
191Encinitas, CA894-38.3%
191Sanger, CA894-23.4%
193La Puente, CA889-48.9%
194Beaumont, CA883-43.7%
195Petaluma, CA880-42.1%
196Bell Gardens, CA879-49.3%
197Oakley, CA875-40.3%
198Palm Springs, CA869-43.6%
199Soledad, CA856-16.1%
200Placentia, CA827-43.4%
201Lompoc, CA825-41.9%
202San Rafael, CA814-41.5%
203Cypress, CA799-47.3%
204San Dimas, CA792-39.4%
205Rancho Santa Margarita, CA786-39.4%
206Newark, CA776-43.2%
207Rohnert Park, CA774-40.6%
208Palo Alto, CA772-27.8%
209San Gabriel, CA771-51.1%
210Novato, CA762-40.8%
211Brea, CA761-43%
212Claremont, CA759-35%
212Morgan Hill, CA759-35.2%
214Temple City, CA739-47.9%
215La Quinta, CA734-41.5%
216Lawndale, CA733-51.5%
217Bell, CA730-49.1%
218Rancho Palos Verdes, CA728-37.6%
219Lincoln, CA724-34.4%
220Beverly Hills, CA717-41.9%
221San Bruno, CA713-47.8%
222Montclair, CA709-43.8%
223Desert Hot Springs, CA706-46.2%
224Wildomar, CA695-40.9%
225La Verne, CA691-42.5%
226Cupertino, CA688-35.6%
227San Luis Obispo, CA677-46.1%
228Manhattan Beach, CA670-32.8%
229Campbell, CA658-42.8%
230South Pasadena, CA641-34.5%
231Poway, CA634-45%
232Pacifica, CA629-46.9%
233Lemoore, CA621-32%
234Galt, CA612-33%
235Martinez, CA607-43.1%
236Stanton, CA604-52.5%
237Lathrop, CA603-38.3%
238Banning, CA588-44.8%
239Corcoran, CA586-28.4%
240Suisun City, CA583-45.5%
241Danville, CA572-34.3%
242Maywood, CA567-44.2%
243Moorpark, CA562-40.2%
244Walnut, CA555-46.9%
245Barstow, CA553-42.2%
246Imperial Beach, CA550-47.5%
247San Pablo, CA547-50.5%
248Dana Point, CA545-43.2%
249Lemon Grove, CA539-47.3%
249Pleasant Hill, CA539-40.7%

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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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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.CurrentU20-24. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Los Angeles, CA, with 104,457 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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