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US cities by unemployment rate

San Luis, AZ had the highest unemployment rate of 1706 cities in August 2025, at 34.6%. Vestavia Hills, AL had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for the United States was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest34.6San Luis, AZ
Lowest2Vestavia Hills, AL
Median4.41706 cities
United States4.3History

Top 40 cities, August 2025

San Luis, AZ: 34.6 %San Luis, AZ34.6Calexico, CA: 34.3 %Calexico, CA34.3Brawley, CA: 18.8 %Brawley, CA18.8El Centro, CA: 17.8 %El Centro, CA17.8Delano, CA: 14.1 %Delano, CA14.1Porterville, CA: 14.1 %Porterville, CA14.1Flint, MI: 13.6 %Flint, MI13.6Yuma, AZ: 12.6 %Yuma, AZ12.6Coachella, CA: 12.5 %Coachella, CA12.5Wasco, CA: 12.4 %Wasco, CA12.4Corcoran, CA: 12.2 %Corcoran, CA12.2Reedley, CA: 11.9 %Reedley, CA11.9Camden, NJ: 11 %Camden, NJ11Saginaw, MI: 10.8 %Saginaw, MI10.8Dinuba, CA: 10.6 %Dinuba, CA10.6Eastpointe, MI: 10.5 %Eastpointe, MI10.5Paradise, CA: 10.5 %Paradise, CA10.5Perth Amboy, NJ: 10.2 %Perth Amboy, NJ10.2Chester, PA: 10 %Chester, PA10Jackson, MI: 10 %Jackson, MI10Millville, NJ: 10 %Millville, NJ10Sanger, CA: 9.8 %Sanger, CA9.8Detroit, MI: 9.6 %Detroit, MI9.6Atwater, CA: 9.5 %Atwater, CA9.5East Orange, NJ: 9.5 %East Orange, NJ9.5Paterson, NJ: 9.5 %Paterson, NJ9.5Trenton, NJ: 9.4 %Trenton, NJ9.4Gary, IN: 9.2 %Gary, IN9.2Los Banos, CA: 9.2 %Los Banos, CA9.2Vineland, NJ: 9.2 %Vineland, NJ9.2Atlantic City, NJ: 8.9 %Atlantic City, NJ8.9Port Arthur, TX: 8.9 %Port Arthur, TX8.9Merced, CA: 8.8 %Merced, CA8.8Palm Desert, CA: 8.8 %Palm Desert, CA8.8Brownsville, TX: 8.7 %Brownsville, TX8.7Eagle Pass, TX: 8.7 %Eagle Pass, TX8.7Indio, CA: 8.6 %Indio, CA8.6Inkster, MI: 8.6 %Inkster, MI8.6Newark, NJ: 8.6 %Newark, NJ8.6Adelanto, CA: 8.5 %Adelanto, CA8.5San Luis, AZ: 34.6 %San Luis, AZ34.6Calexico, CA: 34.3 %Calexico, CA34.3Brawley, CA: 18.8 %Brawley, CA18.8El Centro, CA: 17.8 %El Centro, CA17.8Delano, CA: 14.1 %Delano, CA14.1Porterville, CA: 14.1 %Porterville, CA14.1Flint, MI: 13.6 %Flint, MI13.6Yuma, AZ: 12.6 %Yuma, AZ12.6Coachella, CA: 12.5 %Coachella, CA12.5Wasco, CA: 12.4 %Wasco, CA12.4Corcoran, CA: 12.2 %Corcoran, CA12.2Reedley, CA: 11.9 %Reedley, CA11.9Camden, NJ: 11 %Camden, NJ11Saginaw, MI: 10.8 %Saginaw, MI10.8Dinuba, CA: 10.6 %Dinuba, CA10.6Eastpointe, MI: 10.5 %Eastpointe, MI10.5Paradise, CA: 10.5 %Paradise, CA10.5Perth Amboy, NJ: 10.2 %Perth Amboy, NJ10.2Chester, PA: 10 %Chester, PA10Jackson, MI: 10 %Jackson, MI10Millville, NJ: 10 %Millville, NJ10Sanger, CA: 9.8 %Sanger, CA9.8Detroit, MI: 9.6 %Detroit, MI9.6Atwater, CA: 9.5 %Atwater, CA9.5East Orange, NJ: 9.5 %East Orange, NJ9.5Paterson, NJ: 9.5 %Paterson, NJ9.5Trenton, NJ: 9.4 %Trenton, NJ9.4Gary, IN: 9.2 %Gary, IN9.2Los Banos, CA: 9.2 %Los Banos, CA9.2Vineland, NJ: 9.2 %Vineland, NJ9.2Atlantic City, NJ: 8.9 %Atlantic City, NJ8.9Port Arthur, TX: 8.9 %Port Arthur, TX8.9Merced, CA: 8.8 %Merced, CA8.8Palm Desert, CA: 8.8 %Palm Desert, CA8.8Brownsville, TX: 8.7 %Brownsville, TX8.7Eagle Pass, TX: 8.7 %Eagle Pass, TX8.7Indio, CA: 8.6 %Indio, CA8.6Inkster, MI: 8.6 %Inkster, MI8.6Newark, NJ: 8.6 %Newark, NJ8.6Adelanto, CA: 8.5 %Adelanto, CA8.5
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1San Luis, AZ34.6+3.1 pts
2Calexico, CA34.3+0.6 pts
3Brawley, CA18.8+0.7 pts
4El Centro, CA17.8+1 pts
5Delano, CA14.1-0.8 pts
5Porterville, CA14.1+0.3 pts
7Flint, MI13.6+0.3 pts
8Yuma, AZ12.6+0.9 pts
9Coachella, CA12.5-0.2 pts
10Wasco, CA12.4+0.3 pts
11Corcoran, CA12.2+1.1 pts
12Reedley, CA11.9+0.4 pts
13Camden, NJ11+0.5 pts
14Saginaw, MI10.80 pts
15Dinuba, CA10.6-1 pts
16Eastpointe, MI10.5-0.2 pts
16Paradise, CA10.5+1.3 pts
18Perth Amboy, NJ10.2+0.9 pts
19Chester, PA10+3.4 pts
19Jackson, MI100 pts
19Millville, NJ10+1 pts
22Sanger, CA9.8+1 pts
23Detroit, MI9.6+0.4 pts
24Atwater, CA9.5-0.1 pts
24East Orange, NJ9.5+1.1 pts
24Paterson, NJ9.5+0.8 pts
27Trenton, NJ9.4+1 pts
28Gary, IN9.2-1.3 pts
28Los Banos, CA9.2-0.5 pts
28Vineland, NJ9.2+1.3 pts
31Atlantic City, NJ8.9+0.5 pts
31Port Arthur, TX8.9-0.9 pts
33Merced, CA8.8+0.1 pts
33Palm Desert, CA8.8-0.2 pts
35Brownsville, TX8.7+2.9 pts
35Eagle Pass, TX8.7+1.9 pts
37Indio, CA8.6+0.3 pts
37Inkster, MI8.6+0.3 pts
37Newark, NJ8.6+0.7 pts
40Adelanto, CA8.5-0.2 pts
40Bridgeton, NJ8.5+1.4 pts
40Pontiac, MI8.5+0.3 pts
43Reading, PA8.4+2.8 pts
44La Quinta, CA8.3+0.2 pts
45Bay City, MI8.20 pts
45Ceres, CA8.2+0.3 pts
45Dolton, IL8.2-2.7 pts
45Hanford, CA8.2+0.6 pts
45Johnstown, PA8.2+2.6 pts
45Patterson, CA8.2-0.2 pts
51Cathedral City, CA8.1+0.3 pts
51Harrisburg, PA8.1+2.7 pts
51Tulare, CA8.1+0.4 pts
51Weslaco, TX8.1+0.6 pts
51York, PA8.1+2.1 pts
56East St. Louis, IL7.9-1.2 pts
56Hamtramck, MI7.9+0.4 pts
56Lancaster, CA7.9-0.6 pts
56Muskegon, MI7.9+0.1 pts
56Oak Park, MI7.9+0.2 pts
61Elizabeth, NJ7.8+1.3 pts
61Maywood, IL7.8-2.2 pts
61Soledad, CA7.8+0.1 pts
61Springfield, MA7.8+0.6 pts
65Barstow, CA7.7+0.2 pts
65Baytown, TX7.7+0.3 pts
65Dover, DE7.7+1.2 pts
65Hemet, CA7.7+0.4 pts
65Mount Pleasant, MI7.7-0.8 pts
65Victorville, CA7.70 pts
65Yuba City, CA7.7+0.1 pts
72Allentown, PA7.6+2.4 pts
72Desert Hot Springs, CA7.6+0.3 pts
72Lebanon, PA7.6+2.7 pts
72Twentynine Palms, CA7.6+0.8 pts
72Wilkes-Barre, PA7.6+2 pts
77Fresno, CA7.5+0.4 pts
77Hazleton, PA7.5+2.3 pts
77Riverbank, CA7.5+0.2 pts
77San Benito, TX7.5+1.5 pts
77San Juan, TX7.5+0.1 pts
77Stockton, CA7.5+0.1 pts
77Warren, OH7.5+0.8 pts
77Wilmington, DE7.5+1 pts
85Apple Valley, CA7.40 pts
85Bakersfield, CA7.4+0.4 pts
85Carteret, NJ7.4+0.5 pts
85Linden, NJ7.4+1.4 pts
85Madera, CA7.4+0.1 pts
90Banning, CA7.3+0.2 pts
90Burbank, CA7.3-1.1 pts
90Conway, SC7.3+0.2 pts
90Grants Pass, OR7.3+1.6 pts
90Palmdale, CA7.3-0.7 pts
95Bayonne, NJ7.2+1.4 pts
95Compton, CA7.2-0.4 pts
95Lemoore, CA7.20 pts
95Palm Springs, CA7.2+0.1 pts
95Passaic, NJ7.2+0.8 pts
95Pharr, TX7.2+0.7 pts
95Pine Bluff, AR7.2+1.2 pts
102Danville, IL7.1-1.1 pts
102Hartford, CT7.1+1 pts
102Harvey, IL7.1-1.6 pts
102Hesperia, CA7.10 pts
102Newark, DE7.1+1.7 pts
102West Memphis, AR7.1+1.8 pts
108Kankakee, IL70 pts
108Plainfield, NJ7+0.6 pts
108Prichard, AL7+0.2 pts
108Visalia, CA7+0.3 pts
112Decatur, IL6.9+0.1 pts
112Inglewood, CA6.9-0.5 pts
112Kokomo, IN6.9-3.8 pts
112New Castle, PA6.9+1.5 pts
112Rahway, NJ6.9+0.5 pts
112San Jacinto, CA6.9+0.6 pts
112Turlock, CA6.9+0.6 pts
112West Hollywood, CA6.9-0.7 pts
120Lawrence, MA6.8+0.3 pts
120Modesto, CA6.8-0.1 pts
120Rocky Mount, NC6.8+0.3 pts
120Watsonville, CA6.8+0.3 pts
124Garfield, NJ6.7+0.7 pts
124Holyoke, MA6.7+0.3 pts
124Lansing, MI6.7+0.1 pts
124Park Forest, IL6.7-1.9 pts
124San Bernardino, CA6.7+0.4 pts
124Youngstown, OH6.7+0.4 pts
130Waterbury, CT6.6+1.1 pts
130Williamsport, PA6.6+1.8 pts
132Cudahy, CA6.5-0.4 pts
132Fort Pierce, FL6.5+0.5 pts
132Hollister, CA6.5-0.3 pts
132La Verne, CA6.5+0.3 pts
132Lynwood, CA6.5-0.5 pts
132Manteca, CA6.5+0.2 pts
132Pomona, CA6.5-0.1 pts
132Scranton, PA6.5+1.6 pts
140Battle Creek, MI6.40 pts
140Calumet City, IL6.4-2.2 pts
140Lodi, NJ6.4+0.6 pts
140Moses Lake, WA6.4+1.1 pts
140New Britain, CT6.4+1.1 pts
140New Brunswick, NJ6.4+0.9 pts
140Perris, CA6.4+0.2 pts
140Philadelphia, PA6.4+0.7 pts
140Port Huron, MI6.4+0.1 pts
140Rockford, IL6.4-0.1 pts
140Toledo, OH6.4-0.4 pts
140Wilson, NC6.40 pts
152Danville, VA6.3+0.6 pts
152Galesburg, IL6.3+0.8 pts
152Oxnard, CA6.3+0.1 pts
152Paramount, CA6.3-0.7 pts
152Rialto, CA6.3+0.3 pts
152Vallejo, CA6.3+0.3 pts
152Whittier, CA6.3-0.1 pts
159Bellflower, CA6.2-0.6 pts
159Brockton, MA6.2+0.9 pts
159Carson, CA6.2-0.3 pts
159Cedar Rapids, IA6.2+2.2 pts
159Chicago Heights, IL6.2-2.2 pts
159Hawthorne, CA6.2-0.3 pts
159Kinston, NC6.2-0.1 pts
159Lancaster, TX6.2+0.1 pts
159Long Beach, CA6.2-0.4 pts
159Los Angeles, CA6.2-0.6 pts
159Moreno Valley, CA6.2+0.2 pts
159New Bedford, MA6.2+0.3 pts
159Salinas, CA6.2+0.1 pts
159Trotwood, OH6.2+0.2 pts
173Bell Gardens, CA6.1-1.2 pts
173Bell, CA6.1-0.9 pts
173Burton, MI6.1+0.1 pts
173Dayton, OH6.1+0.4 pts
173Erie, PA6.1+1.6 pts
173Gardena, CA6.1-0.2 pts
173Gardner, MA6.1+0.7 pts
173Glendale, CA6.1-0.7 pts
173Gresham, OR6.1+1.5 pts
173Highland, CA6.1+0.5 pts
173Lodi, CA6.1+0.1 pts
173Maywood, CA6.1-0.8 pts
173Mission, TX6.1+0.2 pts
173Norwalk, CA6.1-0.7 pts
173Pico Rivera, CA6.1-0.7 pts
173South Gate, CA6.1-0.1 pts
173State College, PA6.1+0.6 pts
173Union City, NJ6.1+0.6 pts
173Wildomar, CA6.1+0.7 pts
173Woodland, CA6.1+0.2 pts
193Antioch, CA6+0.2 pts
193Athens, OH6-0.9 pts
193Azusa, CA6-0.3 pts
193Baldwin Park, CA6-0.5 pts
193Baltimore, MD6+1.1 pts
193Culver City, CA6-0.6 pts
193East Chicago, IN6-1.1 pts
193Emporia, KS6+2.1 pts
193Fall River, MA6+0.5 pts
193Huntington Park, CA6-0.4 pts
193Mansfield, OH6+0.2 pts
193Marshalltown, IA60 pts
193Medford, OR6+0.8 pts
193Monroe, LA6-0.6 pts
193Montebello, CA6-0.5 pts
193New York, NY6+0.2 pts
193North Las Vegas, NV6-0.3 pts
193Santa Monica, CA6-0.8 pts
193Southbridge Town, MA6+0.7 pts
193Spartanburg, SC6-0.4 pts
193Sumter, SC6-0.4 pts
214Agoura Hills, CA5.9-0.6 pts
214Bethlehem, PA5.9+1.6 pts
214Carbondale, IL5.9-0.2 pts
214Cerritos, CA5.9-0.3 pts
214Chico, CA5.9+0.2 pts
214College Park, MD5.9+1.6 pts
214Colton, CA5.9+0.4 pts
214Covina, CA5.9-0.3 pts
214Easton, PA5.9+1.4 pts
214El Monte, CA5.9-0.3 pts
214Fitchburg, MA5.9+0.5 pts
214Lansing, IL5.9-1.5 pts
214Lathrop, CA5.9-0.5 pts
214Montclair, CA5.9+0.3 pts
214National City, CA5.9+0.2 pts
214Pasadena, TX5.9+0.2 pts
214Pueblo, CO5.9-0.7 pts
214Randolph Town, MA5.9+0.6 pts
214Romulus, MI5.9+0.3 pts
214San Pablo, CA5.9+0.5 pts
214Venice, FL5.9+0.7 pts
214Yakima, WA5.9-0.3 pts
236Albany, OR5.8+1.1 pts
236Beverly Hills, CA5.8-0.5 pts
236Canton, OH5.8+0.4 pts
236Central Falls, RI5.8+0.4 pts
236Chicopee, MA5.8+0.5 pts
236Claremont, CA5.8-0.3 pts
236Clifton, NJ5.8+0.7 pts
236Clinton, IA5.8+1 pts
236Clovis, CA5.8+0.4 pts
236Daytona Beach, FL5.8+0.5 pts
236El Cajon, CA5.8+0.4 pts
236Hagerstown, MD5.8+1.2 pts
236Kalamazoo, MI5.80 pts
236Kearny, NJ5.8+0.8 pts
236La Porte, TX5.8+0.2 pts

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Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 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 rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

San Luis, AZ, with 34.6% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Vestavia Hills, AL, with 2% in August 2025.

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