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US cities by unemployment rate

Calexico, CA had the highest unemployment rate of 1706 cities in September 2025, at 33.8%. Aberdeen, SD had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for the United States was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest33.8Calexico, CA
Lowest1.7Aberdeen, SD
Median4.11706 cities
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Top 40 cities, September 2025

Calexico, CA: 33.8 %Calexico, CA33.8San Luis, AZ: 27.7 %San Luis, AZ27.7Brawley, CA: 18.6 %Brawley, CA18.6El Centro, CA: 17.1 %El Centro, CA17.1Porterville, CA: 13.2 %Porterville, CA13.2Delano, CA: 12.3 %Delano, CA12.3Flint, MI: 12.2 %Flint, MI12.2Yuma, AZ: 12.1 %Yuma, AZ12.1Corcoran, CA: 11.9 %Corcoran, CA11.9Coachella, CA: 11.8 %Coachella, CA11.8Reedley, CA: 11.5 %Reedley, CA11.5Camden, NJ: 11.3 %Camden, NJ11.3Wasco, CA: 11.2 %Wasco, CA11.2Dinuba, CA: 11.1 %Dinuba, CA11.1Eastpointe, MI: 11.1 %Eastpointe, MI11.1Paradise, CA: 10.6 %Paradise, CA10.6Detroit, MI: 9.9 %Detroit, MI9.9Saginaw, MI: 9.6 %Saginaw, MI9.6Atlantic City, NJ: 9.4 %Atlantic City, NJ9.4Millville, NJ: 9.4 %Millville, NJ9.4East Orange, NJ: 9.3 %East Orange, NJ9.3Sanger, CA: 9.3 %Sanger, CA9.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 9.2 %Perth Amboy, NJ9.2Eagle Pass, TX: 8.9 %Eagle Pass, TX8.9Inkster, MI: 8.9 %Inkster, MI8.9Paterson, NJ: 8.9 %Paterson, NJ8.9Pontiac, MI: 8.9 %Pontiac, MI8.9Chester, PA: 8.8 %Chester, PA8.8Jackson, MI: 8.7 %Jackson, MI8.7Trenton, NJ: 8.7 %Trenton, NJ8.7Brownsville, TX: 8.6 %Brownsville, TX8.6Los Banos, CA: 8.6 %Los Banos, CA8.6Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Newark, NJ: 8.5 %Newark, NJ8.5Atwater, CA: 8.3 %Atwater, CA8.3Bridgeton, NJ: 8.3 %Bridgeton, NJ8.3Gary, IN: 8.3 %Gary, IN8.3Oak Park, MI: 8.3 %Oak Park, MI8.3Palm Desert, CA: 8.3 %Palm Desert, CA8.3Merced, CA: 8.2 %Merced, CA8.2Calexico, CA: 33.8 %Calexico, CA33.8San Luis, AZ: 27.7 %San Luis, AZ27.7Brawley, CA: 18.6 %Brawley, CA18.6El Centro, CA: 17.1 %El Centro, CA17.1Porterville, CA: 13.2 %Porterville, CA13.2Delano, CA: 12.3 %Delano, CA12.3Flint, MI: 12.2 %Flint, MI12.2Yuma, AZ: 12.1 %Yuma, AZ12.1Corcoran, CA: 11.9 %Corcoran, CA11.9Coachella, CA: 11.8 %Coachella, CA11.8Reedley, CA: 11.5 %Reedley, CA11.5Camden, NJ: 11.3 %Camden, NJ11.3Wasco, CA: 11.2 %Wasco, CA11.2Dinuba, CA: 11.1 %Dinuba, CA11.1Eastpointe, MI: 11.1 %Eastpointe, MI11.1Paradise, CA: 10.6 %Paradise, CA10.6Detroit, MI: 9.9 %Detroit, MI9.9Saginaw, MI: 9.6 %Saginaw, MI9.6Atlantic City, NJ: 9.4 %Atlantic City, NJ9.4Millville, NJ: 9.4 %Millville, NJ9.4East Orange, NJ: 9.3 %East Orange, NJ9.3Sanger, CA: 9.3 %Sanger, CA9.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 9.2 %Perth Amboy, NJ9.2Eagle Pass, TX: 8.9 %Eagle Pass, TX8.9Inkster, MI: 8.9 %Inkster, MI8.9Paterson, NJ: 8.9 %Paterson, NJ8.9Pontiac, MI: 8.9 %Pontiac, MI8.9Chester, PA: 8.8 %Chester, PA8.8Jackson, MI: 8.7 %Jackson, MI8.7Trenton, NJ: 8.7 %Trenton, NJ8.7Brownsville, TX: 8.6 %Brownsville, TX8.6Los Banos, CA: 8.6 %Los Banos, CA8.6Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Newark, NJ: 8.5 %Newark, NJ8.5Atwater, CA: 8.3 %Atwater, CA8.3Bridgeton, NJ: 8.3 %Bridgeton, NJ8.3Gary, IN: 8.3 %Gary, IN8.3Oak Park, MI: 8.3 %Oak Park, MI8.3Palm Desert, CA: 8.3 %Palm Desert, CA8.3Merced, CA: 8.2 %Merced, CA8.2
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Calexico, CA33.8+1.9 pts
2San Luis, AZ27.7+2.5 pts
3Brawley, CA18.6+1.6 pts
4El Centro, CA17.1+1.7 pts
5Porterville, CA13.2+0.8 pts
6Delano, CA12.3-0.2 pts
7Flint, MI12.2+0.4 pts
8Yuma, AZ12.1+1.7 pts
9Corcoran, CA11.9+2.2 pts
10Coachella, CA11.8+0.2 pts
11Reedley, CA11.5+1.3 pts
12Camden, NJ11.3+2 pts
13Wasco, CA11.2+0.6 pts
14Dinuba, CA11.1+0.5 pts
14Eastpointe, MI11.1+0.1 pts
16Paradise, CA10.6+2.4 pts
17Detroit, MI9.9+0.5 pts
18Saginaw, MI9.6+0.1 pts
19Atlantic City, NJ9.4+1.6 pts
19Millville, NJ9.4+2.2 pts
21East Orange, NJ9.3+1.9 pts
21Sanger, CA9.3+1.3 pts
23Perth Amboy, NJ9.2+1.6 pts
24Eagle Pass, TX8.9+2 pts
24Inkster, MI8.9+0.4 pts
24Paterson, NJ8.9+1.4 pts
24Pontiac, MI8.9+0.2 pts
28Chester, PA8.8+3.7 pts
29Jackson, MI8.7-0.1 pts
29Trenton, NJ8.7+1.5 pts
31Brownsville, TX8.6+3.3 pts
31Los Banos, CA8.6-0.1 pts
31Port Arthur, TX8.60 pts
34Newark, NJ8.5+1.6 pts
35Atwater, CA8.3+1.2 pts
35Bridgeton, NJ8.3+2.3 pts
35Gary, IN8.3-1.2 pts
35Oak Park, MI8.3+0.2 pts
35Palm Desert, CA8.3+0.6 pts
40Merced, CA8.2+0.6 pts
41Adelanto, CA8.1+0.3 pts
41Hamtramck, MI8.1+0.4 pts
41Indio, CA8.1+0.8 pts
41Vineland, NJ8.1+1.7 pts
45Barstow, CA7.9+1.6 pts
45Patterson, CA7.9+0.3 pts
47Hanford, CA7.8+1 pts
47Lancaster, CA7.80 pts
49Ceres, CA7.7+0.9 pts
50La Quinta, CA7.6+0.5 pts
50Twentynine Palms, CA7.6+1.2 pts
52Cathedral City, CA7.5+0.6 pts
52Dolton, IL7.5-2.3 pts
52Hemet, CA7.5+1.1 pts
52San Benito, TX7.5+1.9 pts
52Victorville, CA7.5+0.5 pts
52Weslaco, TX7.5+1 pts
52York, PA7.5+2.7 pts
59Baytown, TX7.4+0.7 pts
59East St. Louis, IL7.4-0.3 pts
59Tulare, CA7.4+0.6 pts
62Carteret, NJ7.3+1.3 pts
62Rahway, NJ7.3+1.7 pts
62Yuba City, CA7.3+0.4 pts
65Banning, CA7.2+0.9 pts
65Bay City, MI7.20 pts
65Bayonne, NJ7.2+2.2 pts
65Desert Hot Springs, CA7.2+0.7 pts
65Elizabeth, NJ7.2+1.6 pts
65Muskegon, MI7.2+0.2 pts
65Reading, PA7.2+2.8 pts
65Riverbank, CA7.2+0.7 pts
65Soledad, CA7.2+0.2 pts
65Stockton, CA7.2+0.5 pts
75Apple Valley, CA7.1+0.6 pts
75Bakersfield, CA7.1+0.9 pts
75Fresno, CA7.1+0.7 pts
75Harrisburg, PA7.1+2.8 pts
75Lemoore, CA7.1+0.3 pts
75Madera, CA7.1+0.7 pts
75Springfield, MA7.1+0.9 pts
82Hazleton, PA7+2.8 pts
82Linden, NJ7+2.1 pts
82Maywood, IL7-1.2 pts
82Palm Springs, CA7+0.7 pts
82Palmdale, CA7-0.1 pts
82West Memphis, AR7+1.8 pts
88Allentown, PA6.9+2.8 pts
88Burbank, CA6.9-0.6 pts
88Plainfield, NJ6.9+1.4 pts
88Wilmington, DE6.9+1.5 pts
92Dover, DE6.8+1.8 pts
92Kankakee, IL6.8+0.5 pts
92Prichard, AL6.80 pts
92San Juan, TX6.8+0.2 pts
96Hesperia, CA6.7+0.4 pts
96Johnstown, PA6.7+2.8 pts
96Modesto, CA6.7+0.5 pts
96Pine Bluff, AR6.7+1.3 pts
100Compton, CA6.6-0.2 pts
100Decatur, IL6.6+0.4 pts
100Inglewood, CA6.6+0.1 pts
100Lebanon, PA6.6+3 pts
100Passaic, NJ6.6+1.4 pts
100Port Huron, MI6.60 pts
100San Jacinto, CA6.6+1.1 pts
100Santa Paula, CA6.6+0.3 pts
100Visalia, CA6.6+0.7 pts
100Warren, OH6.6+0.3 pts
100West Hollywood, CA6.6-0.1 pts
111Danville, IL6.4-0.8 pts
111Garfield, NJ6.4+1.1 pts
111San Bernardino, CA6.4+0.9 pts
111Turlock, CA6.4+1 pts
111Watsonville, CA6.4+0.6 pts
111Wilkes-Barre, PA6.4+2.5 pts
117Grants Pass, OR6.3+1.3 pts
117Mount Pleasant, MI6.3-0.4 pts
117New Brunswick, NJ6.3+2 pts
117Pharr, TX6.3+0.8 pts
117Venice, FL6.3+1.1 pts
122Harvey, IL6.2-1.6 pts
122Hollister, CA6.2+0.2 pts
122Kokomo, IN6.2-0.9 pts
125Calumet City, IL6.1-1.4 pts
125Cudahy, CA6.1-0.2 pts
125Danville, VA6.1+1 pts
125Fort Pierce, FL6.1+0.8 pts
125Hawthorne, CA6.1+0.3 pts
125Lancaster, TX6.1+0.4 pts
125Lawrence, MA6.1+0.4 pts
125Lodi, NJ6.1+1.4 pts
125Lynwood, CA6.1-0.1 pts
125Manteca, CA6.1+0.5 pts
125New Castle, PA6.1+2 pts
125North Las Vegas, NV6.1+0.2 pts
125Oxnard, CA6.1+0.5 pts
125Park Forest, IL6.1-1.4 pts
125Perris, CA6.1+0.7 pts
125Pomona, CA6.1+0.2 pts
125Rockford, IL6.1+0.5 pts
125Rocky Mount, NC6.1+0.7 pts
125Warren, MI6.1+0.1 pts
125Waterbury, CT6.1+1.4 pts
145Bullhead City, AZ6+0.9 pts
145Hartford, CT6+1.2 pts
145Holyoke, MA6+0.5 pts
145La Verne, CA6+0.4 pts
145Lodi, CA6+0.6 pts
145Moreno Valley, CA6+0.5 pts
145Rialto, CA6+0.7 pts
145Romulus, MI6+0.3 pts
145Vallejo, CA6+0.6 pts
145Wildomar, CA6+1.1 pts
155Bellflower, CA5.9-0.3 pts
155Carson, CA5.90 pts
155College Park, MD5.9+1.8 pts
155Conway, SC5.9+0.1 pts
155Galesburg, IL5.9+1 pts
155Gardena, CA5.9+0.2 pts
155Lathrop, CA5.9+0.4 pts
155Los Angeles, CA5.9-0.1 pts
155Monroe, LA5.9-0.3 pts
155National City, CA5.9+0.8 pts
155New York, NY5.9+1 pts
155Salinas, CA5.9+0.5 pts
155Union City, NJ5.9+1.2 pts
155Whittier, CA5.9+0.2 pts
155Youngstown, OH5.9-0.2 pts
170Albany, OR5.8+1.4 pts
170Antioch, CA5.8+0.5 pts
170Baldwin Park, CA5.80 pts
170Brockton, MA5.8+1.3 pts
170Daytona Beach, FL5.8+1 pts
170Des Moines, WA5.8+0.7 pts
170Las Vegas, NV5.8+0.2 pts
170Long Beach, CA5.80 pts
170Maywood, CA5.8-0.3 pts
170Mission, TX5.8+0.3 pts
170Paramount, CA5.8-0.4 pts
170Pico Rivera, CA5.8-0.3 pts
170Roseville, MI5.8+0.1 pts
170Southfield, MI5.8+0.1 pts
184Agoura Hills, CA5.7-0.2 pts
184Bell Gardens, CA5.7-0.7 pts
184Bell, CA5.7-0.6 pts
184Chicago Heights, IL5.7-1.2 pts
184Colton, CA5.7+0.7 pts
184Glendale, CA5.7-0.4 pts
184Highland, CA5.7+0.7 pts
184New Bedford, MA5.7+0.6 pts
184Newark, DE5.7+1.6 pts
184Norwalk, CA5.7-0.3 pts
184Santa Monica, CA5.7-0.4 pts
184Southbridge Town, MA5.7+0.7 pts
184Springfield, OH5.7+0.4 pts
184Sumter, SC5.7+0.2 pts
184Walnut, CA5.7+0.2 pts
184Williamsport, PA5.7+2.2 pts
184Woodland, CA5.7+0.4 pts
201Azusa, CA5.6+0.2 pts
201Clifton, NJ5.6+1.2 pts
201Clovis, CA5.6+0.8 pts
201Culver City, CA5.6-0.4 pts
201DeSoto, TX5.6+0.3 pts
201Gardner, MA5.6+1.2 pts
201Haines City, FL5.6+0.5 pts
201Henderson, NV5.6+0.2 pts
201Huntington Park, CA5.6-0.1 pts
201Killeen, TX5.6+0.1 pts
201La Porte, TX5.6+0.6 pts
201Lansing, MI5.6+0.1 pts
201Mansfield, OH5.60 pts
201Martinsville, VA5.6+0.8 pts
201Merrillville, IN5.6-0.1 pts
201Moline, IL5.6-0.9 pts
201Montebello, CA5.6-0.2 pts
201Niagara Falls, NY5.6+1 pts
201Pasadena, TX5.6+0.4 pts
201Philadelphia, PA5.6+1 pts
201Rancho Palos Verdes, CA5.6+0.4 pts
201Sierra Vista, AZ5.6+1.2 pts
201South Gate, CA5.6+0.1 pts
201Suisun City, CA5.6+0.6 pts
201Texas City, TX5.6+0.5 pts
201Toledo, OH5.6-0.4 pts
201Trotwood, OH5.6+0.1 pts
228Amherst Town, MA5.5+0.5 pts
228Baltimore, MD5.5+1.4 pts
228Battle Creek, MI5.5-0.1 pts
228Beverly Hills, CA5.50 pts
228Burton, MI5.5+0.2 pts
228Carbondale, IL5.5+0.5 pts
228Cedar Hill, TX5.5+0.3 pts
228Dayton, OH5.5-0.1 pts
228DeLand, FL5.5+1.3 pts
228East Chicago, IN5.5-0.5 pts
228Edinburg, TX5.5+0.5 pts
228El Monte, CA5.50 pts
228Federal Way, WA5.5+0.6 pts
228Fitchburg, MA5.5+0.8 pts
228Forest Grove, OR5.5+1.8 pts
228Harlingen, TX5.5+0.7 pts
228Jersey City, NJ5.5+1.2 pts
228Kearny, NJ5.5+1.1 pts
228La Puente, CA5.50 pts
228Lake Jackson, TX5.5+0.4 pts
228Lima, OH5.5+0.3 pts
228Monrovia, CA5.50 pts
228Moses Lake, WA5.5+1.1 pts

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About this ranking

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?

Calexico, CA, with 33.8% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Aberdeen, SD, with 1.7% in September 2025.

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