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US cities by unemployment rate

Calexico, CA had the highest unemployment rate of 1706 cities in December 2025, at 28.6%. Trussville, AL had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 4% and the figure for the United States was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest28.6Calexico, CA
Lowest1.6Trussville, AL
Median41706 cities
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Top 40 cities, December 2025

Calexico, CA: 28.6 %Calexico, CA28.6Reedley, CA: 18.6 %Reedley, CA18.6Delano, CA: 17.8 %Delano, CA17.8Brawley, CA: 16.8 %Brawley, CA16.8San Luis, AZ: 15.6 %San Luis, AZ15.6Dinuba, CA: 15.3 %Dinuba, CA15.3El Centro, CA: 14.8 %El Centro, CA14.8Watsonville, CA: 14.5 %Watsonville, CA14.5Corcoran, CA: 13.7 %Corcoran, CA13.7Soledad, CA: 13.5 %Soledad, CA13.5Porterville, CA: 12.9 %Porterville, CA12.9Flint, MI: 12.6 %Flint, MI12.6Salinas, CA: 12 %Salinas, CA12Wasco, CA: 11.8 %Wasco, CA11.8Los Banos, CA: 11.2 %Los Banos, CA11.2Yuma, AZ: 11 %Yuma, AZ11Eastpointe, MI: 10.8 %Eastpointe, MI10.8Saginaw, MI: 10.2 %Saginaw, MI10.2Paradise, CA: 10.1 %Paradise, CA10.1Santa Paula, CA: 10.1 %Santa Paula, CA10.1Round Lake Beach, IL: 10 %Round Lake Beach, IL10Eagle Pass, TX: 9.4 %Eagle Pass, TX9.4Detroit, MI: 9.3 %Detroit, MI9.3Atwater, CA: 9.2 %Atwater, CA9.2Coachella, CA: 9.2 %Coachella, CA9.2Jackson, MI: 9.2 %Jackson, MI9.2Patterson, CA: 9.1 %Patterson, CA9.1Yuba City, CA: 9.1 %Yuba City, CA9.1Sanger, CA: 9 %Sanger, CA9Atlantic City, NJ: 8.9 %Atlantic City, NJ8.9Kankakee, IL: 8.9 %Kankakee, IL8.9Marshalltown, IA: 8.8 %Marshalltown, IA8.8Madera, CA: 8.7 %Madera, CA8.7Camden, NJ: 8.6 %Camden, NJ8.6Pontiac, MI: 8.6 %Pontiac, MI8.6Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Conway, SC: 8.5 %Conway, SC8.5Inkster, MI: 8.4 %Inkster, MI8.4Carpentersville, IL: 8.3 %Carpentersville, IL8.3Bay City, MI: 8.2 %Bay City, MI8.2Calexico, CA: 28.6 %Calexico, CA28.6Reedley, CA: 18.6 %Reedley, CA18.6Delano, CA: 17.8 %Delano, CA17.8Brawley, CA: 16.8 %Brawley, CA16.8San Luis, AZ: 15.6 %San Luis, AZ15.6Dinuba, CA: 15.3 %Dinuba, CA15.3El Centro, CA: 14.8 %El Centro, CA14.8Watsonville, CA: 14.5 %Watsonville, CA14.5Corcoran, CA: 13.7 %Corcoran, CA13.7Soledad, CA: 13.5 %Soledad, CA13.5Porterville, CA: 12.9 %Porterville, CA12.9Flint, MI: 12.6 %Flint, MI12.6Salinas, CA: 12 %Salinas, CA12Wasco, CA: 11.8 %Wasco, CA11.8Los Banos, CA: 11.2 %Los Banos, CA11.2Yuma, AZ: 11 %Yuma, AZ11Eastpointe, MI: 10.8 %Eastpointe, MI10.8Saginaw, MI: 10.2 %Saginaw, MI10.2Paradise, CA: 10.1 %Paradise, CA10.1Santa Paula, CA: 10.1 %Santa Paula, CA10.1Round Lake Beach, IL: 10 %Round Lake Beach, IL10Eagle Pass, TX: 9.4 %Eagle Pass, TX9.4Detroit, MI: 9.3 %Detroit, MI9.3Atwater, CA: 9.2 %Atwater, CA9.2Coachella, CA: 9.2 %Coachella, CA9.2Jackson, MI: 9.2 %Jackson, MI9.2Patterson, CA: 9.1 %Patterson, CA9.1Yuba City, CA: 9.1 %Yuba City, CA9.1Sanger, CA: 9 %Sanger, CA9Atlantic City, NJ: 8.9 %Atlantic City, NJ8.9Kankakee, IL: 8.9 %Kankakee, IL8.9Marshalltown, IA: 8.8 %Marshalltown, IA8.8Madera, CA: 8.7 %Madera, CA8.7Camden, NJ: 8.6 %Camden, NJ8.6Pontiac, MI: 8.6 %Pontiac, MI8.6Port Arthur, TX: 8.6 %Port Arthur, TX8.6Conway, SC: 8.5 %Conway, SC8.5Inkster, MI: 8.4 %Inkster, MI8.4Carpentersville, IL: 8.3 %Carpentersville, IL8.3Bay City, MI: 8.2 %Bay City, MI8.2
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Calexico, CA28.6-0.4 pts
2Reedley, CA18.6+0.4 pts
3Delano, CA17.8-0.3 pts
4Brawley, CA16.8+0.3 pts
5San Luis, AZ15.6-0.8 pts
6Dinuba, CA15.3-0.6 pts
7El Centro, CA14.8-0.3 pts
8Watsonville, CA14.5+0.9 pts
9Corcoran, CA13.7+1 pts
10Soledad, CA13.5-0.1 pts
11Porterville, CA12.9-0.2 pts
12Flint, MI12.6-0.2 pts
13Salinas, CA12+0.4 pts
14Wasco, CA11.8-1.2 pts
15Los Banos, CA11.2-0.4 pts
16Yuma, AZ110 pts
17Eastpointe, MI10.8-0.4 pts
18Saginaw, MI10.2-0.5 pts
19Paradise, CA10.1+2.5 pts
19Santa Paula, CA10.1+0.1 pts
21Round Lake Beach, IL10+2 pts
22Eagle Pass, TX9.4+1.3 pts
23Detroit, MI9.30 pts
24Atwater, CA9.2-0.4 pts
24Coachella, CA9.2-0.4 pts
24Jackson, MI9.2-0.5 pts
27Patterson, CA9.1+0.2 pts
27Yuba City, CA9.1-0.1 pts
29Sanger, CA9+0.3 pts
30Atlantic City, NJ8.9-0.3 pts
30Kankakee, IL8.9+1.8 pts
32Marshalltown, IA8.8+1.4 pts
33Madera, CA8.7+0.2 pts
34Camden, NJ8.6-0.5 pts
34Pontiac, MI8.60 pts
34Port Arthur, TX8.6+0.3 pts
37Conway, SC8.5+2.8 pts
38Inkster, MI8.40 pts
39Carpentersville, IL8.3+1.8 pts
40Bay City, MI8.20 pts
40Ceres, CA8.2-0.4 pts
40Chicago Heights, IL8.2+0.7 pts
40Hanford, CA8.20 pts
40Riverbank, CA8.2+0.4 pts
45Waukegan, IL8.1+1.9 pts
46Millville, NJ8+0.1 pts
46Oak Park, MI80 pts
48Moses Lake, WA7.8+1.3 pts
49Baytown, TX7.7+0.6 pts
49North Chicago, IL7.7+2.6 pts
49Santa Maria, CA7.7+0.5 pts
52Belvidere, IL7.6+1.7 pts
52East St. Louis, IL7.6+0.7 pts
52Hamtramck, MI7.6-0.1 pts
52Merced, CA7.6-0.3 pts
52San Juan, TX7.6+0.3 pts
57Dolton, IL7.4-0.4 pts
57Paterson, NJ7.4-0.2 pts
57Port Huron, MI7.40 pts
57Vineland, NJ7.4+0.4 pts
57Weslaco, TX7.4+0.1 pts
62Bridgeton, NJ7.3+0.1 pts
62Elgin, IL7.3+1.2 pts
64Adelanto, CA7.2-0.4 pts
64Brownsville, TX7.2+2 pts
64Decatur, IL7.2+1.4 pts
64Maywood, IL7.2-0.4 pts
64Mount Pleasant, MI7.2+0.2 pts
64Zion, IL7.2+1.3 pts
70Barstow, CA7.1+0.8 pts
70Columbia, TN7.1+4 pts
70Dover, DE7.1+2.3 pts
70East Orange, NJ7.1-0.3 pts
70Lemoore, CA7.1+0.3 pts
70Newark, DE7.1+2.7 pts
70Woodland, CA7.1+0.3 pts
77Chester, PA7+2.7 pts
77Muskegon, MI7-0.9 pts
79Hemet, CA6.9+0.5 pts
79Rockford, IL6.9+1.6 pts
79Springfield, MA6.9+1 pts
79Stockton, CA6.9-0.2 pts
79Trenton, NJ6.9-0.3 pts
84Danville, IL6.8+0.3 pts
84Hollister, CA6.8-0.3 pts
84Lancaster, CA6.8-0.3 pts
84Pine Bluff, AR6.8+1.6 pts
84Tulare, CA6.8+0.3 pts
84Victorville, CA6.8+0.2 pts
84West Memphis, AR6.8+1.2 pts
91Gary, IN6.7-1.6 pts
91Newark, NJ6.7-0.1 pts
91Perth Amboy, NJ6.7-0.1 pts
91Pharr, TX6.7+0.5 pts
91San Benito, TX6.7+1.5 pts
91Wilmington, DE6.7+1.8 pts
97Harvey, IL6.6-0.4 pts
97Lodi, CA6.60 pts
97Plainfield, NJ6.60 pts
97Twentynine Palms, CA6.6+0.6 pts
101Fall River, MA6.5+1.1 pts
101Galesburg, IL6.5+1.9 pts
101New Bedford, MA6.5+0.8 pts
101Yakima, WA6.5+0.1 pts
105Banning, CA6.4+0.3 pts
105Galt, CA6.4+0.2 pts
105Lawrence, MA6.4+0.6 pts
105Pasco, WA6.4+0.5 pts
109Apple Valley, CA6.30 pts
109Bakersfield, CA6.3+0.4 pts
109Daytona Beach, FL6.3+1.8 pts
109Fort Pierce, FL6.3+1.5 pts
109Fresno, CA6.3+0.2 pts
109Venice, FL6.3+1.8 pts
109Warren, OH6.3-0.5 pts
109Waterbury, CT6.3+1.6 pts
117Carbondale, IL6.2+1.8 pts
117Fitchburg, MA6.2+1.1 pts
117Gardner, MA6.2+1.6 pts
117Hartford, CT6.2+1.5 pts
117Longview, WA6.2+1 pts
117Modesto, CA6.2-0.3 pts
117Moline, IL6.2+1.3 pts
117Palmdale, CA6.2-0.4 pts
117Pekin, IL6.2+1.2 pts
117Peoria, IL6.2+1 pts
127Grants Pass, OR6.1+0.4 pts
127Park Forest, IL6.1-0.1 pts
127Sumter, SC6.1+0.8 pts
127West Hollywood, CA6.1-0.4 pts
131Calumet City, IL60 pts
131Haines City, FL6+1.4 pts
131Hesperia, CA6-0.1 pts
131Holyoke, MA6+0.8 pts
131North Adams, MA6+1.2 pts
131Youngstown, OH6-0.3 pts
137Burbank, CA5.9-1.4 pts
137Des Moines, WA5.9+1.4 pts
137Gainesville, FL5.9+1.9 pts
137Lansing, MI5.90 pts
137Leesburg, FL5.9+1.9 pts
137Myrtle Beach, SC5.9+1.1 pts
137New Castle, PA5.9+1 pts
137SeaTac, WA5.9+1.4 pts
137Sebastian, FL5.9+1.9 pts
137Warren, MI5.9-0.2 pts
137Woonsocket, RI5.9+0.4 pts
137York, PA5.9+1.2 pts
149Compton, CA5.8-0.6 pts
149DeLand, FL5.8+1.6 pts
149Mundelein, IL5.8+1.3 pts
149Niagara Falls, NY5.8+0.6 pts
149Rock Island, IL5.8+0.9 pts
149San Jacinto, CA5.8+0.5 pts
149Southbridge Town, MA5.8+0.5 pts
149Spartanburg, SC5.8+1 pts
149Visalia, CA5.8+0.3 pts
158Amherst Town, MA5.7+1.4 pts
158Ardmore, OK5.7+2.1 pts
158Barberton, OH5.7+0.2 pts
158Desert Hot Springs, CA5.7-0.1 pts
158Federal Way, WA5.7+1.3 pts
158Indio, CA5.70 pts
158Joliet, IL5.7+0.3 pts
158La Porte, TX5.7+0.8 pts
158Lakewood, WA5.7+1.4 pts
158Mission, TX5.7+0.2 pts
158Perris, CA5.7+0.6 pts
158Pueblo, CO5.7-0.5 pts
158Romulus, MI5.70 pts
158Wenatchee, WA5.7+0.4 pts
158Winter Haven, FL5.7+1.5 pts
173Battle Creek, MI5.6-0.6 pts
173Burton, MI5.6-0.2 pts
173DeKalb, IL5.6+1.5 pts
173Freeport, IL5.6+0.9 pts
173Hanover Park, IL5.6+0.2 pts
173North Las Vegas, NV5.6-0.2 pts
173Oxnard, CA5.6-0.1 pts
173Palmer Town, MA5.6+0.6 pts
173Rahway, NJ5.6-0.1 pts
173Reading, PA5.6+1.6 pts
173Rocky Mount, NC5.6+0.5 pts
173Roseville, MI5.6-0.2 pts
173Sandusky, OH5.6-0.9 pts
173Southfield, MI5.60 pts
173Springfield, IL5.6+1.4 pts
188Central Falls, RI5.5+1.1 pts
188Inglewood, CA5.5-0.3 pts
188Johnstown, PA5.5+1.3 pts
188Kennewick, WA5.5+0.3 pts
188Lakeland, FL5.5+1.6 pts
188McMinnville, OR5.5+0.6 pts
188Providence, RI5.5+0.5 pts
188Rock Hill, SC5.5+1 pts
188Turlock, CA5.5+0.3 pts
197Allentown, PA5.4+1.5 pts
197Ansonia, CT5.4+1.8 pts
197Auburn, WA5.4+1.1 pts
197Bridgeport, CT5.4+1.4 pts
197Brockton, MA5.4+0.8 pts
197Bullhead City, AZ5.4+0.4 pts
197Burien, WA5.4+1 pts
197Chicopee, MA5.4+0.5 pts
197Danville, VA5.4+0.9 pts
197Elizabeth, NJ5.4-0.1 pts
197Forest Grove, OR5.4+0.8 pts
197Gloucester, MA5.4+0.7 pts
197Kent, WA5.4+1.3 pts
197Lansing, IL5.4-0.2 pts
197Lompoc, CA5.4+0.5 pts
197Moreno Valley, CA5.4+0.3 pts
197Mount Vernon, WA5.4+0.3 pts
197New York, NY5.4+0.8 pts
197Palm Coast, FL5.4+1.7 pts
197Pawtucket, RI5.4+0.8 pts
197Rialto, CA5.4+0.4 pts
197San Bernardino, CA5.4+0.2 pts
197Toledo, OH5.4-1.6 pts
197Trotwood, OH5.4-0.6 pts
197Vallejo, CA5.4+0.4 pts
197West Chicago, IL5.4+0.6 pts
223Aurora, IL5.3+1 pts
223Bayonne, NJ5.3+0.1 pts
223Bell Gardens, CA5.3-0.3 pts
223Carteret, NJ5.3-0.2 pts
223Columbia, SC5.3+1.1 pts
223Estero, FL5.3+1.8 pts
223Everett, WA5.3+1.1 pts
223Harrisburg, PA5.3+1.1 pts
223Las Vegas, NV5.3-0.2 pts
223Linden, NJ5.3+0.7 pts
223Lowell, MA5.3+1 pts
223Lynwood, CA5.3-0.5 pts
223Mansfield, OH5.3-0.9 pts
223Manteca, CA5.3-0.1 pts
223Marysville, WA5.3+1.4 pts
223New Britain, CT5.3+1.3 pts
223Palm Desert, CA5.3+0.2 pts
223Pasadena, TX5.30 pts
223Tacoma, WA5.3+1.3 pts
223Titusville, FL5.3+1.8 pts
223Urbana, IL5.3+1.9 pts
223Vancouver, WA5.3+0.9 pts
223Whittier, CA5.30 pts
223Wildomar, CA5.3+0.2 pts
223Wilkes-Barre, PA5.3+1.5 pts
248Albany, GA5.2+0.7 pts
248Alton, IL5.2+1.2 pts
248Antioch, CA5.20 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?

Calexico, CA, with 28.6% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Trussville, AL, with 1.6% in December 2025.

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