In 2023, El Centro in California had the highest unemployment rate of any metro area at 17.3 percent unemployment. Yuma metro area in Arizona had the second-highest unemployment rate. 11 out of the top 20 areas by unemployment rate were in California.
Leading metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rate in the United States in 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 21, 2024). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rate in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432965/top-20-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rate in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432965/top-20-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/
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Leading metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rate in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432965/top-20-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/