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
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
El Centro, CA
17.3%
Yuma, AZ
13.2%
Visalia-Porterville, CA
10%
Merced, CA
9%
Bakersfield, CA
8.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
8.2%
Ocean City, NJ
7.6%
Fresno, CA
7.5%
Madera, CA
7.5%
Yuba City, CA
7.3%
Salinas, CA
7%
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
6.5%
Modesto, CA
6.4%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Unemployment rate17.3%17.3%13.2%13.2%10%10%9%9%8.3%8.3%8.2%8.2%7.6%7.6%7.5%7.5%7.5%7.5%7.3%7.3%7%7%6.5%6.5%6.4%6.4%6.3%6.3%6.2%6.2%6.1%6.1%6%6%5.9%5.9%5.9%5.9%5.8%5.8%El Centro, CAYuma, AZVisalia-Porterville, CAMerced, CABakersfield, CAHanford-Corcoran, CAOcean City, NJFresno, CAMadera, CAYuba City, CASalinas, CAVineland-Bridgeton, NJModesto, CARockford, ILStockton-Lodi, CAMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXDecatur, ILBeaumont-Port Arthur, TXAtlantic City-Hammonton, NJYakima, WA
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