Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 Ranked by Unemployment Rate, 2000 in Rank Order
[When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places]
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City in rank order | Rate /1 | Rank | |
Fresno city, CA | 12.9 | 1 | | Salinas city, CA | 12.6 | 2 | | Stockton city, CA | 10.4 | 3 | | Brownsville city, TX | 10.1 | 4 | | McAllen city, TX | 9.7 | 5 | | Flint city, MI | 9.5 | 6 | | Gary city, IN | 9.4 | 7 | | Modesto city, CA | 9.2 | 8 | | Cleveland city, OH | 8.7 | 9 | | Bakersfield city, CA | 8.3 | 10 | | Baltimore city, MD | 8.1 | 11 | | Newark city, NJ | 8.1 | 11 | | Buffalo city, NY | 8.1 | 11 | | El Paso city, TX | 7.9 | 14 | | Paterson city, NJ | 7.8 | 15 | | Miami city, FL | 7.7 | 16 | | Beaumont city, TX | 7.5 | 17 | | Inglewood city, CA | 7.4 | 18 | | Kansas City city, KS | 7.2 | 19 | | North Las Vegas city, NV | 7.2 | 19 | | Jersey City city, NJ | 7.1 | 21 | | El Monte city, CA | 6.9 | 22 | | San Bernardino city, CA | 6.9 | 22 | | Laredo city, TX | 6.8 | 24 | | Rockford city, IL | 6.7 | 25 | | Rochester city, NY | 6.7 | 25 | | Milwaukee city, WI | 6.7 | 25 | | Pomona city, CA | 6.6 | 28 | | Detroit city, MI | 6.6 | 28 | | St. Louis city, MO | 6.6 | 28 | | Oxnard city, CA | 6.5 | 31 | | Elizabeth city, NJ | 6.5 | 31 | | Dayton city, OH | 6.5 | 31 | | Joliet city, IL | 6.4 | 34 | | Spokane city, WA | 6.3 | 35 | | Corpus Christi city, TX | 6.2 | 36 | | Los Angeles city, CA | 6.1 | 37 | | Philadelphia city, PA | 6.1 | 37 | | Tacoma city, WA | 6.1 | 37 | | Mobile city, AL | 5.9 | 40 | | Moreno Valley city, CA | 5.9 | 40 | | Washington city, DC | 5.8 | 42 | | Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA /2 | 5.8 | 42 | | New Orleans city, LA | 5.7 | 44 | | New York city, NY | 5.7 | 44 | | Toledo city, OH | 5.7 | 44 | | Chicago city, IL | 5.6 | 47 | | Syracuse city, NY | 5.6 | 47 | | Akron city, OH | 5.6 | 47 | | Salem city, OR | 5.6 | 47 | | Erie city, PA | 5.6 | 47 | | Vancouver city, WA | 5.6 | 47 | | Hialeah city, FL | 5.5 | 53 | | Riverside city, CA | 5.4 | 54 | | Shreveport city, LA | 5.4 | 54 | | Providence city, RI | 5.4 | 54 | | Jackson city, MS | 5.3 | 57 | | Sacramento city, CA | 5.2 | 58 | | Glendale city, CA | 5.1 | 59 | | Lancaster city, CA | 5.1 | 59 | | Atlanta city, GA | 5.1 | 59 | | Cincinnati city, OH | 5.1 | 59 | | Houston city, TX | 5.1 | 59 | | Birmingham city, AL | 5.0 | 64 | | Long Beach city, CA | 5.0 | 64 | | Palmdale city, CA | 5.0 | 64 | | Columbus city (balance), GA /3 | 5.0 | 64 | | Baton Rouge city, LA | 4.9 | 68 | | Norwalk city, CA | 4.8 | 69 | | Hartford city, CT | 4.8 | 69 | | Peoria city, IL | 4.8 | 69 | | Memphis city, TN | 4.8 | 69 | | Anchorage city, AK | 4.7 | 73 | | Oakland city, CA | 4.7 | 73 | | Vallejo city, CA | 4.7 | 73 | | Fort Lauderdale city, FL | 4.7 | 73 | | Aurora city, IL | 4.7 | 73 | | South Bend city, IN | 4.7 | 73 | | Fontana city, CA | 4.6 | 79 | | Ontario city, CA | 4.6 | 79 | | Pasadena city, CA | 4.6 | 79 | | Santa Ana city, CA | 4.6 | 79 | | Wichita city, KS | 4.6 | 79 | | Lafayette city, LA | 4.6 | 79 | | Eugene city, OR | 4.6 | 79 | | Portland city, OR | 4.6 | 79 | | Pasadena city, TX | 4.6 | 79 | | Corona city, CA | 4.5 | 88 | | Pueblo city, CO | 4.5 | 88 | | Savannah city, GA | 4.5 | 88 | | Topeka city, KS | 4.4 | 91 | | Springfield city, MA | 4.4 | 91 | | Grand Rapids city, MI | 4.4 | 91 | | Bridgeport city, CT | 4.3 | 94 | | Hollywood city, FL | 4.2 | 95 | | Springfield city, IL | 4.2 | 95 | | Fayetteville city, NC | 4.2 | 95 | | Allentown city, PA | 4.2 | 95 | | Fort Worth city, TX | 4.2 | 95 | | Waco city, TX | 4.2 | 95 | | Wichita Falls city, TX | 4.2 | 95 | | Norfolk city, VA | 4.2 | 95 | | Portsmouth city, VA | 4.2 | 95 | | Seattle city, WA | 4.2 | 95 | | Las Vegas city, NV | 4.1 | 105 | | Yonkers city, NY | 4.1 | 105 | | Pittsburgh city, PA | 4.1 | 105 | | Green Bay city, WI | 4.1 | 105 | | Kansas City city, MO | 4.0 | 109 | | Dallas city, TX | 4.0 | 109 | | Downey city, CA | 3.9 | 111 | | Simi Valley city, CA | 3.9 | 111 | | Columbia city, SC | 3.9 | 111 | | West Valley City city, UT | 3.9 | 111 | | Montgomery city, AL | 3.8 | 115 | | Thousand Oaks city, CA | 3.8 | 115 | | Honolulu CDP, HI /4 | 3.8 | 115 | | Evansville city, IN | 3.8 | 115 | | Fort Wayne city, IN | 3.8 | 115 | | Amarillo city, TX | 3.8 | 115 | | San Antonio city, TX | 3.8 | 115 | | Burbank city, CA | 3.7 | 122 | | Waterbury city, CT | 3.7 | 122 | | Louisville city, KY | 3.7 | 122 | | Warren city, MI | 3.7 | 122 | | Abilene city, TX | 3.7 | 122 | | Little Rock city, AR | 3.6 | 127 | | Oceanside city, CA | 3.6 | 127 | | West Covina city, CA | 3.6 | 127 | | Winston-Salem city, NC | 3.6 | 127 | | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA | 3.5 | 131 | | St. Paul city, MN | 3.5 | 131 | | Omaha city, NE | 3.5 | 131 | | Clarksville city, TN | 3.5 | 131 | | Salt Lake City city, UT | 3.5 | 131 | | Henderson city, NV | 3.4 | 136 | | Chattanooga city, TN | 3.4 | 136 | | Garden Grove city, CA | 3.3 | 138 | | New Haven city, CT | 3.3 | 138 | | Jacksonville city, FL /5 | 3.3 | 138 | | Lowell city, MA | 3.3 | 138 | | Worcester city, MA | 3.3 | 138 | | Lansing city, MI | 3.3 | 138 | | Reno city, NV | 3.3 | 138 | | Grand Prairie city, TX | 3.3 | 138 | | Tucson city, AZ | 3.2 | 146 | | Chula Vista city, CA | 3.2 | 146 | | Colorado Springs city, CO | 3.2 | 146 | | Fort Collins city, CO | 3.2 | 146 | | Tampa city, FL | 3.2 | 146 | | Minneapolis city, MN | 3.2 | 146 | | Escondido city, CA | 3.1 | 152 | | Albuquerque city, NM | 3.1 | 152 | | Greensboro city, NC | 3.1 | 152 | | Hayward city, CA | 3.0 | 155 | | Rancho Cucamonga city, CA | 3.0 | 155 | | San Diego city, CA | 3.0 | 155 | | Denver city, CO | 3.0 | 155 | | Indianapolis city (balance), IN | 3.0 | 155 | | Independence city, MO | 3.0 | 155 | | Tulsa city, OK | 3.0 | 155 | | Knoxville city, TN | 3.0 | 155 | | Huntsville city, AL | 2.9 | 163 | | Phoenix city, AZ | 2.9 | 163 | | Anaheim city, CA | 2.9 | 163 | | Torrance city, CA | 2.9 | 163 | | St. Petersburg city, FL | 2.9 | 163 | | Tallahassee city, FL | 2.9 | 163 | | Boise City city, ID | 2.9 | 163 | | Boston city, MA | 2.9 | 163 | | Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN /6 | 2.9 | 163 | | Irving city, TX | 2.9 | 163 | | Provo city, UT | 2.9 | 163 | | Hampton city, VA | 2.9 | 163 | | Richmond city, VA | 2.9 | 163 | | San Francisco city, CA | 2.8 | 176 | | Columbus city, OH | 2.8 | 176 | | Newport News city, VA | 2.8 | 176 | | Berkeley city, CA | 2.7 | 179 | | Clearwater city, FL | 2.7 | 179 | | Coral Springs city, FL | 2.7 | 179 | | Orlando city, FL | 2.7 | 179 | | Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA /7 | 2.7 | 179 | | Lincoln city, NE | 2.7 | 179 | | Charlotte city, NC | 2.7 | 179 | | Oklahoma City city, OK | 2.7 | 179 | | Arlington city, TX | 2.7 | 179 | | Garland city, TX | 2.7 | 179 | | Glendale city, AZ | 2.6 | 189 | | Santa Rosa city, CA | 2.6 | 189 | | Des Moines city, IA | 2.6 | 189 | | Springfield city, MO | 2.6 | 189 | | Durham city, NC | 2.6 | 189 | | Lubbock city, TX | 2.6 | 189 | | Mesquite city, TX | 2.6 | 189 | | Bellevue city, WA | 2.6 | 189 | | Concord city, CA | 2.5 | 197 | | Fullerton city, CA | 2.5 | 197 | | Santa Clarita city, CA | 2.5 | 197 | | Cape Coral city, FL | 2.5 | 197 | | Sterling Heights city, MI | 2.5 | 197 | | Manchester city, NH | 2.5 | 197 | | Orange city, CA | 2.4 | 203 | | Pembroke Pines city, FL | 2.4 | 203 | | Naperville city, IL | 2.4 | 203 | | Tempe city, AZ | 2.3 | 206 | | San Jose city, CA | 2.3 | 206 | | Arvada city, CO | 2.3 | 206 | | Mesa city, AZ | 2.2 | 209 | | Costa Mesa city, CA | 2.2 | 209 | | Aurora city, CO | 2.2 | 209 | | Lakewood city, CO | 2.2 | 209 | | Overland Park city, KS | 2.2 | 209 | | Austin city, TX | 2.2 | 209 | | Chesapeake city, VA | 2.2 | 209 | | Virginia Beach city, VA | 2.2 | 209 | | Daly City city, CA | 2.1 | 217 | | Chandler city, AZ | 2.0 | 218 | | Peoria city, AZ | 2.0 | 218 | | Fremont city, CA | 2.0 | 218 | | Cedar Rapids city, IA | 2.0 | 218 | | Scottsdale city, AZ | 1.9 | 222 | | Huntington Beach city, CA | 1.9 | 222 | | Santa Clara city, CA | 1.9 | 222 | | Carrollton city, TX | 1.9 | 222 | | Gilbert town, AZ | 1.8 | 226 | | Irvine city, CA | 1.8 | 226 | | Westminster city, CO | 1.8 | 226 | | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1.8 | 226 | | Raleigh city, NC | 1.8 | 226 | | Madison city, WI | 1.8 | 226 | | Sunnyvale city, CA | 1.7 | 232 | | Stamford city, CT | 1.7 | 232 | | Plano city, TX | 1.7 | 232 | | Cambridge city, MA | 1.6 | 235 | | Sioux Falls city, SD | 1.6 | 235 | | Alexandria city, VA | 1.5 | 237 | | Ann Arbor city, MI | 1.4 | 238 | | Livonia city, MI | 1.3 | 239
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/1 Civilian unemployed as a percent of total civilian labor force.
/2 Data are for consolidated city of Augusta-Richmond County.
/3 Data are for consolidated city of Columbus.
/4 Data are for Honolulu City/County.
/5 Data are for consolidated city of Jacksonville.
/6 Data are for consolidated city of Nashville-Davidson.
/7 Data are for consolidated city of Athens-Clarke County.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-4.
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