The data displays the top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. in 2017. In 2017, El Centro in California was ranked first with an unemployment rate of about 19.1%.
El Centro, CA | 19.1 |
Yuma, AZ | 17 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA | 10.4 |
Merced, CA | 9.3 |
Bakersfield, CA | 9.2 |
Ocean City, NJ | 9.1 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 8.9 |
Fresno, CA | 8.5 |
Yuba City, CA | 8.2 |
Madera, CA | 8.1 |
Modesto, CA | 7.5 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 7.4 |
Salinas, CA | 7.2 |
Farmington, NM | 7.2 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 7.2 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 7.1 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 7 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA | 7 |
Las Cruces, NM | 6.9 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 6.9 |