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]
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
/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.
