Cities with Lowest Unemployment in California
Cities ranked by lowest civilian unemployment rate. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.
Lowest Unemployment 50
1 El Dorado Hills
4.5%
2 South Lake Tahoe
4.5%
3 Cameron Park
4.5%
4 Diamond Springs
4.5%
5 Placerville
4.5%
6 Roseville
4.8%
7 Daly City
4.8%
8 San Mateo
4.8%
9 Redwood City
4.8%
10 South San Francisco
4.8%
11 Rocklin
4.8%
12 Lincoln
4.8%
13 San Bruno
4.8%
14 Pacifica
4.8%
15 Foster City
4.8%
16 Menlo Park
4.8%
17 Burlingame
4.8%
18 San Carlos
4.8%
19 East Palo Alto
4.8%
20 Belmont
4.8%
21 Millbrae
4.8%
22 Granite Bay
4.8%
23 North Fair Oaks
4.8%
24 Auburn
4.8%
25 North Auburn
4.8%
26 Half Moon Bay
4.8%
27 Hillsborough
4.8%
28 Redwood Shores
4.8%
29 San Jose
4.9%
30 Sunnyvale
4.9%
31 Santa Clara
4.9%
32 Mountain View
4.9%
33 Milpitas
4.9%
34 Palo Alto
4.9%
35 Cupertino
4.9%
36 Gilroy
4.9%
37 Morgan Hill
4.9%
38 Campbell
4.9%
39 Saratoga
4.9%
40 Los Gatos
4.9%
41 Los Altos
4.9%
42 Alum Rock
4.9%
43 Stanford
4.9%
44 Communications Hill
4.9%
45 Salinas
5%
46 Seaside
5%
47 Monterey
5%
48 Soledad
5%
49 Marina
5%
50 Prunedale
5%
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Data Sources
Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).