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.