California metro area unemployment rate change
| Area | Unemployment Rate-2007 average | Unemployment rate-2014 average | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro MSA | 18.1 | 23.4 | 5.3 | 1 out of 28 |
| Yuba City MSA | 9.5 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 2 out of 28 |
| Visalia-Porterville MSA | 9.2 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 3 out of 28 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA | 8.7 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 4 out of 28 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metro Div | 5.1 | 8.7 | 3.6 | 5 out of 28 |
| Stockton MSA | 8.1 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 6 out of 28 |
| Merced MSA | 10.1 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 7 out of 28 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA | 5.8 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 8 out of 28 |
| Modesto MSA | 8.7 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 9 out of 28 |
| Fresno MSA | 8.6 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 10 out of 28 |
| Madera MSA | 7.5 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 11 out of 28 |
| Bakersfield MSA | 8.2 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 12 out of 28 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA | 5.9 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 13 out of 28 |
| Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville MSA | 5.3 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 14 out of 28 |
| Chico MSA | 6.7 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 15 out of 28 |
| Salinas MSA | 7.1 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 16 out of 28 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield MSA | 5.3 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 17 out of 28 |
| Redding MSA | 7.5 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 18 out of 28 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA | 4.9 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 19 out of 28 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos MSA | 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 20 out of 28 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward Metro Div | 4.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 21 out of 28 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta MSA | 4.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 22 out of 28 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metro Div | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 23 out of 28 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 24 out of 28 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 25 out of 28 |
| Napa MSA | 4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 26 out of 28 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA | 4.8 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 27 out of 28 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City Metro Div | 4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 28 out of 28 |
Sources: Census as of Sept. 25, 2014