California has 8 out of 10 cities with highest unemployment rates in nation

[Liberal_in_LA]

California has 8 out of 10 cities with highest unemployment rates in nation
by Bob MorrisTue, Apr 19th 2011

Well, this is certainly a grim honor and not a top ten list that any metro area would ever want to be on. California leads the nation in unemployment rates, with a startling 8 out of 10 cities with the highest unemployment.


1. El Centro CA, 26.9
2. Yuma AZ, 21.5
3. Merced CA, 21.3
4. Yuba City CA, 21.3
5. Fresno CA, 18.2
6. Modesto CA, 18.1
7. Visalia-Porterville CA, 18.1
8. Hanford-Corcoran CA, 18.0
9. Stockton CA, 17.6
10. Ocean City NJ, 17.0


El Centro is near the Mexico border at Mexicali and is the county seat of Imperial County. Modesto, Merced, Visalia, Hanford, and Fresno are in the San Joaquin Valley along CA-99. Stockton is further north on I-5 and is the county seat of San Joaquin County. Yuba City is north of Sacramento between I-5 and I-80 and in the county seat of Yuba County.

These areas have quite a lot in common. They are primarily agricultural with lots of seasonal and temporary workers. This accounts for some of the unemployment rate but certainly not all of it. There are many other states with major agricultural areas, yet they don't have the unemployment that agricultural areas in California have. Why is this?

It may be due in large part to the real estate crash. These areas, for those most part, had huge run-ups in property prices. When the bubble burst, prices collapsed spectacularly. Stockton in particular got clobbered. Real estate prices there severely cratered, and it has the unenviable reputation of being on multiple worst places to live lists, as well as having about the highest foreclosure rate in the nation.

http://caivn.org/article/2011/04/19/california-has-8-out-10-cities-highest-unemployment-rates-nation

[jody]

1. Bankrupt state and bankrupt voters. Sad but as goes CA, goes the other 49 states. nt

[bluestate10]

4. BULLSHIT!!! California gives up 68% of every dollar paid in federal taxes to red states.

If California dropped to tax parity where it gets 18% of it's federal tax money back, the state would eliminate it's budget deficit in two years. Similar mechanics hold for states like Illinois and New York. As the system now stand, red voting states are spending California tax money.

[tishaLA]

6. thanks you! and the stats are similar for NY and NJ too

the red state socialists refuse to get off the teat of Californians, New Yorkers, and whatever they call people in NJ. Meanwhile, red state socialist govs keep lowering state taxes because they are flush with funds from us.

[Raine]

8. EXACTLY! I get pissed when people insult my state and it's voters ...

THANK YOU! :thumbsup:

[AsahinaKimi]

2. I wonder where

San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego are on that list?

[bluestate10]

5. Not anywhere near that list. The three cities are some of the most

economically dynamic in the country. Why the fuck do you think real estate in those states is priced at nose bleed levels? The California towns on the list seem to be agricultural, poor and fundamentally red voting.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. Yep, and those three are harbor cities also

[mountainlion55]

3. Central valley

It seems that most if not all of these places are in Republican controlled areas of the state. I love California. In my opinion the greatest state in the country right now.
:smoke:

[LaPera]

7. Republicans & excessivive heat in that valley - leave to the uninformed republican sheep!

From San Francisco I lived in Chico for 12 years - Chico is about the best that whole 600 mile plus valley has to offer...

But still I had to leave and go back to the North coast beautiful ocean beaches, redwood forest and the protecting mountains & rivers and the clean air & water of very liberal progressive, artist haven Humboldt County (Eureka/Arcata) - where I've been for the past 11 years and will stay enjoying the finest organic perfectly cured weed!