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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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Also see: Historical Employment/Unemployment Numbers (Since 1990) for Los Angeles County


October 2022 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 4,899,800 4,681,200 218,600 4.5%
Acton† 3,400 3,300 100 2.9%
Agoura Hills 10,900 10,500 400 3.9%
Alhambra 44,600 42,900 1,700 3.8%
Alondra Park† 3,800 3,700 100 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 20,800 19,900 900 4.4%
Arcadia 28,000 27,100 900 3.2%
Artesia 7,800 7,400 300 4.4%
Avalon 2,300 2,300 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,600 6,200 400 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 24,300 23,300 1,000 4.1%
Baldwin Park 33,200 31,600 1,500 4.6%
Bell 14,400 13,700 700 4.6%
Bell Gardens 17,100 16,300 800 4.7%
Bellflower 34,700 33,000 1,700 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 17,200 16,600 600 3.5%
Bradbury 400 400 0 5.0%
Burbank 56,900 53,900 3,000 5.3%
Calabasas 11,600 10,900 700 5.9%
Carson 44,000 41,900 2,100 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 23,900 23,000 900 3.7%
Charter Oak† 5,100 4,700 300 6.4%
Citrus† 5,100 4,900 200 3.7%
Claremont 16,100 15,500 600 3.6%
Commerce 5,700 5,500 200 3.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 37,300 34,900 2,400 6.5%
Covina 23,000 22,000 1,000 4.5%
Cudahy 9,500 9,100 400 4.4%
Culver City 22,000 21,100 900 4.0%
Del Aire† 5,400 5,300 100 2.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,400 1,300 100 5.5%
Diamond Bar 28,900 27,900 1,000 3.5%
Downey 54,400 52,200 2,200 4.1%
Duarte 10,800 10,200 600 5.5%
East Los Angeles† 53,800 51,200 2,600 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,800 0 1.3%
East San Gabriel† 11,300 10,900 400 3.7%
El Monte 49,000 46,900 2,100 4.3%
El Segundo 9,300 8,900 400 4.6%
Florence-Graham† 27,300 25,700 1,600 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 29,000 27,600 1,400 4.7%
Glendale 99,400 95,200 4,200 4.3%
Glendora 24,700 23,800 900 3.8%
Hacienda Heights† 26,300 25,300 900 3.6%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,400 6,200 200 2.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 42,100 40,200 1,900 4.4%
Hermosa Beach 11,100 10,800 300 2.7%
Hidden Hills 1,000 900 0 3.7%
Huntington Park 25,200 24,100 1,100 4.2%
Industry 100 100 0 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 50,400 47,700 2,700 5.4%
Irwindale 600 600 0 3.6%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,600 8,400 200 2.0%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 9,400 8,900 500 4.8%
La Habra Heights 2,600 2,600 0 1.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,000 22,100 900 3.8%
La Puente 18,200 17,400 800 4.2%
La Verne 15,600 15,000 600 3.9%
Ladera Heights† 2,900 2,700 200 5.8%
Lake Los Angeles† 3,500 3,300 200 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 40,700 39,200 1,600 3.9%
Lancaster 62,300 58,200 4,100 6.6%
Lawndale 15,800 15,200 600 3.8%
Lennox† 11,000 10,500 500 4.9%
Littlerock† 400 400 0 6.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,200 10,000 200 2.0%
Long Beach 226,900 216,500 10,500 4.6%
Los Angeles 2,015,700 1,923,100 92,600 4.6%
Lynwood 26,900 25,600 1,300 4.9%
Malibu 5,900 5,800 200 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 18,600 18,000 500 2.9%
Marina del Rey† 7,000 6,800 300 3.6%
Mayflower Village† 2,800 2,700 100 3.9%
Maywood 11,800 11,300 500 4.5%
Monrovia 21,100 20,200 900 4.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 27,700 26,400 1,200 4.4%
Monterey Park 28,100 27,100 1,000 3.7%
North El Monte† 1,800 1,800 0 2.0%
Norwalk 48,000 45,900 2,100 4.4%
Palmdale 60,600 56,700 3,900 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,300 5,200 100 1.5%
Paramount 23,400 22,300 1,100 4.5%
Pasadena 76,800 74,000 2,800 3.6%
Pico Rivera 28,900 27,500 1,400 4.7%
Pomona 64,900 61,900 3,000 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,500 4,300 200 3.8%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,600 18,000 600 3.3%
Redondo Beach 39,200 37,800 1,400 3.5%
Rolling Hills 500 500 0 3.9%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,100 3,000 100 3.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,100 23,100 1,000 4.2%
Rowland Heights† 23,500 22,700 800 3.6%
San Dimas 17,100 16,400 700 3.9%
San Fernando 11,600 11,200 400 3.9%
San Gabriel 20,400 19,800 600 3.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,500 5,500 100 1.5%
Santa Clarita 110,000 105,700 4,300 3.9%
Santa Fe Springs 8,100 7,900 200 2.4%
Santa Monica 54,200 51,900 2,300 4.3%
Sierra Madre 5,600 5,400 200 3.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 5,900 5,800 100 2.3%
South El Monte 9,200 8,800 400 3.9%
South Gate 40,900 39,100 1,800 4.4%
South Pasadena 14,200 13,700 500 3.7%
South San Gabriel† 3,900 3,800 100 3.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 8,900 8,400 500 5.7%
South Whittier† 27,300 26,300 1,000 3.6%
Temple City 17,400 16,800 700 3.7%
Torrance 74,200 71,800 2,500 3.3%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,500 100 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,500 11,000 500 4.1%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.9%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,300 4,900 400 8.1%
Walnut 15,200 14,800 500 3.0%
Walnut Park† 7,700 7,300 400 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,500 4,100 400 8.0%
West Carson† 11,400 11,000 300 3.0%
West Covina 50,200 48,000 2,200 4.4%
West Hollywood 25,500 24,100 1,500 5.8%
West Puente Valley† 10,900 10,400 500 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 11,600 11,200 400 3.2%
Westlake Village 3,600 3,600 0 1.1%
Westmont† 14,100 13,100 1,000 7.3%
Whittier 41,400 39,500 1,900 4.6%
Willowbrook† 9,900 9,200 700 7.3%

* The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.
† Census-designated unincorporated community.

Data not seasonally adjusted. Data may not add due to rounding.
Labor force data reflect the March 2020 annual revision (or benchmark) and Census 2014 population controls at the state level.

Source: California Employment Development Department