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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


November 2022 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 4,949,900 4,728,400 221,400 4.5%
Acton† 3,400 3,300 100 2.9%
Agoura Hills 11,100 10,600 400 4.0%
Alhambra 45,100 43,300 1,800 3.9%
Alondra Park† 3,900 3,700 100 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,100 20,100 900 4.4%
Arcadia 28,300 27,300 900 3.3%
Artesia 7,900 7,500 300 4.4%
Avalon 2,300 2,300 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,700 6,300 400 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 24,500 23,500 1,000 4.1%
Baldwin Park 33,500 31,900 1,500 4.6%
Bell 14,500 13,800 700 4.5%
Bell Gardens 17,300 16,500 900 4.9%
Bellflower 35,100 33,300 1,800 5.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 17,400 16,800 600 3.4%
Bradbury 400 400 0 5.2%
Burbank 57,500 54,400 3,100 5.4%
Calabasas 11,700 11,000 700 5.9%
Carson 44,600 42,300 2,300 5.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 24,100 23,200 800 3.5%
Charter Oak† 5,100 4,800 300 6.4%
Citrus† 5,200 5,000 200 3.7%
Claremont 16,300 15,700 600 3.9%
Commerce 5,700 5,500 200 3.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 37,600 35,300 2,400 6.3%
Covina 23,300 22,200 1,100 4.6%
Cudahy 9,600 9,200 400 4.3%
Culver City 22,300 21,300 900 4.2%
Del Aire† 5,500 5,400 200 2.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,400 1,400 100 5.6%
Diamond Bar 29,200 28,200 1,000 3.4%
Downey 54,900 52,700 2,200 4.0%
Duarte 10,900 10,300 600 5.5%
East Los Angeles† 54,300 51,700 2,600 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,800 0 1.3%
East San Gabriel† 11,400 11,000 400 3.7%
El Monte 49,600 47,400 2,200 4.4%
El Segundo 9,400 9,000 400 4.6%
Florence-Graham† 27,600 26,000 1,600 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 29,300 27,900 1,400 4.8%
Glendale 100,500 96,100 4,400 4.4%
Glendora 25,000 24,000 1,000 3.8%
Hacienda Heights† 26,500 25,600 1,000 3.6%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,400 6,300 200 2.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 42,400 40,600 1,800 4.3%
Hermosa Beach 11,200 10,900 300 2.7%
Hidden Hills 1,000 900 0 3.8%
Huntington Park 25,400 24,400 1,100 4.2%
Industry 100 100 0 5.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 50,800 48,200 2,600 5.2%
Irwindale 600 600 0 3.7%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,700 8,500 200 2.0%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 9,500 9,000 500 4.8%
La Habra Heights 2,700 2,600 0 1.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,200 22,300 900 4.0%
La Puente 18,400 17,600 800 4.1%
La Verne 15,800 15,200 600 4.1%
Ladera Heights† 2,900 2,700 200 5.9%
Lake Los Angeles† 3,600 3,300 200 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 41,100 39,600 1,500 3.7%
Lancaster 63,000 58,800 4,200 6.7%
Lawndale 15,900 15,300 600 3.9%
Lennox† 11,100 10,600 500 4.9%
Littlerock† 400 400 0 6.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,300 10,100 200 2.0%
Long Beach 229,100 218,600 10,500 4.6%
Los Angeles 2,035,500 1,942,600 92,900 4.6%
Lynwood 27,200 25,900 1,400 5.0%
Malibu 6,000 5,800 200 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 18,800 18,200 600 3.2%
Marina del Rey† 7,100 6,800 300 3.6%
Mayflower Village† 2,800 2,700 100 3.9%
Maywood 12,000 11,400 600 4.7%
Monrovia 21,200 20,400 800 3.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 28,000 26,700 1,300 4.5%
Monterey Park 28,400 27,300 1,000 3.6%
North El Monte† 1,900 1,800 0 1.9%
Norwalk 48,500 46,300 2,100 4.4%
Palmdale 61,200 57,300 3,900 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,300 5,200 100 1.5%
Paramount 23,600 22,500 1,100 4.7%
Pasadena 77,700 74,800 2,900 3.8%
Pico Rivera 29,100 27,800 1,400 4.6%
Pomona 65,700 62,500 3,200 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,500 4,300 200 3.9%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,900 18,200 700 3.6%
Redondo Beach 39,600 38,200 1,400 3.5%
Rolling Hills 500 500 0 3.8%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,100 3,000 100 3.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,300 23,300 1,000 4.2%
Rowland Heights† 23,800 22,900 800 3.6%
San Dimas 17,300 16,600 700 4.1%
San Fernando 11,700 11,300 500 3.9%
San Gabriel 20,600 20,000 600 3.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,600 5,500 100 1.5%
Santa Clarita 111,200 106,800 4,400 4.0%
Santa Fe Springs 8,200 8,000 200 2.4%
Santa Monica 54,800 52,500 2,300 4.2%
Sierra Madre 5,700 5,500 200 3.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,000 5,800 100 2.3%
South El Monte 9,300 8,900 400 3.9%
South Gate 41,400 39,500 1,900 4.7%
South Pasadena 14,400 13,800 600 3.9%
South San Gabriel† 4,000 3,800 100 3.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 9,000 8,500 500 5.7%
South Whittier† 27,600 26,600 1,000 3.6%
Temple City 17,600 17,000 700 3.9%
Torrance 75,100 72,500 2,600 3.4%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,500 100 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,600 11,100 500 4.1%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.8%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,400 4,900 400 8.1%
Walnut 15,400 14,900 500 3.0%
Walnut Park† 7,800 7,400 400 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,500 4,100 400 8.0%
West Carson† 11,500 11,100 300 3.0%
West Covina 50,800 48,500 2,300 4.5%
West Hollywood 25,800 24,300 1,500 5.8%
West Puente Valley† 11,000 10,500 500 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 11,700 11,300 400 3.3%
Westlake Village 3,700 3,600 0 1.1%
Westmont† 14,200 13,200 1,000 7.3%
Whittier 41,800 39,900 1,900 4.6%
Willowbrook† 10,000 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