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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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May 2025 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,050,500 4,776,100 274,400 5.4%
Acton† 3,400 3,400 0 1.3%
Agoura Hills 9,900 9,400 500 5.4%
Alhambra 42,700 40,600 2,100 4.8%
Alondra Park† 4,300 4,100 100 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,400 20,200 1,200 5.7%
Arcadia 25,800 24,600 1,200 4.7%
Artesia 7,700 7,200 600 7.3%
Avalon 1,900 1,900 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,500 6,100 400 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 26,000 24,700 1,300 5.0%
Baldwin Park 34,200 32,400 1,800 5.2%
Bell 14,600 13,800 800 5.6%
Bell Gardens 17,100 16,100 900 5.5%
Bellflower 38,700 36,700 2,100 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 15,700 14,900 800 5.1%
Bradbury 500 400 0 5.2%
Burbank 57,000 53,000 4,000 7.0%
Calabasas 11,500 10,600 900 7.9%
Carson 46,100 43,700 2,500 5.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 22,800 21,700 1,100 5.0%
Charter Oak† 5,200 4,800 300 6.1%
Citrus† 5,700 5,400 300 4.7%
Claremont 17,900 17,200 800 4.3%
Commerce 5,500 5,300 200 3.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 43,400 40,800 2,700 6.1%
Covina 27,000 25,600 1,400 5.1%
Cudahy 9,800 9,300 500 5.5%
Culver City 22,100 20,900 1,200 5.5%
Del Aire† 5,600 5,400 200 3.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,600 1,500 100 5.7%
Diamond Bar 27,100 25,900 1,200 4.6%
Downey 57,600 54,800 2,800 4.9%
Duarte 11,300 10,700 500 4.8%
East Los Angeles† 54,800 52,300 2,500 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,700 0 1.7%
East San Gabriel† 12,000 11,400 600 4.8%
El Monte 50,300 47,800 2,500 4.9%
El Segundo 10,100 9,700 400 3.9%
Florence-Graham† 27,200 25,100 2,100 7.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 31,500 29,900 1,600 5.2%
Glendale 95,800 90,500 5,300 5.5%
Glendora 24,900 23,700 1,200 4.9%
Hacienda Heights† 26,800 25,800 1,000 3.8%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,600 6,400 300 3.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,600 41,300 2,300 5.3%
Hermosa Beach 10,800 10,300 500 4.3%
Hidden Hills 900 900 0 3.6%
Huntington Park 25,100 23,900 1,200 4.8%
Industry 100 100 0 8.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 55,200 52,000 3,200 5.8%
Irwindale 700 700 0 3.5%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,800 8,500 300 3.7%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,100 9,500 600 6.0%
La Habra Heights 2,800 2,700 0 0.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,300 22,200 1,100 4.8%
La Puente 18,600 17,600 1,000 5.2%
La Verne 14,500 13,800 800 5.4%
Ladera Heights† 3,900 3,700 100 3.5%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,300 4,000 300 6.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 42,500 40,400 2,100 4.9%
Lancaster 69,600 64,800 4,700 6.8%
Lawndale 17,000 16,200 800 4.6%
Lennox† 10,700 10,200 500 4.6%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,800 10,600 300 2.6%
Long Beach 243,900 231,100 12,700 5.2%
Los Angeles 2,063,700 1,948,100 115,600 5.6%
Lynwood 28,900 27,200 1,600 5.6%
Malibu 4,700 4,400 300 5.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 16,300 15,500 800 4.7%
Marina del Rey† 7,000 6,400 600 8.8%
Mayflower Village† 2,700 2,600 100 2.5%
Maywood 11,300 10,800 600 4.9%
Monrovia 20,000 19,000 1,000 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 30,600 29,000 1,600 5.2%
Monterey Park 28,400 27,100 1,300 4.6%
North El Monte† 2,300 2,300 0 1.7%
Norwalk 50,000 47,400 2,600 5.2%
Palmdale 72,900 68,400 4,600 6.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,500 5,300 200 3.1%
Paramount 25,900 24,500 1,400 5.3%
Pasadena 77,300 73,100 4,200 5.4%
Pico Rivera 30,200 28,500 1,700 5.6%
Pomona 72,700 68,700 4,100 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,800 4,600 200 5.1%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,200 17,300 800 4.6%
Redondo Beach 38,500 36,500 2,000 5.1%
Rolling Hills 600 600 0 2.7%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,500 3,300 200 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,600 23,400 1,200 4.9%
Rowland Heights† 23,300 22,100 1,200 5.3%
San Dimas 17,000 16,200 800 4.7%
San Fernando 12,200 11,600 700 5.4%
San Gabriel 20,000 19,100 900 4.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,500 5,300 200 3.1%
Santa Clarita 117,000 111,100 5,900 5.0%
Santa Fe Springs 9,300 9,000 300 3.7%
Santa Monica 53,100 50,200 3,000 5.6%
Sierra Madre 6,100 6,000 100 2.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,600 6,300 300 4.1%
South El Monte 8,700 8,200 500 5.8%
South Gate 45,700 43,400 2,300 5.1%
South Pasadena 14,900 14,100 800 5.1%
South San Gabriel† 4,000 3,800 100 3.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 8,800 8,200 600 6.6%
South Whittier† 28,300 27,300 1,100 3.7%
Temple City 17,500 16,600 900 5.4%
Torrance 72,600 69,200 3,500 4.8%
Val Verde† 1,500 1,400 100 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,500 11,000 400 3.8%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.6%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 6,200 5,700 500 7.5%
Walnut 13,200 12,500 600 4.7%
Walnut Park† 7,300 6,800 500 6.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,100 3,800 400 9.0%
West Carson† 11,500 11,100 500 3.9%
West Covina 54,700 52,100 2,600 4.8%
West Hollywood 25,300 23,700 1,600 6.5%
West Puente Valley† 10,400 9,900 500 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,100 11,800 400 2.9%
Westlake Village 3,600 3,500 100 2.6%
Westmont† 14,700 13,400 1,300 9.0%
Whittier 42,200 40,000 2,300 5.4%
Willowbrook† 9,700 8,700 1,000 10.3%

* 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