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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

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December 2024 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,015,900 4,730,300 285,600 5.7%
Acton† 3,200 3,100 100 2.6%
Agoura Hills 11,200 10,600 600 5.0%
Alhambra 45,500 43,300 2,200 4.8%
Alondra Park† 4,000 3,800 100 3.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,500 20,300 1,200 5.8%
Arcadia 28,600 27,300 1,300 4.4%
Artesia 7,800 7,200 600 7.2%
Avalon 2,000 2,000 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,800 6,400 400 5.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 24,900 23,500 1,400 5.6%
Baldwin Park 33,800 32,000 1,900 5.6%
Bell 14,700 13,800 900 5.9%
Bell Gardens 17,500 16,500 1,000 5.8%
Bellflower 35,600 33,300 2,300 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 17,600 16,800 800 4.5%
Bradbury 400 300 0 8.5%
Burbank 58,700 54,400 4,300 7.3%
Calabasas 11,500 10,600 900 8.1%
Carson 44,800 42,300 2,500 5.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 24,400 23,300 1,200 4.8%
Charter Oak† 5,200 4,900 300 5.7%
Citrus† 5,500 5,200 300 5.1%
Claremont 16,500 15,700 800 5.1%
Commerce 5,400 5,000 300 6.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 38,100 35,300 2,800 7.4%
Covina 23,700 22,200 1,400 6.0%
Cudahy 9,800 9,200 600 5.7%
Culver City 22,600 21,400 1,200 5.5%
Del Aire† 5,400 5,200 200 3.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,400 1,300 100 6.3%
Diamond Bar 29,600 28,200 1,400 4.8%
Downey 55,700 52,700 2,900 5.3%
Duarte 11,100 10,500 600 5.3%
East Los Angeles† 54,700 51,600 3,100 5.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,700 2,600 100 2.7%
East San Gabriel† 11,400 10,700 700 6.1%
El Monte 50,200 47,400 2,700 5.4%
El Segundo 10,000 9,500 500 4.9%
Florence-Graham† 27,900 25,700 2,200 8.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 29,600 27,900 1,700 5.6%
Glendale 101,800 96,200 5,700 5.6%
Glendora 25,300 24,000 1,300 5.2%
Hacienda Heights† 26,600 25,400 1,200 4.5%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,600 6,300 300 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,000 40,600 2,400 5.6%
Hermosa Beach 11,500 11,100 400 3.4%
Hidden Hills 900 900 0 3.7%
Huntington Park 25,800 24,400 1,400 5.3%
Industry 100 100 0 6.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 51,400 48,200 3,200 6.3%
Irwindale 700 700 0 5.2%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,800 8,400 300 4.0%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 9,900 9,300 600 6.0%
La Habra Heights 2,900 2,900 100 2.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,500 22,300 1,200 5.2%
La Puente 18,700 17,600 1,000 5.6%
La Verne 15,900 15,200 800 4.9%
Ladera Heights† 3,100 2,900 200 5.2%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,000 3,700 300 6.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 41,700 39,600 2,100 5.1%
Lancaster 63,600 58,800 4,900 7.6%
Lawndale 16,100 15,300 800 5.1%
Lennox† 11,300 10,600 700 5.9%
Littlerock† 400 400 0 9.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,900 10,700 300 2.3%
Long Beach 231,900 218,700 13,200 5.7%
Los Angeles 2,063,700 1,943,300 120,300 5.8%
Lynwood 27,600 25,900 1,700 6.3%
Malibu 5,300 5,100 200 3.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 19,000 18,200 800 4.0%
Marina del Rey† 7,000 6,700 300 3.9%
Mayflower Village† 2,800 2,700 100 3.3%
Maywood 12,000 11,400 700 5.4%
Monrovia 21,500 20,400 1,100 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 28,400 26,700 1,700 5.9%
Monterey Park 28,800 27,400 1,400 4.9%
North El Monte† 2,000 1,900 0 2.4%
Norwalk 49,100 46,400 2,700 5.5%
Palmdale 62,100 57,300 4,800 7.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,500 5,300 100 2.6%
Paramount 24,100 22,600 1,600 6.6%
Pasadena 78,900 74,800 4,100 5.3%
Pico Rivera 29,500 27,800 1,800 5.9%
Pomona 66,800 62,600 4,200 6.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,600 4,400 200 3.9%
Rancho Palos Verdes 19,000 18,200 800 4.4%
Redondo Beach 40,100 38,200 1,800 4.6%
Rolling Hills 500 500 0 5.8%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,400 3,200 200 5.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,500 23,300 1,200 5.0%
Rowland Heights† 23,800 22,500 1,300 5.6%
San Dimas 17,400 16,600 800 4.6%
San Fernando 11,700 11,200 500 4.4%
San Gabriel 20,900 20,000 900 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,700 5,500 200 2.8%
Santa Clarita 112,900 106,800 6,000 5.4%
Santa Fe Springs 8,900 8,500 300 3.8%
Santa Monica 55,600 52,500 3,100 5.6%
Sierra Madre 6,100 5,800 200 3.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,100 5,900 200 3.5%
South El Monte 8,900 8,500 400 4.5%
South Gate 41,900 39,500 2,400 5.7%
South Pasadena 14,600 13,800 800 5.4%
South San Gabriel† 3,700 3,500 100 3.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 9,700 9,000 600 6.7%
South Whittier† 28,800 27,600 1,200 4.3%
Temple City 17,800 17,000 900 4.9%
Torrance 76,000 72,500 3,400 4.5%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,500 100 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,400 10,800 600 5.3%
Vernon 100 100 0 7.0%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,800 5,300 500 8.4%
Walnut 15,600 14,900 700 4.3%
Walnut Park† 8,100 7,600 500 6.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,600 4,100 400 9.6%
West Carson† 11,500 10,900 600 4.9%
West Covina 51,300 48,500 2,800 5.4%
West Hollywood 26,000 24,300 1,700 6.5%
West Puente Valley† 10,700 10,000 600 6.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,000 11,600 500 4.0%
Westlake Village 3,800 3,700 100 1.8%
Westmont† 15,100 13,700 1,400 9.3%
Whittier 42,200 40,000 2,300 5.4%
Willowbrook† 10,000 9,200 800 8.1%

* 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