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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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July 2026 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 4,937,400 4,679,700 257,700 5.2%
Acton† 3,500 3,400 100 2.3%
Agoura Hills 9,500 9,100 400 4.6%
Alhambra 41,800 39,700 2,100 5.1%
Alondra Park† 4,300 4,100 200 4.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,100 20,100 1,000 4.6%
Arcadia 25,200 24,000 1,200 4.9%
Artesia 7,600 7,100 600 7.3%
Avalon 1,800 1,800 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,400 6,100 300 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 25,200 24,000 1,200 4.8%
Baldwin Park 33,400 31,600 1,700 5.1%
Bell 14,300 13,400 800 5.9%
Bell Gardens 16,600 15,700 900 5.5%
Bellflower 37,900 35,900 2,000 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 15,200 14,500 700 4.8%
Bradbury 400 400 0 5.6%
Burbank 55,100 51,800 3,300 5.9%
Calabasas 11,300 10,400 900 7.7%
Carson 44,900 42,500 2,400 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 22,200 21,100 1,100 5.1%
Charter Oak† 4,900 4,600 300 5.6%
Citrus† 5,500 5,300 300 4.6%
Claremont 17,800 16,900 900 5.1%
Commerce 5,200 5,000 100 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 42,200 39,600 2,600 6.1%
Covina 26,400 25,100 1,300 5.0%
Cudahy 9,500 9,000 500 5.4%
Culver City 21,900 20,700 1,200 5.3%
Del Aire† 5,800 5,600 200 2.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,100 1,000 100 7.7%
Diamond Bar 26,500 25,200 1,300 4.7%
Downey 56,200 53,400 2,700 4.9%
Duarte 11,300 10,800 500 4.0%
East Los Angeles† 52,200 49,700 2,500 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,700 2,700 100 2.8%
East San Gabriel† 11,900 11,300 600 4.8%
El Monte 49,300 46,800 2,500 5.1%
El Segundo 9,400 9,000 400 4.3%
Florence-Graham† 26,200 24,500 1,800 6.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 30,800 29,200 1,500 5.0%
Glendale 92,900 88,200 4,700 5.1%
Glendora 24,300 23,100 1,200 5.1%
Hacienda Heights† 26,000 25,000 900 3.6%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,300 6,100 200 3.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 42,500 40,200 2,300 5.4%
Hermosa Beach 10,700 10,300 400 3.9%
Hidden Hills 800 800 0 1.7%
Huntington Park 24,500 23,300 1,200 5.0%
Industry 100 100 0 8.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 53,500 50,400 3,100 5.7%
Irwindale 700 700 0 4.7%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,600 8,300 300 3.5%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,200 9,600 600 5.8%
La Habra Heights 2,600 2,500 100 2.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,200 21,900 1,200 5.4%
La Puente 18,100 17,200 900 4.9%
La Verne 14,200 13,500 700 5.0%
Ladera Heights† 3,800 3,600 100 3.6%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,300 4,000 300 6.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 41,500 39,400 2,100 5.0%
Lancaster 68,200 63,400 4,800 7.1%
Lawndale 16,500 15,700 800 4.8%
Lennox† 10,000 9,600 500 4.8%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,700 10,400 300 3.2%
Long Beach 237,200 225,000 12,200 5.1%
Los Angeles 2,025,000 1,918,900 106,100 5.2%
Lynwood 28,300 26,600 1,700 5.9%
Malibu 4,400 4,200 200 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 15,800 15,100 700 4.5%
Marina del Rey† 7,300 6,700 600 8.1%
Mayflower Village† 2,400 2,300 100 3.3%
Maywood 11,000 10,500 500 4.9%
Monrovia 19,900 18,900 1,000 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 30,000 28,400 1,600 5.4%
Monterey Park 27,600 26,300 1,300 4.7%
North El Monte† 2,100 2,100 100 2.7%
Norwalk 48,500 46,000 2,500 5.2%
Palmdale 71,100 66,800 4,300 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,100 5,000 200 3.4%
Paramount 25,200 23,900 1,300 5.3%
Pasadena 76,500 72,900 3,600 4.7%
Pico Rivera 29,300 27,700 1,600 5.5%
Pomona 71,900 67,800 4,100 5.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,900 4,600 300 5.2%
Rancho Palos Verdes 17,700 16,900 900 4.9%
Redondo Beach 37,300 35,600 1,800 4.7%
Rolling Hills 600 500 0 3.9%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,400 3,200 200 5.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,000 22,800 1,200 4.8%
Rowland Heights† 22,200 21,200 1,000 4.4%
San Dimas 16,600 15,800 800 5.0%
San Fernando 12,300 11,700 600 4.8%
San Gabriel 19,400 18,600 800 4.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,300 5,100 200 3.8%
Santa Clarita 115,900 110,300 5,600 4.9%
Santa Fe Springs 9,000 8,800 300 3.0%
Santa Monica 51,700 49,100 2,600 5.1%
Sierra Madre 5,900 5,800 100 1.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,400 6,200 200 3.5%
South El Monte 8,700 8,200 500 5.3%
South Gate 44,700 42,500 2,200 5.0%
South Pasadena 14,400 13,700 600 4.5%
South San Gabriel† 3,800 3,600 200 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 8,500 8,000 500 5.9%
South Whittier† 28,400 27,500 900 3.3%
Temple City 17,000 16,200 800 4.9%
Torrance 70,500 67,300 3,200 4.6%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,500 100 3.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 10,700 10,300 300 2.9%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.2%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,600 5,300 300 5.9%
Walnut 12,900 12,200 700 5.1%
Walnut Park† 6,800 6,400 400 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 3,700 3,400 300 7.2%
West Carson† 11,000 10,600 400 3.9%
West Covina 53,800 51,200 2,700 4.9%
West Hollywood 24,400 23,000 1,400 5.8%
West Puente Valley† 10,300 9,800 500 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,400 12,000 400 3.3%
Westlake Village 3,700 3,600 100 3.1%
Westmont† 14,400 13,300 1,200 8.1%
Whittier 41,700 39,400 2,300 5.5%
Willowbrook† 9,600 8,800 800 8.2%

* 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 2024 annual revision (or benchmark) and Census 2023 population controls at the state level.

Source: California Employment Development Department