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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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December 2025 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,148,900 4,889,600 259,300 5.0%
Acton† 3,500 3,500 0 1.2%
Agoura Hills 10,100 9,600 500 4.8%
Alhambra 43,700 41,600 2,100 4.7%
Alondra Park† 4,400 4,200 100 2.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,800 20,700 1,200 5.3%
Arcadia 26,300 25,100 1,200 4.5%
Artesia 7,900 7,300 500 6.8%
Avalon 2,000 2,000 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,700 6,300 400 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 26,500 25,300 1,200 4.7%
Baldwin Park 35,000 33,200 1,800 5.1%
Bell 14,900 14,100 800 5.2%
Bell Gardens 17,500 16,500 900 5.4%
Bellflower 39,600 37,500 2,000 5.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 16,000 15,300 700 4.6%
Bradbury 500 400 0 4.9%
Burbank 57,700 54,300 3,400 5.9%
Calabasas 11,700 10,800 900 7.4%
Carson 47,000 44,700 2,300 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 23,300 22,200 1,100 4.6%
Charter Oak† 5,300 5,000 300 5.7%
Citrus† 5,800 5,600 300 4.3%
Claremont 18,400 17,600 800 4.4%
Commerce 5,600 5,400 200 3.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 44,300 41,700 2,600 5.8%
Covina 27,600 26,200 1,300 4.8%
Cudahy 10,000 9,500 500 5.2%
Culver City 22,500 21,400 1,100 5.0%
Del Aire† 5,700 5,500 200 3.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,700 1,600 100 5.3%
Diamond Bar 27,800 26,500 1,300 4.6%
Downey 58,900 56,100 2,800 4.8%
Duarte 11,500 11,000 500 4.5%
East Los Angeles† 55,900 53,500 2,400 4.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,800 0 1.5%
East San Gabriel† 12,200 11,700 500 4.4%
El Monte 51,500 49,000 2,500 4.8%
El Segundo 10,300 9,900 400 3.6%
Florence-Graham† 27,600 25,700 2,000 7.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 32,200 30,600 1,600 5.0%
Glendale 97,500 92,600 4,900 5.0%
Glendora 25,400 24,200 1,200 4.7%
Hacienda Heights† 27,400 26,400 1,000 3.5%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,800 6,500 200 3.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 44,600 42,300 2,300 5.2%
Hermosa Beach 11,000 10,600 400 4.0%
Hidden Hills 900 900 0 3.3%
Huntington Park 25,700 24,500 1,200 4.8%
Industry 100 100 0 8.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 56,400 53,300 3,100 5.5%
Irwindale 700 700 0 3.2%
La Cañada Flintridge 9,000 8,700 300 3.4%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,300 9,700 600 5.6%
La Habra Heights 2,800 2,800 0 0.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,800 22,700 1,100 4.7%
La Puente 19,000 18,100 900 4.9%
La Verne 14,800 14,100 700 5.0%
Ladera Heights† 3,900 3,800 100 3.3%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,400 4,100 300 5.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 43,300 41,400 2,000 4.5%
Lancaster 71,200 66,400 4,800 6.8%
Lawndale 17,300 16,600 700 4.1%
Lennox† 10,900 10,500 500 4.2%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 11,100 10,800 300 2.4%
Long Beach 248,700 236,600 12,100 4.8%
Los Angeles 2,101,800 1,994,300 107,500 5.1%
Lynwood 29,400 27,900 1,500 5.2%
Malibu 4,700 4,500 300 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 16,600 15,900 700 4.4%
Marina del Rey† 7,200 6,600 600 8.2%
Mayflower Village† 2,700 2,700 100 2.3%
Maywood 11,600 11,000 600 4.7%
Monrovia 20,400 19,400 1,000 4.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 31,200 29,700 1,500 4.9%
Monterey Park 29,000 27,700 1,300 4.6%
North El Monte† 2,400 2,300 0 1.6%
Norwalk 51,000 48,500 2,500 4.9%
Palmdale 74,600 70,000 4,600 6.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,600 5,400 200 2.8%
Paramount 26,500 25,100 1,300 5.0%
Pasadena 78,500 74,900 3,600 4.6%
Pico Rivera 30,800 29,200 1,600 5.1%
Pomona 74,200 70,300 3,900 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,900 4,700 200 4.7%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,600 17,700 800 4.5%
Redondo Beach 39,100 37,400 1,700 4.5%
Rolling Hills 600 600 0 2.5%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,500 3,400 200 4.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 25,000 23,900 1,100 4.4%
Rowland Heights† 23,800 22,600 1,200 4.9%
San Dimas 17,300 16,600 800 4.5%
San Fernando 12,500 11,800 600 5.1%
San Gabriel 20,400 19,500 900 4.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,600 5,500 200 2.9%
Santa Clarita 119,500 113,800 5,700 4.8%
Santa Fe Springs 9,500 9,200 300 3.4%
Santa Monica 54,000 51,300 2,700 5.0%
Sierra Madre 6,200 6,100 100 1.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,700 6,400 300 3.8%
South El Monte 8,900 8,400 500 5.4%
South Gate 46,600 44,500 2,100 4.6%
South Pasadena 15,200 14,500 700 4.6%
South San Gabriel† 4,000 3,900 100 3.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 9,000 8,400 600 6.1%
South Whittier† 28,900 27,900 1,000 3.5%
Temple City 17,800 17,000 800 4.6%
Torrance 74,100 70,800 3,200 4.4%
Val Verde† 1,500 1,400 100 4.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,700 11,300 400 3.5%
Vernon 100 100 0 5.7%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 6,300 5,900 400 7.0%
Walnut 13,500 12,800 700 4.9%
Walnut Park† 7,400 7,000 500 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,200 3,800 400 8.4%
West Carson† 11,800 11,400 400 3.6%
West Covina 56,000 53,300 2,700 4.7%
West Hollywood 25,800 24,200 1,600 6.1%
West Puente Valley† 10,600 10,100 500 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,400 12,100 300 2.7%
Westlake Village 3,700 3,600 100 2.4%
Westmont† 15,000 13,700 1,300 8.4%
Whittier 43,200 40,900 2,300 5.3%
Willowbrook† 9,900 8,900 900 9.6%

* 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