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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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February 2026 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,096,300 4,813,400 282,900 5.6%
Acton† 3,600 3,500 100 2.5%
Agoura Hills 9,900 9,300 600 5.8%
Alhambra 43,100 40,800 2,300 5.4%
Alondra Park† 4,400 4,200 200 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,700 20,700 1,100 4.9%
Arcadia 25,900 24,700 1,300 4.9%
Artesia 7,900 7,300 600 7.7%
Avalon 1,900 1,900 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,600 6,300 300 4.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 26,100 24,700 1,400 5.2%
Baldwin Park 34,500 32,500 1,900 5.6%
Bell 14,600 13,800 800 5.7%
Bell Gardens 17,100 16,200 1,000 5.7%
Bellflower 39,100 36,900 2,200 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 15,700 14,900 800 5.3%
Bradbury 500 400 0 6.0%
Burbank 57,300 53,300 3,900 6.9%
Calabasas 11,700 10,700 900 8.1%
Carson 46,200 43,700 2,500 5.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 22,900 21,700 1,200 5.3%
Charter Oak† 5,100 4,800 300 5.9%
Citrus† 5,700 5,400 300 4.9%
Claremont 18,300 17,400 900 4.9%
Commerce 5,300 5,200 200 3.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 43,500 40,700 2,700 6.2%
Covina 27,300 25,900 1,500 5.3%
Cudahy 9,800 9,200 600 5.8%
Culver City 22,500 21,300 1,200 5.5%
Del Aire† 5,900 5,800 200 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,100 1,100 100 8.2%
Diamond Bar 27,400 26,000 1,500 5.3%
Downey 58,000 55,000 3,000 5.2%
Duarte 11,600 11,100 500 4.3%
East Los Angeles† 53,900 51,100 2,800 5.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,700 100 3.0%
East San Gabriel† 12,300 11,700 600 5.1%
El Monte 50,900 48,100 2,700 5.4%
El Segundo 9,700 9,300 400 4.6%
Florence-Graham† 27,100 25,200 1,900 7.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 31,800 30,100 1,700 5.3%
Glendale 96,000 90,700 5,300 5.5%
Glendora 25,000 23,700 1,300 5.3%
Hacienda Heights† 26,800 25,700 1,000 3.9%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,500 6,300 200 3.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,900 41,400 2,500 5.7%
Hermosa Beach 11,100 10,600 500 4.1%
Hidden Hills 800 800 0 1.9%
Huntington Park 25,300 24,000 1,400 5.4%
Industry 100 100 0 8.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 55,200 51,900 3,400 6.1%
Irwindale 800 700 0 5.0%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,900 8,500 300 3.8%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,600 9,900 700 6.2%
La Habra Heights 2,700 2,600 100 2.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,800 22,600 1,200 5.2%
La Puente 18,700 17,700 1,000 5.4%
La Verne 14,700 13,900 800 5.4%
Ladera Heights† 3,900 3,700 200 3.9%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,400 4,100 300 6.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 42,700 40,500 2,200 5.1%
Lancaster 70,300 65,200 5,200 7.3%
Lawndale 17,000 16,200 800 4.7%
Lennox† 10,400 9,800 500 5.1%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 11,000 10,700 400 3.5%
Long Beach 244,500 231,400 13,000 5.3%
Los Angeles 2,091,600 1,973,800 117,800 5.6%
Lynwood 29,000 27,300 1,700 5.8%
Malibu 4,600 4,300 200 5.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 16,200 15,500 700 4.6%
Marina del Rey† 7,500 6,900 700 8.6%
Mayflower Village† 2,500 2,400 100 3.5%
Maywood 11,400 10,800 600 5.3%
Monrovia 20,500 19,400 1,100 5.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 31,000 29,200 1,700 5.6%
Monterey Park 28,600 27,100 1,500 5.3%
North El Monte† 2,200 2,100 100 2.8%
Norwalk 50,000 47,300 2,700 5.4%
Palmdale 73,600 68,700 4,900 6.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,300 5,100 200 3.6%
Paramount 26,000 24,500 1,400 5.5%
Pasadena 79,000 75,000 4,000 5.1%
Pico Rivera 30,200 28,500 1,700 5.7%
Pomona 74,000 69,700 4,300 5.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 5,100 4,800 300 5.6%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,200 17,300 900 4.9%
Redondo Beach 38,500 36,600 1,900 5.0%
Rolling Hills 600 600 0 4.3%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,500 3,300 200 5.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,700 23,500 1,300 5.1%
Rowland Heights† 22,900 21,800 1,100 4.7%
San Dimas 17,100 16,200 900 5.2%
San Fernando 12,700 12,100 700 5.1%
San Gabriel 20,100 19,100 900 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,500 5,300 200 4.0%
Santa Clarita 119,700 113,500 6,200 5.2%
Santa Fe Springs 9,300 9,000 300 3.2%
Santa Monica 53,400 50,500 2,900 5.4%
Sierra Madre 6,100 6,000 100 2.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,600 6,400 200 3.7%
South El Monte 9,000 8,500 500 5.7%
South Gate 45,900 43,700 2,200 4.8%
South Pasadena 14,900 14,100 800 5.1%
South San Gabriel† 3,900 3,700 200 5.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 8,800 8,200 600 6.3%
South Whittier† 29,300 28,200 1,000 3.5%
Temple City 17,500 16,600 900 5.3%
Torrance 72,700 69,200 3,500 4.8%
Val Verde† 1,700 1,600 100 4.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,000 10,600 300 3.1%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.0%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,800 5,400 400 6.3%
Walnut 13,300 12,600 700 5.3%
Walnut Park† 7,000 6,600 400 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 3,800 3,500 300 7.7%
West Carson† 11,400 10,900 500 4.1%
West Covina 55,500 52,600 2,900 5.2%
West Hollywood 25,300 23,600 1,700 6.6%
West Puente Valley† 10,700 10,100 600 5.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,800 12,300 400 3.5%
Westlake Village 3,800 3,700 100 3.3%
Westmont† 14,900 13,700 1,300 8.6%
Whittier 43,000 40,600 2,500 5.7%
Willowbrook† 9,900 9,100 900 8.7%

* 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