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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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September 2026 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,031,000 4,806,500 224,500 4.5%
Acton† 3,500 3,500 100 2.0%
Agoura Hills 9,700 9,300 400 4.3%
Alhambra 42,600 40,800 1,800 4.2%
Alondra Park† 4,400 4,200 100 3.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,500 20,600 800 3.9%
Arcadia 25,700 24,600 1,100 4.2%
Artesia 7,800 7,300 500 6.2%
Avalon 1,900 1,900 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,500 6,300 200 3.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 25,700 24,700 1,100 4.1%
Baldwin Park 34,000 32,500 1,500 4.4%
Bell 14,500 13,800 700 4.8%
Bell Gardens 16,900 16,100 800 4.5%
Bellflower 38,600 36,800 1,700 4.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 15,500 14,900 600 3.9%
Bradbury 500 400 0 4.8%
Burbank 56,100 53,200 2,900 5.2%
Calabasas 11,500 10,700 800 6.6%
Carson 45,700 43,600 2,100 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 22,700 21,600 1,000 4.5%
Charter Oak† 5,000 4,800 200 4.8%
Citrus† 5,600 5,400 200 4.0%
Claremont 18,100 17,300 700 4.1%
Commerce 5,300 5,200 100 2.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 42,900 40,700 2,200 5.1%
Covina 26,900 25,800 1,100 4.0%
Cudahy 9,700 9,200 400 4.6%
Culver City 22,300 21,300 1,000 4.5%
Del Aire† 5,900 5,800 100 2.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,100 1,000 100 6.6%
Diamond Bar 27,000 25,900 1,100 4.0%
Downey 57,300 54,900 2,400 4.2%
Duarte 11,500 11,100 400 3.4%
East Los Angeles† 53,300 51,100 2,200 4.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,700 100 2.4%
East San Gabriel† 12,100 11,600 500 4.1%
El Monte 50,300 48,100 2,200 4.4%
El Segundo 9,600 9,300 400 3.7%
Florence-Graham† 26,700 25,100 1,500 5.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 31,400 30,000 1,400 4.4%
Glendale 94,700 90,600 4,100 4.4%
Glendora 24,700 23,700 1,100 4.3%
Hacienda Heights† 26,500 25,700 800 3.1%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,400 6,300 200 2.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,300 41,300 2,000 4.6%
Hermosa Beach 11,000 10,600 400 3.3%
Hidden Hills 800 800 0 1.4%
Huntington Park 25,000 24,000 1,100 4.2%
Industry 100 100 0 6.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 54,500 51,800 2,700 4.9%
Irwindale 800 700 0 4.0%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,800 8,500 300 3.0%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,400 9,900 500 5.0%
La Habra Heights 2,600 2,600 0 1.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,600 22,500 1,000 4.4%
La Puente 18,400 17,600 800 4.3%
La Verne 14,400 13,800 600 4.2%
Ladera Heights† 3,900 3,700 100 3.1%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,400 4,100 200 5.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 42,300 40,500 1,800 4.3%
Lancaster 69,400 65,100 4,300 6.2%
Lawndale 16,800 16,200 600 3.8%
Lennox† 10,200 9,800 400 4.1%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,900 10,600 300 2.8%
Long Beach 241,800 231,100 10,600 4.4%
Los Angeles 2,063,600 1,970,900 92,600 4.5%
Lynwood 28,700 27,300 1,400 4.8%
Malibu 4,500 4,300 200 4.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 16,100 15,500 600 3.7%
Marina del Rey† 7,400 6,900 500 7.0%
Mayflower Village† 2,500 2,400 100 2.8%
Maywood 11,200 10,800 500 4.1%
Monrovia 20,300 19,400 900 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 30,600 29,200 1,400 4.5%
Monterey Park 28,200 27,000 1,200 4.2%
North El Monte† 2,200 2,100 0 2.2%
Norwalk 49,400 47,300 2,200 4.4%
Palmdale 72,500 68,600 3,900 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,200 5,100 200 2.9%
Paramount 25,700 24,500 1,200 4.5%
Pasadena 78,000 74,900 3,100 4.0%
Pico Rivera 29,800 28,500 1,300 4.5%
Pomona 73,000 69,600 3,400 4.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 5,000 4,800 200 4.5%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,100 17,300 800 4.3%
Redondo Beach 38,100 36,600 1,500 4.1%
Rolling Hills 600 600 0 3.5%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,500 3,300 200 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,400 23,400 1,000 4.1%
Rowland Heights† 22,600 21,800 800 3.8%
San Dimas 16,900 16,200 700 4.1%
San Fernando 12,600 12,100 500 4.1%
San Gabriel 19,900 19,100 800 3.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,500 5,300 200 3.2%
Santa Clarita 118,300 113,300 5,000 4.2%
Santa Fe Springs 9,200 9,000 200 2.6%
Santa Monica 52,800 50,400 2,400 4.5%
Sierra Madre 6,100 6,000 100 1.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,600 6,400 200 3.0%
South El Monte 8,900 8,500 400 4.6%
South Gate 45,600 43,600 1,900 4.3%
South Pasadena 14,700 14,100 600 4.0%
South San Gabriel† 3,900 3,700 200 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 8,700 8,200 400 5.1%
South Whittier† 29,000 28,200 800 2.8%
Temple City 17,400 16,600 800 4.4%
Torrance 72,000 69,100 2,800 4.0%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,600 100 3.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 10,900 10,600 300 2.5%
Vernon 100 100 0 5.2%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,700 5,400 300 5.0%
Walnut 13,100 12,600 600 4.3%
Walnut Park† 6,900 6,600 300 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 3,800 3,500 200 6.2%
West Carson† 11,300 10,900 400 3.3%
West Covina 54,800 52,600 2,300 4.2%
West Hollywood 24,900 23,600 1,300 5.3%
West Puente Valley† 10,500 10,100 400 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,700 12,300 400 2.8%
Westlake Village 3,800 3,700 100 2.6%
Westmont† 14,700 13,600 1,000 6.9%
Whittier 42,500 40,500 2,000 4.6%
Willowbrook† 9,700 9,000 700 7.0%

* 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