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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

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Also see: Historical Employment/Unemployment Numbers (Since 1990) for Los Angeles County



September 2025 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

NOTE: October 2025 employment data may not ultimately be available for Los Angeles County and November's data will be delayed, due the 2025 federal government shutdown. Updates will be posted here when available.


City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,143,000 4,840,500 302,500 5.9%
Acton† 3,500 3,500 100 1.4%
Agoura Hills 10,100 9,500 600 5.7%
Alhambra 43,500 41,200 2,400 5.4%
Alondra Park† 4,300 4,200 100 3.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,800 20,500 1,300 6.2%
Arcadia 26,300 24,900 1,400 5.3%
Artesia 7,900 7,300 600 7.9%
Avalon 1,900 1,900 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,700 6,200 500 6.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 26,500 25,000 1,500 5.6%
Baldwin Park 34,900 32,800 2,000 5.8%
Bell 14,800 14,000 800 5.7%
Bell Gardens 17,400 16,400 1,000 5.8%
Bellflower 39,500 37,200 2,300 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 16,000 15,100 900 5.6%
Bradbury 500 400 0 5.6%
Burbank 57,700 53,700 4,000 7.0%
Calabasas 11,700 10,700 1,000 8.5%
Carson 47,000 44,300 2,800 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 23,200 22,000 1,300 5.4%
Charter Oak† 5,300 4,900 300 6.6%
Citrus† 5,800 5,500 300 5.1%
Claremont 18,400 17,400 1,000 5.4%
Commerce 5,500 5,300 200 3.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 44,200 41,300 2,900 6.7%
Covina 27,400 26,000 1,500 5.3%
Cudahy 10,000 9,400 600 6.1%
Culver City 22,500 21,200 1,300 5.7%
Del Aire† 5,700 5,500 200 4.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,700 1,600 100 6.1%
Diamond Bar 27,700 26,200 1,500 5.4%
Downey 58,700 55,500 3,200 5.5%
Duarte 11,500 10,900 600 5.2%
East Los Angeles† 55,800 53,000 2,800 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,800 100 1.8%
East San Gabriel† 12,200 11,500 600 5.2%
El Monte 51,300 48,500 2,800 5.5%
El Segundo 10,300 9,800 400 4.3%
Florence-Graham† 27,700 25,400 2,300 8.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 32,200 30,300 1,900 5.9%
Glendale 97,300 91,700 5,600 5.8%
Glendora 25,400 24,000 1,400 5.4%
Hacienda Heights† 27,300 26,100 1,100 4.1%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,700 6,400 300 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 44,600 41,900 2,700 6.1%
Hermosa Beach 11,000 10,500 500 4.7%
Hidden Hills 900 900 0 3.9%
Huntington Park 25,700 24,200 1,500 5.7%
Industry 100 100 0 10.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 56,500 52,700 3,700 6.6%
Irwindale 700 700 0 3.7%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,900 8,600 400 4.0%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,300 9,600 700 6.5%
La Habra Heights 2,800 2,800 0 0.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,800 22,500 1,300 5.4%
La Puente 18,900 17,900 1,000 5.5%
La Verne 14,800 13,900 900 6.0%
Ladera Heights† 3,900 3,800 200 3.8%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,400 4,100 300 6.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 43,200 41,000 2,300 5.3%
Lancaster 71,300 65,700 5,600 7.8%
Lawndale 17,300 16,400 900 5.1%
Lennox† 10,900 10,400 500 4.9%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 11,000 10,700 300 2.8%
Long Beach 248,600 234,300 14,300 5.8%
Los Angeles 2,099,900 1,974,300 125,600 6.0%
Lynwood 29,400 27,600 1,800 6.1%
Malibu 4,700 4,400 300 6.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 16,500 15,700 800 5.0%
Marina del Rey† 7,200 6,500 700 9.5%
Mayflower Village† 2,700 2,600 100 2.7%
Maywood 11,600 10,900 700 5.8%
Monrovia 20,300 19,200 1,100 5.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 31,100 29,400 1,800 5.6%
Monterey Park 28,900 27,400 1,500 5.2%
North El Monte† 2,400 2,300 0 1.8%
Norwalk 50,900 48,000 2,900 5.7%
Palmdale 74,500 69,300 5,300 7.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,600 5,400 200 3.3%
Paramount 26,400 24,900 1,500 5.8%
Pasadena 78,300 74,100 4,200 5.3%
Pico Rivera 30,700 28,900 1,800 5.8%
Pomona 74,100 69,600 4,500 6.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,900 4,600 300 5.5%
Rancho Palos Verdes 18,600 17,600 1,000 5.6%
Redondo Beach 39,000 37,000 2,000 5.2%
Rolling Hills 600 600 0 2.9%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,500 3,400 200 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 25,000 23,700 1,300 5.3%
Rowland Heights† 23,700 22,400 1,400 5.7%
San Dimas 17,300 16,400 900 5.4%
San Fernando 12,400 11,700 700 5.9%
San Gabriel 20,300 19,300 1,000 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,600 5,400 200 3.4%
Santa Clarita 119,200 112,600 6,600 5.5%
Santa Fe Springs 9,500 9,100 400 4.0%
Santa Monica 53,900 50,800 3,100 5.7%
Sierra Madre 6,200 6,100 100 2.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,700 6,400 300 4.4%
South El Monte 8,900 8,400 600 6.3%
South Gate 46,600 44,000 2,600 5.6%
South Pasadena 15,200 14,300 800 5.5%
South San Gabriel† 4,000 3,900 100 3.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 9,000 8,400 600 7.1%
South Whittier† 28,800 27,700 1,200 4.0%
Temple City 17,800 16,800 1,000 5.4%
Torrance 73,900 70,100 3,800 5.1%
Val Verde† 1,500 1,400 100 5.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,600 11,200 500 4.1%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.5%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 6,300 5,800 500 8.1%
Walnut 13,500 12,700 800 5.7%
Walnut Park† 7,400 6,900 600 7.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,200 3,800 400 9.8%
West Carson† 11,700 11,200 500 4.2%
West Covina 55,800 52,800 3,000 5.4%
West Hollywood 25,700 24,000 1,700 6.6%
West Puente Valley† 10,600 10,000 600 5.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,300 11,900 400 3.2%
Westlake Village 3,700 3,600 100 2.8%
Westmont† 15,000 13,600 1,500 9.8%
Whittier 43,000 40,500 2,500 5.9%
Willowbrook† 9,900 8,800 1,100 11.1%

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

Source: California Employment Development Department