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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community

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May 2026 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,018,200 4,755,700 262,500 5.2%
Acton† 3,500 3,400 100 2.3%
Agoura Hills 9,700 9,200 400 4.6%
Alhambra 42,500 40,300 2,100 5.0%
Alondra Park† 4,300 4,200 200 4.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,400 20,400 1,000 4.6%
Arcadia 25,600 24,400 1,200 4.8%
Artesia 7,800 7,200 600 7.3%
Avalon 1,900 1,900 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,500 6,200 300 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 25,700 24,400 1,200 4.8%
Baldwin Park 33,900 32,200 1,700 5.1%
Bell 14,400 13,600 800 5.2%
Bell Gardens 16,900 16,000 900 5.4%
Bellflower 38,400 36,500 2,000 5.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 15,500 14,700 800 4.9%
Bradbury 500 400 0 5.7%
Burbank 56,300 52,700 3,700 6.5%
Calabasas 11,500 10,600 900 7.7%
Carson 45,700 43,200 2,500 5.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 22,500 21,400 1,100 5.0%
Charter Oak† 5,000 4,700 300 5.6%
Citrus† 5,600 5,400 300 4.6%
Claremont 18,000 17,200 800 4.4%
Commerce 5,300 5,100 100 2.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 42,800 40,300 2,500 5.9%
Covina 26,900 25,500 1,300 4.9%
Cudahy 9,700 9,100 600 6.0%
Culver City 22,200 21,100 1,200 5.3%
Del Aire† 5,900 5,700 200 2.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,100 1,000 100 7.7%
Diamond Bar 26,900 25,700 1,300 4.7%
Downey 57,000 54,300 2,700 4.8%
Duarte 11,500 11,000 500 4.0%
East Los Angeles† 53,100 50,500 2,600 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,800 2,700 100 2.8%
East San Gabriel† 12,100 11,500 600 4.8%
El Monte 50,100 47,600 2,500 5.0%
El Segundo 9,600 9,200 400 4.3%
Florence-Graham† 26,700 24,900 1,800 6.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 31,300 29,700 1,600 5.0%
Glendale 94,500 89,600 4,900 5.2%
Glendora 24,700 23,400 1,200 5.0%
Hacienda Heights† 26,400 25,400 1,000 3.6%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,400 6,200 200 3.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,100 40,900 2,200 5.2%
Hermosa Beach 10,900 10,500 400 3.9%
Hidden Hills 800 800 0 1.8%
Huntington Park 24,900 23,700 1,200 4.9%
Industry 100 100 0 8.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 54,500 51,300 3,200 5.9%
Irwindale 800 700 0 4.6%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,800 8,400 300 3.6%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,400 9,800 600 5.8%
La Habra Heights 2,600 2,600 100 2.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,500 22,300 1,200 5.0%
La Puente 18,300 17,500 900 4.8%
La Verne 14,400 13,700 800 5.2%
Ladera Heights† 3,800 3,700 100 3.6%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,400 4,100 300 6.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 42,100 40,000 2,100 4.9%
Lancaster 69,300 64,400 4,900 7.0%
Lawndale 16,800 16,000 800 4.6%
Lennox† 10,200 9,700 500 4.8%
Littlerock† 500 500 0 2.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 10,900 10,500 400 3.3%
Long Beach 240,900 228,700 12,300 5.1%
Los Angeles 2,059,600 1,950,100 109,400 5.3%
Lynwood 28,600 27,000 1,600 5.7%
Malibu 4,500 4,300 200 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 16,000 15,300 700 4.5%
Marina del Rey† 7,400 6,800 600 8.2%
Mayflower Village† 2,500 2,400 100 3.3%
Maywood 11,200 10,600 500 4.8%
Monrovia 20,200 19,200 1,000 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 30,500 28,900 1,600 5.3%
Monterey Park 28,100 26,700 1,300 4.8%
North El Monte† 2,200 2,100 100 2.7%
Norwalk 49,300 46,800 2,500 5.1%
Palmdale 72,400 67,900 4,500 6.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,200 5,000 200 3.4%
Paramount 25,600 24,300 1,300 5.2%
Pasadena 77,700 74,100 3,600 4.7%
Pico Rivera 29,700 28,200 1,600 5.3%
Pomona 72,800 68,900 3,900 5.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 5,000 4,700 300 5.2%
Rancho Palos Verdes 17,900 17,100 800 4.6%
Redondo Beach 38,100 36,200 1,900 5.0%
Rolling Hills 600 600 0 4.0%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,400 3,300 200 5.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,400 23,200 1,200 4.8%
Rowland Heights† 22,500 21,500 1,000 4.4%
San Dimas 16,800 16,000 800 4.7%
San Fernando 12,500 11,900 600 4.8%
San Gabriel 19,800 18,900 900 4.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,400 5,200 200 3.8%
Santa Clarita 117,900 112,100 5,800 4.9%
Santa Fe Springs 9,200 8,900 300 3.1%
Santa Monica 52,700 49,900 2,800 5.4%
Sierra Madre 6,000 5,900 100 1.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,500 6,300 200 3.5%
South El Monte 8,800 8,400 500 5.3%
South Gate 45,300 43,200 2,100 4.6%
South Pasadena 14,600 14,000 700 4.5%
South San Gabriel† 3,900 3,700 200 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 8,700 8,100 500 5.9%
South Whittier† 28,900 27,900 1,000 3.3%
Temple City 17,200 16,400 800 4.5%
Torrance 71,700 68,400 3,200 4.5%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,600 100 3.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 10,800 10,500 300 2.9%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.1%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,700 5,400 300 5.9%
Walnut 13,100 12,400 600 4.8%
Walnut Park† 6,900 6,500 400 5.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 3,800 3,500 300 7.2%
West Carson† 11,200 10,800 400 3.9%
West Covina 54,700 52,000 2,700 4.9%
West Hollywood 24,900 23,300 1,500 6.1%
West Puente Valley† 10,500 10,000 500 4.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,600 12,200 400 3.3%
Westlake Village 3,800 3,600 100 3.1%
Westmont† 14,700 13,500 1,200 8.1%
Whittier 42,300 40,100 2,200 5.2%
Willowbrook† 9,700 8,900 800 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