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Civilian labor force in Bell Gardens, CA

Civilian labor force in Bell Gardens, CA was 17,128 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 227th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons17,128
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank227th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high18,2742013
Series low16,1462000

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Civilian labor force in Bell Gardens, CA, 1990 to 2025

16K16.5K17K17.5K18K18.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 17,194 persons1991: 17,259 persons1992: 17,521 persons1993: 17,137 persons1994: 16,826 persons1995: 16,599 persons1996: 16,788 persons1997: 16,991 persons1998: 17,384 persons1999: 17,415 persons2000: 16,146 persons2001: 16,394 persons2002: 16,582 persons2003: 16,572 persons2004: 16,588 persons2005: 16,582 persons2006: 16,610 persons2007: 16,906 persons2008: 17,434 persons2009: 17,852 persons2010: 18,247 persons2011: 18,185 persons2012: 18,162 persons2013: 18,274 persons2014: 18,250 persons2015: 18,098 persons2016: 17,786 persons2017: 17,882 persons2018: 17,808 persons2019: 17,815 persons2020: 17,201 persons2021: 17,391 persons2022: 17,148 persons2023: 17,125 persons2024: 17,217 persons2025: 17,128 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202517,128
202417,217
202317,125
202217,148
202117,391
202017,201
201917,815
201817,808
201717,882
201617,786
201518,098
201418,250
201318,274
201218,162
201118,185
201018,247
200917,852
200817,434
200716,906
200616,610
200516,582
200416,588
200316,572
200216,582
200116,394
200016,146
199917,415
199817,384
199716,991
199616,788
199516,599
199416,826
199317,137
199217,521
199117,259
199017,194

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Bell Gardens, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Bell Gardens, CA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bell-gardens-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Bell Gardens, CA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bell-gardens-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Bell Gardens, CA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bell-gardens-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Bell Gardens, CA?

Civilian labor force in Bell Gardens, CA was 17,128 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 227th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Bell Gardens, CA?

18,274 in 2013, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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