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Civilian labor force in Costa Mesa, CA

Civilian labor force in Costa Mesa, CA was 65,000 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons65,000
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank47th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high67,8952008
Series low59,6781995

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Civilian labor force in Costa Mesa, CA, 1990 to 2025

58K60K62K64K66K68K19901996200220082014202020251990: 61,393 persons1991: 59,699 persons1992: 60,050 persons1993: 59,849 persons1994: 60,164 persons1995: 59,678 persons1996: 60,403 persons1997: 62,294 persons1998: 64,696 persons1999: 66,282 persons2000: 61,795 persons2001: 63,057 persons2002: 63,586 persons2003: 64,532 persons2004: 65,597 persons2005: 66,493 persons2006: 67,147 persons2007: 67,595 persons2008: 67,895 persons2009: 66,602 persons2010: 64,389 persons2011: 64,246 persons2012: 64,689 persons2013: 64,483 persons2014: 64,436 persons2015: 64,905 persons2016: 65,939 persons2017: 66,042 persons2018: 66,345 persons2019: 66,416 persons2020: 63,670 persons2021: 63,673 persons2022: 64,315 persons2023: 64,588 persons2024: 64,646 persons2025: 65,000 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
202565,000
202464,646
202364,588
202264,315
202163,673
202063,670
201966,416
201866,345
201766,042
201665,939
201564,905
201464,436
201364,483
201264,689
201164,246
201064,389
200966,602
200867,895
200767,595
200667,147
200566,493
200465,597
200364,532
200263,586
200163,057
200061,795
199966,282
199864,696
199762,294
199660,403
199559,678
199460,164
199359,849
199260,050
199159,699
199061,393

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, Costa Mesa, 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, Costa Mesa, 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/costa-mesa-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, Costa Mesa, 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/costa-mesa-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, Costa Mesa, 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/costa-mesa-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Costa Mesa, CA?

Civilian labor force in Costa Mesa, CA was 65,000 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 47th 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 Costa Mesa, CA?

67,895 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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