Civilian labor force in Downey, CA

Civilian labor force in Downey, CA was 57,970 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 58th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons57,970
Change on 2024-0.1%
Series high59,9822019
Series low44,6571995

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Civilian labor force in Downey, CA, 1990 to 2025

40K45K50K55K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 47,475 persons1991: 46,471 persons1992: 46,178 persons1993: 45,077 persons1994: 44,663 persons1995: 44,657 persons1996: 45,101 persons1997: 46,346 persons1998: 47,600 persons1999: 48,072 persons2000: 51,923 persons2001: 52,584 persons2002: 52,649 persons2003: 52,536 persons2004: 52,821 persons2005: 53,374 persons2006: 53,743 persons2007: 54,526 persons2008: 55,023 persons2009: 54,317 persons2010: 56,081 persons2011: 55,957 persons2012: 55,735 persons2013: 56,263 persons2014: 56,567 persons2015: 56,423 persons2016: 59,307 persons2017: 59,853 persons2018: 59,942 persons2019: 59,982 persons2020: 57,426 persons2021: 58,004 persons2022: 57,840 persons2023: 57,699 persons2024: 58,027 persons2025: 57,970 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
202557,970
202458,027
202357,699
202257,840
202158,004
202057,426
201959,982
201859,942
201759,853
201659,307
201556,423
201456,567
201356,263
201255,735
201155,957
201056,081
200954,317
200855,023
200754,526
200653,743
200553,374
200452,821
200352,536
200252,649
200152,584
200051,923
199948,072
199847,600
199746,346
199645,101
199544,657
199444,663
199345,077
199246,178
199146,471
199047,475

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, Downey, 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, Downey, 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/downey-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, Downey, 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/downey-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, Downey, 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/downey-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Downey, CA?

Civilian labor force in Downey, CA was 57,970 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 58th 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 Downey, CA?

59,982 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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