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Civilian labor force in Foster City, CA

Civilian labor force in Foster City, CA was 17,521 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 222nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons17,521
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank222nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high19,6491999
Series low15,9362004

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Civilian labor force in Foster City, CA, 1990 to 2025

15K16K17K18K19K20K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,400 persons1991: 18,171 persons1992: 18,185 persons1993: 18,194 persons1994: 18,252 persons1995: 18,146 persons1996: 18,550 persons1997: 19,069 persons1998: 19,449 persons1999: 19,649 persons2000: 17,603 persons2001: 17,307 persons2002: 16,588 persons2003: 16,118 persons2004: 15,936 persons2005: 15,948 persons2006: 16,170 persons2007: 16,440 persons2008: 16,522 persons2009: 16,451 persons2010: 16,465 persons2011: 16,682 persons2012: 17,591 persons2013: 17,820 persons2014: 18,183 persons2015: 18,789 persons2016: 17,254 persons2017: 17,408 persons2018: 17,731 persons2019: 18,173 persons2020: 17,066 persons2021: 17,314 persons2022: 18,098 persons2023: 17,978 persons2024: 17,586 persons2025: 17,521 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
202517,521
202417,586
202317,978
202218,098
202117,314
202017,066
201918,173
201817,731
201717,408
201617,254
201518,789
201418,183
201317,820
201217,591
201116,682
201016,465
200916,451
200816,522
200716,440
200616,170
200515,948
200415,936
200316,118
200216,588
200117,307
200017,603
199919,649
199819,449
199719,069
199618,550
199518,146
199418,252
199318,194
199218,185
199118,171
199018,400

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, Foster City, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Foster City, 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/foster-city-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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Foster City, CA?

Civilian labor force in Foster City, CA was 17,521 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 222nd 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 Foster City, CA?

19,649 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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