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Civilian labor force in Lancaster, CA

Civilian labor force in Lancaster, CA was 70,255 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 43rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons70,255
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank43rd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high71,7902019
Series low43,4301995

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Civilian labor force in Lancaster, CA, 1990 to 2025

40K50K60K70K80K19901996200220082014202020251990: 45,935 persons1991: 45,185 persons1992: 45,094 persons1993: 44,038 persons1994: 43,552 persons1995: 43,430 persons1996: 43,873 persons1997: 44,949 persons1998: 46,130 persons1999: 46,514 persons2000: 52,509 persons2001: 53,283 persons2002: 53,761 persons2003: 53,711 persons2004: 53,818 persons2005: 53,941 persons2006: 54,098 persons2007: 55,019 persons2008: 56,442 persons2009: 57,305 persons2010: 63,419 persons2011: 63,480 persons2012: 62,876 persons2013: 63,453 persons2014: 63,626 persons2015: 63,219 persons2016: 70,517 persons2017: 71,190 persons2018: 71,312 persons2019: 71,790 persons2020: 68,913 persons2021: 70,749 persons2022: 69,907 persons2023: 69,688 persons2024: 70,512 persons2025: 70,255 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
202570,255
202470,512
202369,688
202269,907
202170,749
202068,913
201971,790
201871,312
201771,190
201670,517
201563,219
201463,626
201363,453
201262,876
201163,480
201063,419
200957,305
200856,442
200755,019
200654,098
200553,941
200453,818
200353,711
200253,761
200153,283
200052,509
199946,514
199846,130
199744,949
199643,873
199543,430
199443,552
199344,038
199245,094
199145,185
199045,935

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, Lancaster, 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, Lancaster, 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/lancaster-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, Lancaster, 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/lancaster-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, Lancaster, 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/lancaster-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Civilian labor force in Lancaster, CA was 70,255 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 43rd 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 Lancaster, CA?

71,790 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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