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Civilian labor force in Los Angeles, CA

Civilian labor force in Los Angeles, CA was 2.09 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,093,433
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank1st of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high2,096,7582024
Series low1,722,8051995

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Civilian labor force in Los Angeles, CA, 1990 to 2025

1.7M1.8M1.9M2M2.1M19901996200220082014202020251990: 1,814,169 persons1991: 1,792,193 persons1992: 1,795,124 persons1993: 1,753,644 persons1994: 1,731,572 persons1995: 1,722,805 persons1996: 1,740,813 persons1997: 1,778,845 persons1998: 1,824,452 persons1999: 1,837,137 persons2000: 1,820,901 persons2001: 1,845,892 persons2002: 1,855,156 persons2003: 1,852,284 persons2004: 1,859,215 persons2005: 1,871,207 persons2006: 1,880,469 persons2007: 1,910,113 persons2008: 1,943,204 persons2009: 1,945,215 persons2010: 1,975,128 persons2011: 1,973,336 persons2012: 1,968,254 persons2013: 1,992,351 persons2014: 2,003,678 persons2015: 2,013,873 persons2016: 1,990,541 persons2017: 2,026,475 persons2018: 2,043,402 persons2019: 2,069,191 persons2020: 2,004,688 persons2021: 2,023,695 persons2022: 2,045,617 persons2023: 2,070,921 persons2024: 2,096,758 persons2025: 2,093,433 persons1.7M1.8M1.9M2M2.1M19902002201420251990: 1,814,169 persons1991: 1,792,193 persons1992: 1,795,124 persons1993: 1,753,644 persons1994: 1,731,572 persons1995: 1,722,805 persons1996: 1,740,813 persons1997: 1,778,845 persons1998: 1,824,452 persons1999: 1,837,137 persons2000: 1,820,901 persons2001: 1,845,892 persons2002: 1,855,156 persons2003: 1,852,284 persons2004: 1,859,215 persons2005: 1,871,207 persons2006: 1,880,469 persons2007: 1,910,113 persons2008: 1,943,204 persons2009: 1,945,215 persons2010: 1,975,128 persons2011: 1,973,336 persons2012: 1,968,254 persons2013: 1,992,351 persons2014: 2,003,678 persons2015: 2,013,873 persons2016: 1,990,541 persons2017: 2,026,475 persons2018: 2,043,402 persons2019: 2,069,191 persons2020: 2,004,688 persons2021: 2,023,695 persons2022: 2,045,617 persons2023: 2,070,921 persons2024: 2,096,758 persons2025: 2,093,433 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
20252,093,433
20242,096,758
20232,070,921
20222,045,617
20212,023,695
20202,004,688
20192,069,191
20182,043,402
20172,026,475
20161,990,541
20152,013,873
20142,003,678
20131,992,351
20121,968,254
20111,973,336
20101,975,128
20091,945,215
20081,943,204
20071,910,113
20061,880,469
20051,871,207
20041,859,215
20031,852,284
20021,855,156
20011,845,892
20001,820,901
19991,837,137
19981,824,452
19971,778,845
19961,740,813
19951,722,805
19941,731,572
19931,753,644
19921,795,124
19911,792,193
19901,814,169

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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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, Los Angeles, 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, Los Angeles, 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/los-angeles-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Los Angeles, 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/los-angeles-ca.

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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, Los Angeles, 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/los-angeles-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/los-angeles-ca. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the civilian labor force in Los Angeles, CA?

Civilian labor force in Los Angeles, CA was 2.09 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Los Angeles, CA?

2.1 million in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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