Civilian labor force in Mesa, AZ

Civilian labor force in Mesa, AZ was 278,381 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 32 cities in 2025.

2025, persons278,381

Change on 2024+1.4%

Rank2nd of 32Cities in Arizona ranked

Series high278,3812025

Series low149,7581991

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Mesa, AZ, 1990 to 2025

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

Period	persons
2025	278,381
2024	274,449
2023	271,802
2022	266,916
2021	262,742
2020	259,471
2019	256,512
2018	247,740
2017	240,225
2016	233,458
2015	221,258
2014	216,207
2013	213,103
2012	212,373
2011	212,932
2010	214,673
2009	223,400
2008	225,791
2007	226,725
2006	227,764
2005	226,059
2004	224,492
2003	222,898
2002	222,194
2001	216,510
2000	209,022
1999	212,552
1998	204,352
1997	195,378
1996	191,209
1995	183,331
1994	171,299
1993	158,461
1992	153,220
1991	149,758
1990	149,834

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Arizona by civilian labor force 32 places

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.

How to cite

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, Mesa, AZ, 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, Mesa, AZ, 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/mesa-az. 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, Mesa, AZ, 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/mesa-az.

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, Mesa, AZ, 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/mesa-az (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Mesa, AZ, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/mesa-az. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Mesa, AZ?

Civilian labor force in Mesa, AZ was 278,381 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 32 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 Mesa, AZ?

278,381 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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