Civilian labor force in Ontario, CA

Civilian labor force in Ontario, CA was 95,926 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons95,926
Change on 2024+1.6%
Series high95,9262025
Series low65,1041990

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Civilian labor force in Ontario, CA, 1990 to 2025

60K70K80K90K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 65,104 persons1991: 66,004 persons1992: 68,353 persons1993: 69,054 persons1994: 68,509 persons1995: 69,036 persons1996: 69,975 persons1997: 72,077 persons1998: 73,785 persons1999: 76,704 persons2000: 70,149 persons2001: 72,389 persons2002: 74,830 persons2003: 76,385 persons2004: 78,961 persons2005: 81,236 persons2006: 82,186 persons2007: 82,591 persons2008: 82,762 persons2009: 82,881 persons2010: 79,423 persons2011: 78,732 persons2012: 79,062 persons2013: 79,341 persons2014: 80,077 persons2015: 81,824 persons2016: 78,060 persons2017: 80,184 persons2018: 82,473 persons2019: 84,733 persons2020: 86,241 persons2021: 88,581 persons2022: 90,664 persons2023: 92,627 persons2024: 94,397 persons2025: 95,926 persons60K70K80K90K100K19902002201420251990: 65,104 persons1991: 66,004 persons1992: 68,353 persons1993: 69,054 persons1994: 68,509 persons1995: 69,036 persons1996: 69,975 persons1997: 72,077 persons1998: 73,785 persons1999: 76,704 persons2000: 70,149 persons2001: 72,389 persons2002: 74,830 persons2003: 76,385 persons2004: 78,961 persons2005: 81,236 persons2006: 82,186 persons2007: 82,591 persons2008: 82,762 persons2009: 82,881 persons2010: 79,423 persons2011: 78,732 persons2012: 79,062 persons2013: 79,341 persons2014: 80,077 persons2015: 81,824 persons2016: 78,060 persons2017: 80,184 persons2018: 82,473 persons2019: 84,733 persons2020: 86,241 persons2021: 88,581 persons2022: 90,664 persons2023: 92,627 persons2024: 94,397 persons2025: 95,926 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
202595,926
202494,397
202392,627
202290,664
202188,581
202086,241
201984,733
201882,473
201780,184
201678,060
201581,824
201480,077
201379,341
201279,062
201178,732
201079,423
200982,881
200882,762
200782,591
200682,186
200581,236
200478,961
200376,385
200274,830
200172,389
200070,149
199976,704
199873,785
199772,077
199669,975
199569,036
199468,509
199369,054
199268,353
199166,004
199065,104

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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, Ontario, 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, Ontario, 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/ontario-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, Ontario, 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/ontario-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, Ontario, 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/ontario-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Ontario, CA?

Civilian labor force in Ontario, CA was 95,926 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Ontario, CA?

95,926 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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