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Civilian labor force in Santa Monica, CA

Civilian labor force in Santa Monica, CA was 53,536 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons53,536
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank67th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high58,5782008
Series low49,7821994

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Civilian labor force in Santa Monica, CA, 1990 to 2025

48K50K52K54K56K58K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 53,082 persons1991: 51,857 persons1992: 51,441 persons1993: 50,206 persons1994: 49,782 persons1995: 49,830 persons1996: 50,319 persons1997: 51,770 persons1998: 53,186 persons1999: 53,748 persons2000: 55,251 persons2001: 55,958 persons2002: 56,041 persons2003: 55,923 persons2004: 56,220 persons2005: 56,795 persons2006: 57,179 persons2007: 58,018 persons2008: 58,578 persons2009: 57,882 persons2010: 54,086 persons2011: 54,212 persons2012: 54,365 persons2013: 55,242 persons2014: 55,433 persons2015: 55,442 persons2016: 53,581 persons2017: 54,117 persons2018: 54,138 persons2019: 54,344 persons2020: 51,200 persons2021: 51,828 persons2022: 52,719 persons2023: 53,398 persons2024: 53,790 persons2025: 53,536 persons47.5K50K52.5K55K57.5K60K19902002201420251990: 53,082 persons1991: 51,857 persons1992: 51,441 persons1993: 50,206 persons1994: 49,782 persons1995: 49,830 persons1996: 50,319 persons1997: 51,770 persons1998: 53,186 persons1999: 53,748 persons2000: 55,251 persons2001: 55,958 persons2002: 56,041 persons2003: 55,923 persons2004: 56,220 persons2005: 56,795 persons2006: 57,179 persons2007: 58,018 persons2008: 58,578 persons2009: 57,882 persons2010: 54,086 persons2011: 54,212 persons2012: 54,365 persons2013: 55,242 persons2014: 55,433 persons2015: 55,442 persons2016: 53,581 persons2017: 54,117 persons2018: 54,138 persons2019: 54,344 persons2020: 51,200 persons2021: 51,828 persons2022: 52,719 persons2023: 53,398 persons2024: 53,790 persons2025: 53,536 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
202553,536
202453,790
202353,398
202252,719
202151,828
202051,200
201954,344
201854,138
201754,117
201653,581
201555,442
201455,433
201355,242
201254,365
201154,212
201054,086
200957,882
200858,578
200758,018
200657,179
200556,795
200456,220
200355,923
200256,041
200155,958
200055,251
199953,748
199853,186
199751,770
199650,319
199549,830
199449,782
199350,206
199251,441
199151,857
199053,082

Rankings

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, Santa Monica, 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, Santa Monica, 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/santa-monica-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, Santa Monica, 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/santa-monica-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, Santa Monica, 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/santa-monica-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Santa Monica, CA?

Civilian labor force in Santa Monica, CA was 53,536 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 67th 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 Santa Monica, CA?

58,578 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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