Civilian labor force in Stockton, CA

Civilian labor force in Stockton, CA was 148,153 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons148,153

Change on 2024+2.3%

Rank14th of 285Cities in California ranked

Series high148,1532025

Series low93,8091990

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

Civilian labor force in Stockton, CA, 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	148,153
2024	144,892
2023	143,317
2022	141,911
2021	141,320
2020	141,272
2019	138,964
2018	138,962
2017	139,586
2016	138,047
2015	127,599
2014	127,220
2013	127,817
2012	127,691
2011	127,785
2010	128,835
2009	127,508
2008	123,382
2007	120,834
2006	118,339
2005	118,238
2004	117,320
2003	116,396
2002	114,220
2001	110,307
2000	107,126
1999	103,087
1998	102,167
1997	101,107
1996	99,409
1995	99,500
1994	99,595
1993	100,618
1992	99,712
1991	96,086
1990	93,809

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in California by civilian labor force 285 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

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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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, Stockton, 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, Stockton, 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/stockton-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, Stockton, 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/stockton-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, Stockton, 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/stockton-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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/stockton-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.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Stockton, CA?

Civilian labor force in Stockton, CA was 148,153 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.3% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 Stockton, CA?

148,153 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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