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Employed residents in Compton, CA

Employed residents in Compton, CA was 40,716 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 103rd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons40,716
Change on 2024-0%
Rank103rd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high42,8442019
Series low28,2561994

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Employed residents in Compton, CA, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 30,860 persons1991: 29,696 persons1992: 29,066 persons1993: 28,331 persons1994: 28,256 persons1995: 28,521 persons1996: 28,775 persons1997: 29,882 persons1998: 30,769 persons1999: 31,243 persons2000: 30,473 persons2001: 30,786 persons2002: 30,529 persons2003: 30,417 persons2004: 30,713 persons2005: 31,350 persons2006: 31,721 persons2007: 32,090 persons2008: 31,722 persons2009: 30,181 persons2010: 33,405 persons2011: 33,493 persons2012: 33,856 persons2013: 34,517 persons2014: 35,219 persons2015: 35,592 persons2016: 42,147 persons2017: 42,696 persons2018: 42,681 persons2019: 42,844 persons2020: 37,737 persons2021: 39,412 persons2022: 40,994 persons2023: 40,962 persons2024: 40,731 persons2025: 40,716 persons25K30K35K40K45K19902002201420251990: 30,860 persons1991: 29,696 persons1992: 29,066 persons1993: 28,331 persons1994: 28,256 persons1995: 28,521 persons1996: 28,775 persons1997: 29,882 persons1998: 30,769 persons1999: 31,243 persons2000: 30,473 persons2001: 30,786 persons2002: 30,529 persons2003: 30,417 persons2004: 30,713 persons2005: 31,350 persons2006: 31,721 persons2007: 32,090 persons2008: 31,722 persons2009: 30,181 persons2010: 33,405 persons2011: 33,493 persons2012: 33,856 persons2013: 34,517 persons2014: 35,219 persons2015: 35,592 persons2016: 42,147 persons2017: 42,696 persons2018: 42,681 persons2019: 42,844 persons2020: 37,737 persons2021: 39,412 persons2022: 40,994 persons2023: 40,962 persons2024: 40,731 persons2025: 40,716 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202540,716
202440,731
202340,962
202240,994
202139,412
202037,737
201942,844
201842,681
201742,696
201642,147
201535,592
201435,219
201334,517
201233,856
201133,493
201033,405
200930,181
200831,722
200732,090
200631,721
200531,350
200430,713
200330,417
200230,529
200130,786
200030,473
199931,243
199830,769
199729,882
199628,775
199528,521
199428,256
199328,331
199229,066
199129,696
199030,860

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Compton, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Compton, 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/employed-residents/compton-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Compton, 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/employed-residents/compton-ca.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Compton, 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/employed-residents/compton-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Compton, CA?

Employed residents in Compton, CA was 40,716 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 103rd 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Compton, CA?

42,844 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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