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Employed residents in Foster City, CA

Employed residents in Foster City, CA was 16,793 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 220th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,793
Change on 2024-0.6%
Rank220th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high19,3341999
Series low15,1822010

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Employed residents in Foster City, CA, 1990 to 2025

15K16K17K18K19K20K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,011 persons1991: 17,581 persons1992: 17,428 persons1993: 17,441 persons1994: 17,551 persons1995: 17,526 persons1996: 18,034 persons1997: 18,649 persons1998: 19,063 persons1999: 19,334 persons2000: 17,240 persons2001: 16,823 persons2002: 15,895 persons2003: 15,423 persons2004: 15,372 persons2005: 15,456 persons2006: 15,739 persons2007: 15,987 persons2008: 15,932 persons2009: 15,418 persons2010: 15,182 persons2011: 15,523 persons2012: 16,546 persons2013: 16,947 persons2014: 17,467 persons2015: 18,196 persons2016: 16,690 persons2017: 16,889 persons2018: 17,318 persons2019: 17,772 persons2020: 16,101 persons2021: 16,642 persons2022: 17,659 persons2023: 17,382 persons2024: 16,900 persons2025: 16,793 persons14K16K18K20K19902002201420251990: 18,011 persons1991: 17,581 persons1992: 17,428 persons1993: 17,441 persons1994: 17,551 persons1995: 17,526 persons1996: 18,034 persons1997: 18,649 persons1998: 19,063 persons1999: 19,334 persons2000: 17,240 persons2001: 16,823 persons2002: 15,895 persons2003: 15,423 persons2004: 15,372 persons2005: 15,456 persons2006: 15,739 persons2007: 15,987 persons2008: 15,932 persons2009: 15,418 persons2010: 15,182 persons2011: 15,523 persons2012: 16,546 persons2013: 16,947 persons2014: 17,467 persons2015: 18,196 persons2016: 16,690 persons2017: 16,889 persons2018: 17,318 persons2019: 17,772 persons2020: 16,101 persons2021: 16,642 persons2022: 17,659 persons2023: 17,382 persons2024: 16,900 persons2025: 16,793 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
202516,793
202416,900
202317,382
202217,659
202116,642
202016,101
201917,772
201817,318
201716,889
201616,690
201518,196
201417,467
201316,947
201216,546
201115,523
201015,182
200915,418
200815,932
200715,987
200615,739
200515,456
200415,372
200315,423
200215,895
200116,823
200017,240
199919,334
199819,063
199718,649
199618,034
199517,526
199417,551
199317,441
199217,428
199117,581
199018,011

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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, Foster City, 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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Foster City, 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/foster-city-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, Foster City, 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/foster-city-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Foster City, CA?

Employed residents in Foster City, CA was 16,793 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 220th 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 Foster City, CA?

19,334 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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