Employed residents in Irvine, CA

Employed residents in Irvine, CA was 158,426 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons158,426
Change on 2024+0.3%
Series high158,4262025
Series low59,0221993

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Employed residents in Irvine, CA, 1990 to 2025

40K60K80K100K120K140K160K19901996200220082014202020251990: 62,421 persons1991: 59,695 persons1992: 59,279 persons1993: 59,022 persons1994: 59,911 persons1995: 59,811 persons1996: 61,018 persons1997: 63,433 persons1998: 66,128 persons1999: 67,878 persons2000: 76,056 persons2001: 77,257 persons2002: 77,156 persons2003: 78,444 persons2004: 80,171 persons2005: 81,648 persons2006: 82,712 persons2007: 82,904 persons2008: 82,155 persons2009: 77,794 persons2010: 101,195 persons2011: 104,300 persons2012: 110,051 persons2013: 114,269 persons2014: 120,661 persons2015: 126,622 persons2016: 138,483 persons2017: 144,047 persons2018: 148,796 persons2019: 151,518 persons2020: 139,520 persons2021: 142,671 persons2022: 153,748 persons2023: 156,087 persons2024: 157,881 persons2025: 158,426 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
2025158,426
2024157,881
2023156,087
2022153,748
2021142,671
2020139,520
2019151,518
2018148,796
2017144,047
2016138,483
2015126,622
2014120,661
2013114,269
2012110,051
2011104,300
2010101,195
200977,794
200882,155
200782,904
200682,712
200581,648
200480,171
200378,444
200277,156
200177,257
200076,056
199967,878
199866,128
199763,433
199661,018
199559,811
199459,911
199359,022
199259,279
199159,695
199062,421

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. 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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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Irvine, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Irvine, 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/irvine-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, Irvine, 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/irvine-ca.

Harvard

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

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What is the employed residents in Irvine, CA?

Employed residents in Irvine, CA was 158,426 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Irvine, CA?

158,426 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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