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Employed residents in La Mesa, CA

Employed residents in La Mesa, CA was 30,775 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 137th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons30,775
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank137th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high32,4022008
Series low26,4911993

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Employed residents in La Mesa, CA, 1990 to 2025

26K28K30K32K34K19901996200220082014202020251990: 27,386 persons1991: 26,717 persons1992: 26,555 persons1993: 26,491 persons1994: 26,854 persons1995: 27,038 persons1996: 27,598 persons1997: 28,803 persons1998: 29,895 persons1999: 30,905 persons2000: 29,226 persons2001: 29,820 persons2002: 30,270 persons2003: 30,584 persons2004: 31,219 persons2005: 31,670 persons2006: 31,979 persons2007: 32,261 persons2008: 32,402 persons2009: 31,345 persons2010: 26,894 persons2011: 27,028 persons2012: 27,585 persons2013: 27,931 persons2014: 28,158 persons2015: 28,863 persons2016: 30,055 persons2017: 30,331 persons2018: 30,462 persons2019: 30,403 persons2020: 27,640 persons2021: 28,684 persons2022: 30,206 persons2023: 30,598 persons2024: 30,685 persons2025: 30,775 persons26K28K30K32K34K19902002201420251990: 27,386 persons1991: 26,717 persons1992: 26,555 persons1993: 26,491 persons1994: 26,854 persons1995: 27,038 persons1996: 27,598 persons1997: 28,803 persons1998: 29,895 persons1999: 30,905 persons2000: 29,226 persons2001: 29,820 persons2002: 30,270 persons2003: 30,584 persons2004: 31,219 persons2005: 31,670 persons2006: 31,979 persons2007: 32,261 persons2008: 32,402 persons2009: 31,345 persons2010: 26,894 persons2011: 27,028 persons2012: 27,585 persons2013: 27,931 persons2014: 28,158 persons2015: 28,863 persons2016: 30,055 persons2017: 30,331 persons2018: 30,462 persons2019: 30,403 persons2020: 27,640 persons2021: 28,684 persons2022: 30,206 persons2023: 30,598 persons2024: 30,685 persons2025: 30,775 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
202530,775
202430,685
202330,598
202230,206
202128,684
202027,640
201930,403
201830,462
201730,331
201630,055
201528,863
201428,158
201327,931
201227,585
201127,028
201026,894
200931,345
200832,402
200732,261
200631,979
200531,670
200431,219
200330,584
200230,270
200129,820
200029,226
199930,905
199829,895
199728,803
199627,598
199527,038
199426,854
199326,491
199226,555
199126,717
199027,386

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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, La Mesa, 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, La Mesa, 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/la-mesa-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, La Mesa, 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/la-mesa-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, La Mesa, 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/la-mesa-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in La Mesa, CA?

Employed residents in La Mesa, CA was 30,775 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 137th 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 La Mesa, CA?

32,402 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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