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Employed residents in Los Angeles, CA

Employed residents in Los Angeles, CA was 1.97 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,972,641
Change on 2024-0%
Rank1st of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high1,975,1992019
Series low1,550,2831994

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Employed residents in Los Angeles, CA, 1990 to 2025

1.5M1.6M1.7M1.8M1.9M2M19901996200220082014202020251990: 1,693,121 persons1991: 1,629,275 persons1992: 1,594,692 persons1993: 1,554,394 persons1994: 1,550,283 persons1995: 1,564,803 persons1996: 1,578,756 persons1997: 1,639,497 persons1998: 1,688,116 persons1999: 1,714,137 persons2000: 1,711,348 persons2001: 1,728,931 persons2002: 1,714,456 persons2003: 1,708,207 persons2004: 1,724,854 persons2005: 1,760,614 persons2006: 1,781,404 persons2007: 1,802,161 persons2008: 1,781,482 persons2009: 1,694,990 persons2010: 1,712,493 persons2011: 1,718,378 persons2012: 1,741,960 persons2013: 1,785,302 persons2014: 1,829,046 persons2015: 1,871,260 persons2016: 1,883,974 persons2017: 1,928,258 persons2018: 1,947,238 persons2019: 1,975,199 persons2020: 1,754,256 persons2021: 1,841,017 persons2022: 1,941,160 persons2023: 1,960,870 persons2024: 1,973,362 persons2025: 1,972,641 persons1.4M1.6M1.8M2M19902002201420251990: 1,693,121 persons1991: 1,629,275 persons1992: 1,594,692 persons1993: 1,554,394 persons1994: 1,550,283 persons1995: 1,564,803 persons1996: 1,578,756 persons1997: 1,639,497 persons1998: 1,688,116 persons1999: 1,714,137 persons2000: 1,711,348 persons2001: 1,728,931 persons2002: 1,714,456 persons2003: 1,708,207 persons2004: 1,724,854 persons2005: 1,760,614 persons2006: 1,781,404 persons2007: 1,802,161 persons2008: 1,781,482 persons2009: 1,694,990 persons2010: 1,712,493 persons2011: 1,718,378 persons2012: 1,741,960 persons2013: 1,785,302 persons2014: 1,829,046 persons2015: 1,871,260 persons2016: 1,883,974 persons2017: 1,928,258 persons2018: 1,947,238 persons2019: 1,975,199 persons2020: 1,754,256 persons2021: 1,841,017 persons2022: 1,941,160 persons2023: 1,960,870 persons2024: 1,973,362 persons2025: 1,972,641 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
20251,972,641
20241,973,362
20231,960,870
20221,941,160
20211,841,017
20201,754,256
20191,975,199
20181,947,238
20171,928,258
20161,883,974
20151,871,260
20141,829,046
20131,785,302
20121,741,960
20111,718,378
20101,712,493
20091,694,990
20081,781,482
20071,802,161
20061,781,404
20051,760,614
20041,724,854
20031,708,207
20021,714,456
20011,728,931
20001,711,348
19991,714,137
19981,688,116
19971,639,497
19961,578,756
19951,564,803
19941,550,283
19931,554,394
19921,594,692
19911,629,275
19901,693,121

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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, Los Angeles, 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, Los Angeles, 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/los-angeles-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, Los Angeles, 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/los-angeles-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, Los Angeles, 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/los-angeles-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, Los Angeles, CA, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  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/employed-residents/los-angeles-ca. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employed residents in Los Angeles, CA?

Employed residents in Los Angeles, CA was 1.97 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Los Angeles, CA?

1.98 million in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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