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Employed residents in National City, CA

Employed residents in National City, CA was 26,788 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 158th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons26,788
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank158th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high26,7882025
Series low17,4751993

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Employed residents in National City, CA, 1990 to 2025

16K18K20K22K24K26K28K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,065 persons1991: 17,624 persons1992: 17,517 persons1993: 17,475 persons1994: 17,715 persons1995: 17,836 persons1996: 18,205 persons1997: 19,000 persons1998: 19,721 persons1999: 20,386 persons2000: 18,872 persons2001: 19,255 persons2002: 19,546 persons2003: 19,749 persons2004: 20,158 persons2005: 20,450 persons2006: 20,649 persons2007: 20,832 persons2008: 20,923 persons2009: 20,240 persons2010: 21,502 persons2011: 21,576 persons2012: 21,971 persons2013: 22,222 persons2014: 22,389 persons2015: 22,870 persons2016: 26,005 persons2017: 26,314 persons2018: 26,495 persons2019: 26,474 persons2020: 25,166 persons2021: 24,817 persons2022: 26,271 persons2023: 26,523 persons2024: 26,710 persons2025: 26,788 persons15K17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K19902002201420251990: 18,065 persons1991: 17,624 persons1992: 17,517 persons1993: 17,475 persons1994: 17,715 persons1995: 17,836 persons1996: 18,205 persons1997: 19,000 persons1998: 19,721 persons1999: 20,386 persons2000: 18,872 persons2001: 19,255 persons2002: 19,546 persons2003: 19,749 persons2004: 20,158 persons2005: 20,450 persons2006: 20,649 persons2007: 20,832 persons2008: 20,923 persons2009: 20,240 persons2010: 21,502 persons2011: 21,576 persons2012: 21,971 persons2013: 22,222 persons2014: 22,389 persons2015: 22,870 persons2016: 26,005 persons2017: 26,314 persons2018: 26,495 persons2019: 26,474 persons2020: 25,166 persons2021: 24,817 persons2022: 26,271 persons2023: 26,523 persons2024: 26,710 persons2025: 26,788 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
202526,788
202426,710
202326,523
202226,271
202124,817
202025,166
201926,474
201826,495
201726,314
201626,005
201522,870
201422,389
201322,222
201221,971
201121,576
201021,502
200920,240
200820,923
200720,832
200620,649
200520,450
200420,158
200319,749
200219,546
200119,255
200018,872
199920,386
199819,721
199719,000
199618,205
199517,836
199417,715
199317,475
199217,517
199117,624
199018,065

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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, National 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, National 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/national-city-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, National 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/national-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, National 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/national-city-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in National City, CA?

Employed residents in National City, CA was 26,788 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 158th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in National City, CA?

26,788 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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