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Employed residents in Palm Desert, CA

Employed residents in Palm Desert, CA was 21,898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 192nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,898
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank192nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high24,7942007
Series low11,7751991

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Employed residents in Palm Desert, CA, 1990 to 2025

10K15K20K25K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,870 persons1991: 11,775 persons1992: 12,081 persons1993: 12,170 persons1994: 12,681 persons1995: 13,069 persons1996: 13,375 persons1997: 14,035 persons1998: 14,654 persons1999: 15,549 persons2000: 18,674 persons2001: 19,457 persons2002: 20,251 persons2003: 21,057 persons2004: 22,343 persons2005: 23,506 persons2006: 24,427 persons2007: 24,794 persons2008: 24,377 persons2009: 23,228 persons2010: 19,322 persons2011: 19,379 persons2012: 19,879 persons2013: 20,472 persons2014: 21,156 persons2015: 22,010 persons2016: 19,018 persons2017: 19,500 persons2018: 19,939 persons2019: 20,192 persons2020: 19,090 persons2021: 19,957 persons2022: 20,914 persons2023: 21,242 persons2024: 21,601 persons2025: 21,898 persons10K15K20K25K19902002201420251990: 11,870 persons1991: 11,775 persons1992: 12,081 persons1993: 12,170 persons1994: 12,681 persons1995: 13,069 persons1996: 13,375 persons1997: 14,035 persons1998: 14,654 persons1999: 15,549 persons2000: 18,674 persons2001: 19,457 persons2002: 20,251 persons2003: 21,057 persons2004: 22,343 persons2005: 23,506 persons2006: 24,427 persons2007: 24,794 persons2008: 24,377 persons2009: 23,228 persons2010: 19,322 persons2011: 19,379 persons2012: 19,879 persons2013: 20,472 persons2014: 21,156 persons2015: 22,010 persons2016: 19,018 persons2017: 19,500 persons2018: 19,939 persons2019: 20,192 persons2020: 19,090 persons2021: 19,957 persons2022: 20,914 persons2023: 21,242 persons2024: 21,601 persons2025: 21,898 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
202521,898
202421,601
202321,242
202220,914
202119,957
202019,090
201920,192
201819,939
201719,500
201619,018
201522,010
201421,156
201320,472
201219,879
201119,379
201019,322
200923,228
200824,377
200724,794
200624,427
200523,506
200422,343
200321,057
200220,251
200119,457
200018,674
199915,549
199814,654
199714,035
199613,375
199513,069
199412,681
199312,170
199212,081
199111,775
199011,870

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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, Palm Desert, 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, Palm Desert, 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/palm-desert-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, Palm Desert, 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/palm-desert-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, Palm Desert, 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/palm-desert-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Palm Desert, CA?

Employed residents in Palm Desert, CA was 21,898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 192nd 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 Palm Desert, CA?

24,794 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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