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Employed residents in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Employed residents in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 25,548 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 166th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons25,548
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank166th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high29,0722007
Series low10,3201999

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Employed residents in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 1999 to 2025

10K15K20K25K30K19992003200720112015201920251999: 10,320 persons2000: 26,671 persons2001: 27,092 persons2002: 27,056 persons2003: 27,508 persons2004: 28,114 persons2005: 28,632 persons2006: 29,004 persons2007: 29,072 persons2008: 28,809 persons2009: 27,280 persons2010: 24,967 persons2011: 25,146 persons2012: 25,647 persons2013: 26,098 persons2014: 26,318 persons2015: 26,696 persons2016: 26,619 persons2017: 26,721 persons2018: 26,793 persons2019: 26,629 persons2020: 24,005 persons2021: 24,673 persons2022: 25,532 persons2023: 25,519 persons2024: 25,460 persons2025: 25,548 persons10K15K20K25K30K19992008201720251999: 10,320 persons2000: 26,671 persons2001: 27,092 persons2002: 27,056 persons2003: 27,508 persons2004: 28,114 persons2005: 28,632 persons2006: 29,004 persons2007: 29,072 persons2008: 28,809 persons2009: 27,280 persons2010: 24,967 persons2011: 25,146 persons2012: 25,647 persons2013: 26,098 persons2014: 26,318 persons2015: 26,696 persons2016: 26,619 persons2017: 26,721 persons2018: 26,793 persons2019: 26,629 persons2020: 24,005 persons2021: 24,673 persons2022: 25,532 persons2023: 25,519 persons2024: 25,460 persons2025: 25,548 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 27 values
Periodpersons
202525,548
202425,460
202325,519
202225,532
202124,673
202024,005
201926,629
201826,793
201726,721
201626,619
201526,696
201426,318
201326,098
201225,647
201125,146
201024,967
200927,280
200828,809
200729,072
200629,004
200528,632
200428,114
200327,508
200227,056
200127,092
200026,671
199910,320

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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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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, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 1999 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, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 1999 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/rancho-santa-margarita-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, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 1999 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/rancho-santa-margarita-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, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 1999 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/rancho-santa-margarita-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA?

Employed residents in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 25,548 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 166th 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 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA?

29,072 in 2007, the highest value since 1999 in this series.

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