Employed residents in Riverside, CA

Employed residents in Riverside, CA was 158,038 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons158,038
Change on 2024+1.4%
Series high158,0382025
Series low105,2211991

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Employed residents in Riverside, CA, 1990 to 2025

100K120K140K160K19901996200220082014202020251990: 106,073 persons1991: 105,221 persons1992: 107,959 persons1993: 108,750 persons1994: 113,321 persons1995: 116,791 persons1996: 119,525 persons1997: 125,422 persons1998: 130,953 persons1999: 138,955 persons2000: 113,300 persons2001: 118,054 persons2002: 122,869 persons2003: 127,762 persons2004: 135,558 persons2005: 142,616 persons2006: 148,205 persons2007: 150,433 persons2008: 147,902 persons2009: 140,933 persons2010: 122,333 persons2011: 122,872 persons2012: 125,858 persons2013: 129,506 persons2014: 133,217 persons2015: 138,061 persons2016: 138,899 persons2017: 142,198 persons2018: 145,237 persons2019: 147,335 persons2020: 139,395 persons2021: 144,120 persons2022: 153,264 persons2023: 154,782 persons2024: 155,896 persons2025: 158,038 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
2025158,038
2024155,896
2023154,782
2022153,264
2021144,120
2020139,395
2019147,335
2018145,237
2017142,198
2016138,899
2015138,061
2014133,217
2013129,506
2012125,858
2011122,872
2010122,333
2009140,933
2008147,902
2007150,433
2006148,205
2005142,616
2004135,558
2003127,762
2002122,869
2001118,054
2000113,300
1999138,955
1998130,953
1997125,422
1996119,525
1995116,791
1994113,321
1993108,750
1992107,959
1991105,221
1990106,073

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. 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, Riverside, CA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Riverside, 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/riverside-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, Riverside, 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/riverside-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, Riverside, 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/riverside-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Employed residents in Riverside, CA was 158,038 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Riverside, CA?

158,038 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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