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Employed residents in San Marcos, CA

Employed residents in San Marcos, CA was 46,415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 79th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons46,415
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank79th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high46,4152025
Series low17,3931993

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Employed residents in San Marcos, CA, 1990 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K19901996200220082014202020251990: 17,980 persons1991: 17,541 persons1992: 17,435 persons1993: 17,393 persons1994: 17,631 persons1995: 17,752 persons1996: 18,119 persons1997: 18,910 persons1998: 19,628 persons1999: 20,290 persons2000: 26,305 persons2001: 26,839 persons2002: 27,244 persons2003: 27,527 persons2004: 28,098 persons2005: 28,504 persons2006: 28,782 persons2007: 29,036 persons2008: 29,164 persons2009: 28,212 persons2010: 33,922 persons2011: 34,233 persons2012: 35,411 persons2013: 36,589 persons2014: 38,001 persons2015: 38,361 persons2016: 42,453 persons2017: 43,090 persons2018: 43,981 persons2019: 44,588 persons2020: 40,742 persons2021: 41,814 persons2022: 44,459 persons2023: 45,541 persons2024: 46,280 persons2025: 46,415 persons10K20K30K40K50K19902002201420251990: 17,980 persons1991: 17,541 persons1992: 17,435 persons1993: 17,393 persons1994: 17,631 persons1995: 17,752 persons1996: 18,119 persons1997: 18,910 persons1998: 19,628 persons1999: 20,290 persons2000: 26,305 persons2001: 26,839 persons2002: 27,244 persons2003: 27,527 persons2004: 28,098 persons2005: 28,504 persons2006: 28,782 persons2007: 29,036 persons2008: 29,164 persons2009: 28,212 persons2010: 33,922 persons2011: 34,233 persons2012: 35,411 persons2013: 36,589 persons2014: 38,001 persons2015: 38,361 persons2016: 42,453 persons2017: 43,090 persons2018: 43,981 persons2019: 44,588 persons2020: 40,742 persons2021: 41,814 persons2022: 44,459 persons2023: 45,541 persons2024: 46,280 persons2025: 46,415 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
202546,415
202446,280
202345,541
202244,459
202141,814
202040,742
201944,588
201843,981
201743,090
201642,453
201538,361
201438,001
201336,589
201235,411
201134,233
201033,922
200928,212
200829,164
200729,036
200628,782
200528,504
200428,098
200327,527
200227,244
200126,839
200026,305
199920,290
199819,628
199718,910
199618,119
199517,752
199417,631
199317,393
199217,435
199117,541
199017,980

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, San Marcos, 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, San Marcos, 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/san-marcos-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, San Marcos, 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/san-marcos-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, San Marcos, 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/san-marcos-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in San Marcos, CA?

Employed residents in San Marcos, CA was 46,415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 79th 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 San Marcos, CA?

46,415 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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