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Employed residents in Santa Monica, CA

Employed residents in Santa Monica, CA was 50,480 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 68th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons50,480
Change on 2024-0%
Rank68th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high55,6122007
Series low45,7672020

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Employed residents in Santa Monica, CA, 1990 to 2025

44K46K48K50K52K54K56K19901996200220082014202020251990: 51,057 persons1991: 49,132 persons1992: 48,089 persons1993: 46,874 persons1994: 46,750 persons1995: 47,188 persons1996: 47,609 persons1997: 49,440 persons1998: 50,906 persons1999: 51,691 persons2000: 52,809 persons2001: 53,352 persons2002: 52,905 persons2003: 52,712 persons2004: 53,226 persons2005: 54,330 persons2006: 54,971 persons2007: 55,612 persons2008: 54,974 persons2009: 52,305 persons2010: 48,249 persons2011: 48,531 persons2012: 49,312 persons2013: 50,611 persons2014: 51,550 persons2015: 52,298 persons2016: 50,710 persons2017: 51,540 persons2018: 51,585 persons2019: 51,847 persons2020: 45,767 persons2021: 47,962 persons2022: 50,148 persons2023: 50,423 persons2024: 50,499 persons2025: 50,480 persons45K47.5K50K52.5K55K57.5K19902002201420251990: 51,057 persons1991: 49,132 persons1992: 48,089 persons1993: 46,874 persons1994: 46,750 persons1995: 47,188 persons1996: 47,609 persons1997: 49,440 persons1998: 50,906 persons1999: 51,691 persons2000: 52,809 persons2001: 53,352 persons2002: 52,905 persons2003: 52,712 persons2004: 53,226 persons2005: 54,330 persons2006: 54,971 persons2007: 55,612 persons2008: 54,974 persons2009: 52,305 persons2010: 48,249 persons2011: 48,531 persons2012: 49,312 persons2013: 50,611 persons2014: 51,550 persons2015: 52,298 persons2016: 50,710 persons2017: 51,540 persons2018: 51,585 persons2019: 51,847 persons2020: 45,767 persons2021: 47,962 persons2022: 50,148 persons2023: 50,423 persons2024: 50,499 persons2025: 50,480 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
202550,480
202450,499
202350,423
202250,148
202147,962
202045,767
201951,847
201851,585
201751,540
201650,710
201552,298
201451,550
201350,611
201249,312
201148,531
201048,249
200952,305
200854,974
200755,612
200654,971
200554,330
200453,226
200352,712
200252,905
200153,352
200052,809
199951,691
199850,906
199749,440
199647,609
199547,188
199446,750
199346,874
199248,089
199149,132
199051,057

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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, Santa Monica, 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, Santa Monica, 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/santa-monica-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, Santa Monica, 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/santa-monica-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, Santa Monica, 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/santa-monica-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Santa Monica, CA?

Employed residents in Santa Monica, CA was 50,480 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 68th 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 Santa Monica, CA?

55,612 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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