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Unemployed people in Colton, CA

Unemployed people in Colton, CA was 1,485 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.4% from 2024. That is the 159th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,485
Change on 2024+11.4%
Rank159th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high3,5642009
Series low9852019

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Unemployed people in Colton, CA, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,369 persons1991: 2,062 persons1992: 2,474 persons1993: 2,570 persons1994: 2,241 persons1995: 2,041 persons1996: 1,948 persons1997: 1,742 persons1998: 1,561 persons1999: 1,398 persons2000: 1,100 persons2001: 1,218 persons2002: 1,502 persons2003: 1,592 persons2004: 1,499 persons2005: 1,394 persons2006: 1,304 persons2007: 1,517 persons2008: 2,189 persons2009: 3,564 persons2010: 3,160 persons2011: 2,957 persons2012: 2,639 persons2013: 2,280 persons2014: 1,902 persons2015: 1,546 persons2016: 1,515 persons2017: 1,292 persons2018: 1,029 persons2019: 985 persons2020: 2,492 persons2021: 1,976 persons2022: 1,101 persons2023: 1,185 persons2024: 1,333 persons2025: 1,485 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,369 persons1991: 2,062 persons1992: 2,474 persons1993: 2,570 persons1994: 2,241 persons1995: 2,041 persons1996: 1,948 persons1997: 1,742 persons1998: 1,561 persons1999: 1,398 persons2000: 1,100 persons2001: 1,218 persons2002: 1,502 persons2003: 1,592 persons2004: 1,499 persons2005: 1,394 persons2006: 1,304 persons2007: 1,517 persons2008: 2,189 persons2009: 3,564 persons2010: 3,160 persons2011: 2,957 persons2012: 2,639 persons2013: 2,280 persons2014: 1,902 persons2015: 1,546 persons2016: 1,515 persons2017: 1,292 persons2018: 1,029 persons2019: 985 persons2020: 2,492 persons2021: 1,976 persons2022: 1,101 persons2023: 1,185 persons2024: 1,333 persons2025: 1,485 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,485
20241,333
20231,185
20221,101
20211,976
20202,492
2019985
20181,029
20171,292
20161,515
20151,546
20141,902
20132,280
20122,639
20112,957
20103,160
20093,564
20082,189
20071,517
20061,304
20051,394
20041,499
20031,592
20021,502
20011,218
20001,100
19991,398
19981,561
19971,742
19961,948
19952,041
19942,241
19932,570
19922,474
19912,062
19901,369

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Colton, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Colton, 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/unemployed-people/colton-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Colton, 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/unemployed-people/colton-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Colton, 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/unemployed-people/colton-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Colton, CA?

Unemployed people in Colton, CA was 1,485 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.4% from 2024. That is the 159th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Colton, CA?

3,564 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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