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Unemployed people in Costa Mesa, CA

Unemployed people in Costa Mesa, CA was 2,415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 92nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,415
Change on 2024+6.1%
Rank92nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high6,4232010
Series low1,5401999

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Unemployed people in Costa Mesa, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,855 persons1991: 2,761 persons1992: 3,509 persons1993: 3,553 persons1994: 3,021 persons1995: 2,629 persons1996: 2,203 persons1997: 1,791 persons1998: 1,622 persons1999: 1,540 persons2000: 1,918 persons2001: 2,235 persons2002: 2,843 persons2003: 2,774 persons2004: 2,480 persons2005: 2,213 persons2006: 2,029 persons2007: 2,326 persons2008: 3,217 persons2009: 5,357 persons2010: 6,423 persons2011: 5,920 persons2012: 5,188 persons2013: 4,351 persons2014: 3,630 persons2015: 2,950 persons2016: 2,310 persons2017: 2,084 persons2018: 1,740 persons2019: 1,692 persons2020: 5,201 persons2021: 3,441 persons2022: 1,903 persons2023: 2,121 persons2024: 2,276 persons2025: 2,415 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 1,855 persons1991: 2,761 persons1992: 3,509 persons1993: 3,553 persons1994: 3,021 persons1995: 2,629 persons1996: 2,203 persons1997: 1,791 persons1998: 1,622 persons1999: 1,540 persons2000: 1,918 persons2001: 2,235 persons2002: 2,843 persons2003: 2,774 persons2004: 2,480 persons2005: 2,213 persons2006: 2,029 persons2007: 2,326 persons2008: 3,217 persons2009: 5,357 persons2010: 6,423 persons2011: 5,920 persons2012: 5,188 persons2013: 4,351 persons2014: 3,630 persons2015: 2,950 persons2016: 2,310 persons2017: 2,084 persons2018: 1,740 persons2019: 1,692 persons2020: 5,201 persons2021: 3,441 persons2022: 1,903 persons2023: 2,121 persons2024: 2,276 persons2025: 2,415 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
20252,415
20242,276
20232,121
20221,903
20213,441
20205,201
20191,692
20181,740
20172,084
20162,310
20152,950
20143,630
20134,351
20125,188
20115,920
20106,423
20095,357
20083,217
20072,326
20062,029
20052,213
20042,480
20032,774
20022,843
20012,235
20001,918
19991,540
19981,622
19971,791
19962,203
19952,629
19943,021
19933,553
19923,509
19912,761
19901,855

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Costa Mesa, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Costa Mesa, 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/costa-mesa-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, Costa Mesa, 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/costa-mesa-ca.

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

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What is the unemployed people in Costa Mesa, CA?

Unemployed people in Costa Mesa, CA was 2,415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 6.1% from 2024. That is the 92nd 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 Costa Mesa, CA?

6,423 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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