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Unemployed people in Fontana, CA

Unemployed people in Fontana, CA was 5,526 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons5,526
Change on 2024+7.6%
Rank22nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high13,4652010
Series low2,1551990

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Unemployed people in Fontana, CA, 1990 to 2025

02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19901996200220082014202020251990: 2,155 persons1991: 3,247 persons1992: 3,896 persons1993: 4,047 persons1994: 3,528 persons1995: 3,213 persons1996: 3,067 persons1997: 2,743 persons1998: 2,458 persons1999: 2,202 persons2000: 2,650 persons2001: 2,932 persons2002: 3,616 persons2003: 3,834 persons2004: 3,610 persons2005: 3,355 persons2006: 3,139 persons2007: 3,652 persons2008: 5,272 persons2009: 8,582 persons2010: 13,465 persons2011: 12,656 persons2012: 11,321 persons2013: 9,833 persons2014: 8,155 persons2015: 6,643 persons2016: 5,139 persons2017: 4,543 persons2018: 3,755 persons2019: 3,518 persons2020: 9,325 persons2021: 7,325 persons2022: 3,976 persons2023: 4,590 persons2024: 5,136 persons2025: 5,526 persons05,00010K15K19902002201420251990: 2,155 persons1991: 3,247 persons1992: 3,896 persons1993: 4,047 persons1994: 3,528 persons1995: 3,213 persons1996: 3,067 persons1997: 2,743 persons1998: 2,458 persons1999: 2,202 persons2000: 2,650 persons2001: 2,932 persons2002: 3,616 persons2003: 3,834 persons2004: 3,610 persons2005: 3,355 persons2006: 3,139 persons2007: 3,652 persons2008: 5,272 persons2009: 8,582 persons2010: 13,465 persons2011: 12,656 persons2012: 11,321 persons2013: 9,833 persons2014: 8,155 persons2015: 6,643 persons2016: 5,139 persons2017: 4,543 persons2018: 3,755 persons2019: 3,518 persons2020: 9,325 persons2021: 7,325 persons2022: 3,976 persons2023: 4,590 persons2024: 5,136 persons2025: 5,526 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
20255,526
20245,136
20234,590
20223,976
20217,325
20209,325
20193,518
20183,755
20174,543
20165,139
20156,643
20148,155
20139,833
201211,321
201112,656
201013,465
20098,582
20085,272
20073,652
20063,139
20053,355
20043,610
20033,834
20023,616
20012,932
20002,650
19992,202
19982,458
19972,743
19963,067
19953,213
19943,528
19934,047
19923,896
19913,247
19902,155

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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, Fontana, 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, Fontana, 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/fontana-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Fontana, 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/fontana-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, Fontana, 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/fontana-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Fontana, CA?

Unemployed people in Fontana, CA was 5,526 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.6% from 2024. That is the 22nd 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 Fontana, CA?

13,465 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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