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Unemployed people in Lake Forest, CA

Unemployed people in Lake Forest, CA was 1,924 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.1% from 2024. That is the 122nd highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,924
Change on 2024+5.1%
Rank122nd of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high3,3312020
Series low7781999

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Unemployed people in Lake Forest, CA, 1995 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019952000200520102015202020251995: 1,328 persons1996: 1,113 persons1997: 905 persons1998: 819 persons1999: 778 persons2000: 818 persons2001: 952 persons2002: 1,212 persons2003: 1,182 persons2004: 1,057 persons2005: 943 persons2006: 865 persons2007: 991 persons2008: 1,371 persons2009: 2,283 persons2010: 3,099 persons2011: 2,862 persons2012: 2,509 persons2013: 2,106 persons2014: 1,766 persons2015: 1,471 persons2016: 1,716 persons2017: 1,533 persons2018: 1,314 persons2019: 1,247 persons2020: 3,331 persons2021: 2,465 persons2022: 1,371 persons2023: 1,589 persons2024: 1,831 persons2025: 1,924 persons01,0002,0003,0004,0001995200620251995: 1,328 persons1996: 1,113 persons1997: 905 persons1998: 819 persons1999: 778 persons2000: 818 persons2001: 952 persons2002: 1,212 persons2003: 1,182 persons2004: 1,057 persons2005: 943 persons2006: 865 persons2007: 991 persons2008: 1,371 persons2009: 2,283 persons2010: 3,099 persons2011: 2,862 persons2012: 2,509 persons2013: 2,106 persons2014: 1,766 persons2015: 1,471 persons2016: 1,716 persons2017: 1,533 persons2018: 1,314 persons2019: 1,247 persons2020: 3,331 persons2021: 2,465 persons2022: 1,371 persons2023: 1,589 persons2024: 1,831 persons2025: 1,924 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 31 values
Periodpersons
20251,924
20241,831
20231,589
20221,371
20212,465
20203,331
20191,247
20181,314
20171,533
20161,716
20151,471
20141,766
20132,106
20122,509
20112,862
20103,099
20092,283
20081,371
2007991
2006865
2005943
20041,057
20031,182
20021,212
2001952
2000818
1999778
1998819
1997905
19961,113
19951,328

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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, Lake Forest, CA, 1995 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, Lake Forest, CA, 1995 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/lake-forest-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, Lake Forest, CA, 1995 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/lake-forest-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, Lake Forest, CA, 1995 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/lake-forest-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lake Forest, CA?

Unemployed people in Lake Forest, CA was 1,924 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.1% from 2024. That is the 122nd 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 Lake Forest, CA?

3,331 in 2020, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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