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Unemployed people in Lakewood, CA

Unemployed people in Lakewood, CA was 2,161 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 107th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,161
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank107th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high4,8902020
Series low1,3491990

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Unemployed people in Lakewood, CA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,349 persons1991: 1,814 persons1992: 2,232 persons1993: 2,219 persons1994: 2,019 persons1995: 1,759 persons1996: 1,805 persons1997: 1,552 persons1998: 1,519 persons1999: 1,370 persons2000: 1,492 persons2001: 1,593 persons2002: 1,917 persons2003: 1,963 persons2004: 1,830 persons2005: 1,507 persons2006: 1,350 persons2007: 1,471 persons2008: 2,203 persons2009: 3,409 persons2010: 4,087 persons2011: 3,961 persons2012: 3,502 persons2013: 3,190 persons2014: 2,677 persons2015: 2,161 persons2016: 2,185 persons2017: 1,963 persons2018: 1,931 persons2019: 1,838 persons2020: 4,890 persons2021: 3,523 persons2022: 1,861 persons2023: 1,851 persons2024: 2,159 persons2025: 2,161 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,349 persons1991: 1,814 persons1992: 2,232 persons1993: 2,219 persons1994: 2,019 persons1995: 1,759 persons1996: 1,805 persons1997: 1,552 persons1998: 1,519 persons1999: 1,370 persons2000: 1,492 persons2001: 1,593 persons2002: 1,917 persons2003: 1,963 persons2004: 1,830 persons2005: 1,507 persons2006: 1,350 persons2007: 1,471 persons2008: 2,203 persons2009: 3,409 persons2010: 4,087 persons2011: 3,961 persons2012: 3,502 persons2013: 3,190 persons2014: 2,677 persons2015: 2,161 persons2016: 2,185 persons2017: 1,963 persons2018: 1,931 persons2019: 1,838 persons2020: 4,890 persons2021: 3,523 persons2022: 1,861 persons2023: 1,851 persons2024: 2,159 persons2025: 2,161 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
20252,161
20242,159
20231,851
20221,861
20213,523
20204,890
20191,838
20181,931
20171,963
20162,185
20152,161
20142,677
20133,190
20123,502
20113,961
20104,087
20093,409
20082,203
20071,471
20061,350
20051,507
20041,830
20031,963
20021,917
20011,593
20001,492
19991,370
19981,519
19971,552
19961,805
19951,759
19942,019
19932,219
19922,232
19911,814
19901,349

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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, Lakewood, 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, Lakewood, 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/lakewood-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, Lakewood, 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/lakewood-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, Lakewood, 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/lakewood-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lakewood, CA?

Unemployed people in Lakewood, CA was 2,161 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 107th 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 Lakewood, CA?

4,890 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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