Unemployed people in Long Beach, CA

Unemployed people in Long Beach, CA was 13,340 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons13,340

Change on 2024-2.4%

Rank7th of 285Cities in California ranked

Series high32,5962010

Series low11,2072019

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Unemployed people in Long Beach, CA, 1990 to 2025

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

Period	persons
2025	13,340
2024	13,665
2023	11,546
2022	11,992
2021	22,513
2020	29,683
2019	11,207
2018	11,468
2017	11,725
2016	13,089
2015	17,333
2014	21,432
2013	25,476
2012	27,990
2011	31,601
2010	32,596
2009	30,872
2008	19,953
2007	13,318
2006	12,222
2005	13,644
2004	16,577
2003	17,775
2002	17,359
2001	14,430
2000	13,516
1999	11,722
1998	12,993
1997	13,280
1996	15,445
1995	15,058
1994	17,277
1993	18,988
1992	19,101
1991	15,526
1990	11,536

Rankings

US cities by unemployed people 1706 places
Cities in California by unemployed people 285 places

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. 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.

How to cite

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, Long Beach, 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, Long Beach, 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/long-beach-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, Long Beach, 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/long-beach-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, Long Beach, 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/long-beach-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average: Unemployed people, Long Beach, CA, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/long-beach-ca. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the unemployed people in Long Beach, CA?

Unemployed people in Long Beach, CA was 13,340 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.4% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Long Beach, CA?

32,596 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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