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Unemployed people in Los Altos, CA

Unemployed people in Los Altos, CA was 612 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.5% from 2024. That is the 266th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons612
Change on 2024+5.5%
Rank266th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high9062010
Series low2132000

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Unemployed people in Los Altos, CA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 343 persons1991: 494 persons1992: 592 persons1993: 597 persons1994: 549 persons1995: 429 persons1996: 334 persons1997: 291 persons1998: 314 persons1999: 299 persons2000: 213 persons2001: 352 persons2002: 550 persons2003: 523 persons2004: 389 persons2005: 319 persons2006: 272 persons2007: 291 persons2008: 387 persons2009: 713 persons2010: 906 persons2011: 808 persons2012: 700 persons2013: 583 persons2014: 472 persons2015: 386 persons2016: 555 persons2017: 463 persons2018: 377 persons2019: 363 persons2020: 607 persons2021: 509 persons2022: 346 persons2023: 503 persons2024: 580 persons2025: 612 persons2004006008001,00019902002201420251990: 343 persons1991: 494 persons1992: 592 persons1993: 597 persons1994: 549 persons1995: 429 persons1996: 334 persons1997: 291 persons1998: 314 persons1999: 299 persons2000: 213 persons2001: 352 persons2002: 550 persons2003: 523 persons2004: 389 persons2005: 319 persons2006: 272 persons2007: 291 persons2008: 387 persons2009: 713 persons2010: 906 persons2011: 808 persons2012: 700 persons2013: 583 persons2014: 472 persons2015: 386 persons2016: 555 persons2017: 463 persons2018: 377 persons2019: 363 persons2020: 607 persons2021: 509 persons2022: 346 persons2023: 503 persons2024: 580 persons2025: 612 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
2025612
2024580
2023503
2022346
2021509
2020607
2019363
2018377
2017463
2016555
2015386
2014472
2013583
2012700
2011808
2010906
2009713
2008387
2007291
2006272
2005319
2004389
2003523
2002550
2001352
2000213
1999299
1998314
1997291
1996334
1995429
1994549
1993597
1992592
1991494
1990343

Rankings

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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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, Los Altos, 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, Los Altos, 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/los-altos-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, Los Altos, 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/los-altos-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, Los Altos, 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/los-altos-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Los Altos, CA?

Unemployed people in Los Altos, CA was 612 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.5% from 2024. That is the 266th 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 Los Altos, CA?

906 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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