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Unemployed people in Mission Viejo, CA

Unemployed people in Mission Viejo, CA was 1,991 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 116th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,991
Change on 2024+4.5%
Rank116th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high4,4892010
Series low7101999

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Unemployed people in Mission Viejo, CA, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 856 persons1991: 1,273 persons1992: 1,618 persons1993: 1,638 persons1994: 1,393 persons1995: 1,212 persons1996: 1,016 persons1997: 826 persons1998: 748 persons1999: 710 persons2000: 1,281 persons2001: 1,493 persons2002: 1,899 persons2003: 1,853 persons2004: 1,657 persons2005: 1,478 persons2006: 1,355 persons2007: 1,553 persons2008: 2,149 persons2009: 3,578 persons2010: 4,489 persons2011: 4,142 persons2012: 3,633 persons2013: 3,081 persons2014: 2,580 persons2015: 2,087 persons2016: 2,057 persons2017: 1,774 persons2018: 1,494 persons2019: 1,401 persons2020: 3,849 persons2021: 2,618 persons2022: 1,513 persons2023: 1,647 persons2024: 1,905 persons2025: 1,991 persons01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 856 persons1991: 1,273 persons1992: 1,618 persons1993: 1,638 persons1994: 1,393 persons1995: 1,212 persons1996: 1,016 persons1997: 826 persons1998: 748 persons1999: 710 persons2000: 1,281 persons2001: 1,493 persons2002: 1,899 persons2003: 1,853 persons2004: 1,657 persons2005: 1,478 persons2006: 1,355 persons2007: 1,553 persons2008: 2,149 persons2009: 3,578 persons2010: 4,489 persons2011: 4,142 persons2012: 3,633 persons2013: 3,081 persons2014: 2,580 persons2015: 2,087 persons2016: 2,057 persons2017: 1,774 persons2018: 1,494 persons2019: 1,401 persons2020: 3,849 persons2021: 2,618 persons2022: 1,513 persons2023: 1,647 persons2024: 1,905 persons2025: 1,991 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
20251,991
20241,905
20231,647
20221,513
20212,618
20203,849
20191,401
20181,494
20171,774
20162,057
20152,087
20142,580
20133,081
20123,633
20114,142
20104,489
20093,578
20082,149
20071,553
20061,355
20051,478
20041,657
20031,853
20021,899
20011,493
20001,281
1999710
1998748
1997826
19961,016
19951,212
19941,393
19931,638
19921,618
19911,273
1990856

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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, Mission Viejo, 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, Mission Viejo, 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/mission-viejo-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, Mission Viejo, 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/mission-viejo-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, Mission Viejo, 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/mission-viejo-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Mission Viejo, CA?

Unemployed people in Mission Viejo, CA was 1,991 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.5% from 2024. That is the 116th 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 Mission Viejo, CA?

4,489 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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