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Unemployed people in Ontario, CA

Unemployed people in Ontario, CA was 4,644 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.8% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 285 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,644
Change on 2024+5.8%
Rank29th of 285Cities in California ranked
Series high11,5292009
Series low2,9732019

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Unemployed people in Ontario, CA, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 3,511 persons1991: 5,289 persons1992: 6,347 persons1993: 6,593 persons1994: 5,747 persons1995: 5,234 persons1996: 4,996 persons1997: 4,469 persons1998: 4,004 persons1999: 3,587 persons2000: 3,560 persons2001: 3,938 persons2002: 4,857 persons2003: 5,150 persons2004: 4,849 persons2005: 4,507 persons2006: 4,217 persons2007: 4,906 persons2008: 7,081 persons2009: 11,529 persons2010: 10,885 persons2011: 10,183 persons2012: 9,094 persons2013: 7,859 persons2014: 6,517 persons2015: 5,310 persons2016: 4,242 persons2017: 3,665 persons2018: 3,085 persons2019: 2,973 persons2020: 8,111 persons2021: 6,179 persons2022: 3,476 persons2023: 3,863 persons2024: 4,389 persons2025: 4,644 persons2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K19902002201420251990: 3,511 persons1991: 5,289 persons1992: 6,347 persons1993: 6,593 persons1994: 5,747 persons1995: 5,234 persons1996: 4,996 persons1997: 4,469 persons1998: 4,004 persons1999: 3,587 persons2000: 3,560 persons2001: 3,938 persons2002: 4,857 persons2003: 5,150 persons2004: 4,849 persons2005: 4,507 persons2006: 4,217 persons2007: 4,906 persons2008: 7,081 persons2009: 11,529 persons2010: 10,885 persons2011: 10,183 persons2012: 9,094 persons2013: 7,859 persons2014: 6,517 persons2015: 5,310 persons2016: 4,242 persons2017: 3,665 persons2018: 3,085 persons2019: 2,973 persons2020: 8,111 persons2021: 6,179 persons2022: 3,476 persons2023: 3,863 persons2024: 4,389 persons2025: 4,644 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
20254,644
20244,389
20233,863
20223,476
20216,179
20208,111
20192,973
20183,085
20173,665
20164,242
20155,310
20146,517
20137,859
20129,094
201110,183
201010,885
200911,529
20087,081
20074,906
20064,217
20054,507
20044,849
20035,150
20024,857
20013,938
20003,560
19993,587
19984,004
19974,469
19964,996
19955,234
19945,747
19936,593
19926,347
19915,289
19903,511

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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, Ontario, 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, Ontario, 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/ontario-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, Ontario, 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/ontario-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, Ontario, 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/ontario-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Ontario, CA?

Unemployed people in Ontario, CA was 4,644 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.8% from 2024. That is the 29th 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 Ontario, CA?

11,529 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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