# Cities in California by civilian labor force, 2025

All 285 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `civilian_labor_force`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Employed plus unemployed residents, 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.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,093,433 |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 753,078 |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 540,249 |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 506,364 |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 273,560 |
| 6 | Fresno, CA | 256,739 |
| 7 | Long Beach, CA | 244,648 |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 239,578 |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 195,504 |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 179,008 |
| 11 | Riverside, CA | 166,265 |
| 12 | Irvine, CA | 165,323 |
| 13 | Santa Ana, CA | 162,272 |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 148,153 |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 135,985 |
| 16 | Santa Clarita, CA | 119,715 |
| 17 | Fremont, CA | 119,617 |
| 18 | Fontana, CA | 110,041 |
| 19 | San Bernardino, CA | 104,646 |
| 20 | Huntington Beach, CA | 104,484 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley, CA | 103,519 |
| 22 | Modesto, CA | 101,752 |
| 23 | Oxnard, CA | 101,105 |
| 24 | Glendale, CA | 96,088 |
| 25 | Ontario, CA | 95,926 |
| 26 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 92,936 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa, CA | 92,415 |
| 28 | Sunnyvale, CA | 90,414 |
| 29 | Elk Grove, CA | 89,728 |
| 30 | Oceanside, CA | 88,618 |
| 31 | Garden Grove, CA | 86,729 |
| 32 | Corona, CA | 85,596 |
| 33 | Salinas, CA | 84,505 |
| 34 | Hayward, CA | 83,949 |
| 35 | Roseville, CA | 83,242 |
| 36 | Pasadena, CA | 79,182 |
| 37 | Santa Clara, CA | 78,077 |
| 38 | Escondido, CA | 75,727 |
| 39 | Pomona, CA | 73,958 |
| 40 | Palmdale, CA | 73,657 |
| 41 | Orange, CA | 73,412 |
| 42 | Torrance, CA | 72,767 |
| 43 | Lancaster, CA | 70,255 |
| 44 | Visalia, CA | 70,225 |
| 45 | Fullerton, CA | 70,158 |
| 46 | Simi Valley, CA | 68,675 |
| 47 | Costa Mesa, CA | 65,000 |
| 48 | Concord, CA | 64,502 |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 63,854 |
| 50 | Berkeley, CA | 63,788 |
| 51 | Clovis, CA | 62,592 |
| 52 | Vallejo, CA | 61,880 |
| 53 | San Mateo, CA | 59,459 |
| 54 | Fairfield, CA | 59,107 |
| 55 | Antioch, CA | 58,847 |
| 56 | Daly City, CA | 58,726 |
| 57 | Richmond, CA | 58,615 |
| 58 | Downey, CA | 57,970 |
| 59 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 57,851 |
| 60 | Burbank, CA | 57,275 |
| 61 | Carlsbad, CA | 56,812 |
| 62 | Victorville, CA | 56,353 |
| 63 | West Covina, CA | 55,473 |
| 64 | Inglewood, CA | 55,241 |
| 65 | Santa Maria, CA | 54,728 |
| 66 | Temecula, CA | 54,581 |
| 67 | Santa Monica, CA | 53,536 |
| 68 | Murrieta, CA | 53,146 |
| 69 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 53,055 |
| 70 | Menifee, CA | 51,946 |
| 71 | Vista, CA | 51,785 |
| 72 | Mountain View, CA | 51,483 |
| 73 | Chico, CA | 51,383 |
| 74 | Rialto, CA | 50,921 |
| 75 | El Monte, CA | 50,786 |
| 76 | Tracy, CA | 50,600 |
| 77 | Norwalk, CA | 50,050 |
| 78 | Santa Barbara, CA | 48,780 |
| 79 | San Marcos, CA | 48,470 |
| 80 | Vacaville, CA | 48,114 |
| 81 | Chino, CA | 47,803 |
| 82 | Lake Forest, CA | 47,512 |
| 83 | El Cajon, CA | 47,259 |
| 84 | Redwood City, CA | 46,381 |
| 85 | Mission Viejo, CA | 46,362 |
| 86 | Carson, CA | 46,227 |
| 87 | South Gate, CA | 46,122 |
| 88 | Indio, CA | 45,816 |
| 89 | San Leandro, CA | 45,768 |
| 90 | Livermore, CA | 45,385 |
| 91 | Milpitas, CA | 44,009 |
| 92 | San Ramon, CA | 43,973 |
| 93 | Hawthorne, CA | 43,813 |
| 94 | Folsom, CA | 43,703 |
| 95 | Redding, CA | 43,680 |
| 96 | Citrus Heights, CA | 43,619 |
| 97 | Napa, CA | 43,576 |
| 98 | Buena Park, CA | 43,568 |
| 99 | Compton, CA | 43,528 |
| 100 | Manteca, CA | 43,440 |
| 101 | Alhambra, CA | 43,027 |
| 102 | Whittier, CA | 42,959 |
| 103 | Upland, CA | 42,950 |
| 104 | Hesperia, CA | 42,902 |
| 105 | Newport Beach, CA | 42,738 |
| 106 | Lakewood, CA | 42,655 |
| 107 | Westminster, CA | 42,569 |
| 108 | Tustin, CA | 41,624 |
| 109 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 41,234 |
| 110 | Chino Hills, CA | 41,190 |
| 111 | Alameda, CA | 40,680 |
| 112 | Merced, CA | 40,187 |
| 113 | Perris, CA | 39,171 |
| 114 | Bellflower, CA | 39,075 |
| 115 | Redondo Beach, CA | 38,527 |
| 116 | South San Francisco, CA | 38,196 |
| 117 | Pittsburg, CA | 37,939 |
| 118 | Pleasanton, CA | 37,913 |
| 119 | Eastvale, CA | 37,904 |
| 120 | Redlands, CA | 37,781 |
| 121 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 37,152 |
| 122 | Rocklin, CA | 36,658 |
| 123 | Dublin, CA | 36,349 |
| 124 | Hemet, CA | 36,266 |
| 125 | Union City, CA | 35,056 |
| 126 | Baldwin Park, CA | 34,437 |
| 127 | Davis, CA | 34,343 |
| 128 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 34,141 |
| 129 | Walnut Creek, CA | 34,127 |
| 130 | Turlock, CA | 33,947 |
| 131 | Camarillo, CA | 33,780 |
| 132 | Palo Alto, CA | 33,777 |
| 133 | Santa Cruz, CA | 33,770 |
| 134 | Encinitas, CA | 33,369 |
| 135 | Lodi, CA | 32,876 |
| 136 | Yorba Linda, CA | 32,621 |
| 137 | Yuba City, CA | 32,529 |
| 138 | La Mesa, CA | 32,178 |
| 139 | La Habra, CA | 32,174 |
| 140 | Tulare, CA | 32,057 |
| 141 | Woodland, CA | 31,869 |
| 142 | Gardena, CA | 31,789 |
| 143 | Brentwood, CA | 31,231 |
| 144 | Madera, CA | 31,134 |
| 145 | Montebello, CA | 30,870 |
| 146 | San Clemente, CA | 30,788 |
| 147 | Petaluma, CA | 30,616 |
| 148 | Porterville, CA | 30,405 |
| 149 | San Rafael, CA | 30,303 |
| 150 | Pico Rivera, CA | 30,242 |
| 151 | Gilroy, CA | 29,617 |
| 152 | Apple Valley, CA | 29,275 |
| 153 | Santee, CA | 29,212 |
| 154 | Cupertino, CA | 29,102 |
| 155 | Lynwood, CA | 29,060 |
| 156 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 29,047 |
| 157 | West Sacramento, CA | 29,041 |
| 158 | Monterey Park, CA | 28,467 |
| 159 | National City, CA | 28,322 |
| 160 | Beaumont, CA | 27,693 |
| 161 | Diamond Bar, CA | 27,309 |
| 162 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 27,299 |
| 163 | Covina, CA | 27,298 |
| 164 | Fountain Valley, CA | 27,203 |
| 165 | Placentia, CA | 26,906 |
| 166 | Colton, CA | 26,848 |
| 167 | Highland, CA | 26,612 |
| 168 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 26,594 |
| 169 | Cathedral City, CA | 26,584 |
| 170 | Newark, CA | 26,347 |
| 171 | Azusa, CA | 26,112 |
| 172 | Paramount, CA | 26,003 |
| 173 | Arcadia, CA | 25,946 |
| 174 | Hanford, CA | 25,867 |
| 175 | Delano, CA | 25,744 |
| 176 | Yucaipa, CA | 25,359 |
| 177 | Huntington Park, CA | 25,309 |
| 178 | West Hollywood, CA | 25,306 |
| 179 | Rohnert Park, CA | 25,299 |
| 180 | Glendora, CA | 25,007 |
| 181 | Watsonville, CA | 24,863 |
| 182 | Rosemead, CA | 24,704 |
| 183 | Novato, CA | 24,687 |
| 184 | Cypress, CA | 24,669 |
| 185 | San Jacinto, CA | 24,525 |
| 186 | Poway, CA | 24,438 |
| 187 | Oakley, CA | 24,339 |
| 188 | San Bruno, CA | 24,316 |
| 189 | Brea, CA | 24,270 |
| 190 | Coachella, CA | 24,056 |
| 191 | La Mirada, CA | 23,767 |
| 192 | Lincoln, CA | 23,469 |
| 193 | Campbell, CA | 23,327 |
| 194 | Palm Desert, CA | 23,324 |
| 195 | Morgan Hill, CA | 23,191 |
| 196 | Cerritos, CA | 22,864 |
| 197 | Culver City, CA | 22,566 |
| 198 | Hollister, CA | 22,151 |
| 199 | Ceres, CA | 21,568 |
| 200 | Danville, CA | 21,114 |
| 201 | Palm Springs, CA | 21,093 |
| 202 | Pacifica, CA | 20,827 |
| 203 | Monrovia, CA | 20,506 |
| 204 | Stanton, CA | 20,365 |
| 205 | El Centro, CA | 20,090 |
| 206 | San Gabriel, CA | 20,058 |
| 207 | Los Banos, CA | 20,046 |
| 208 | Lompoc, CA | 19,640 |
| 209 | Martinez, CA | 19,555 |
| 210 | Goleta, CA | 19,132 |
| 211 | Moorpark, CA | 18,872 |
| 212 | La Puente, CA | 18,668 |
| 213 | Lathrop, CA | 18,474 |
| 214 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 18,317 |
| 215 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 18,306 |
| 216 | Claremont, CA | 18,272 |
| 217 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,233 |
| 218 | Calexico, CA | 17,969 |
| 219 | La Quinta, CA | 17,890 |
| 220 | Montclair, CA | 17,711 |
| 221 | Temple City, CA | 17,543 |
| 222 | Foster City, CA | 17,521 |
| 223 | Menlo Park, CA | 17,503 |
| 224 | Dana Point, CA | 17,396 |
| 225 | Wildomar, CA | 17,367 |
| 226 | Burlingame, CA | 17,188 |
| 227 | Bell Gardens, CA | 17,128 |
| 228 | Seaside, CA | 17,091 |
| 229 | San Dimas, CA | 17,061 |
| 230 | Lawndale, CA | 16,984 |
| 231 | San Carlos, CA | 16,629 |
| 232 | East Palo Alto, CA | 16,586 |
| 233 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 16,554 |
| 234 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 16,279 |
| 235 | Laguna Hills, CA | 15,962 |
| 236 | Santa Paula, CA | 15,862 |
| 237 | Beverly Hills, CA | 15,748 |
| 238 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,746 |
| 239 | Atascadero, CA | 15,371 |
| 240 | Monterey, CA | 15,088 |
| 241 | Suisun City, CA | 14,974 |
| 242 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,904 |
| 243 | Belmont, CA | 14,903 |
| 244 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,872 |
| 245 | San Pablo, CA | 14,806 |
| 246 | La Verne, CA | 14,695 |
| 247 | Bell, CA | 14,613 |
| 248 | El Cerrito, CA | 14,510 |
| 249 | Adelanto, CA | 14,162 |
| 250 | Hercules, CA | 14,148 |
| 251 | Saratoga, CA | 14,119 |
| 252 | Atwater, CA | 14,002 |
| 253 | Los Altos, CA | 13,914 |
| 254 | Lemon Grove, CA | 13,851 |
| 255 | Windsor, CA | 13,628 |
| 256 | Marina, CA | 13,405 |
| 257 | Benicia, CA | 13,388 |
| 258 | Walnut, CA | 13,264 |
| 259 | Imperial Beach, CA | 13,246 |
| 260 | Galt, CA | 13,190 |
| 261 | Loma Linda, CA | 12,966 |
| 262 | Reedley, CA | 12,952 |
| 263 | Ridgecrest, CA | 12,835 |
| 264 | Eureka, CA | 12,580 |
| 265 | Banning, CA | 12,538 |
| 266 | Sanger, CA | 12,261 |
| 267 | Dinuba, CA | 12,224 |
| 268 | Lafayette, CA | 12,012 |
| 269 | Patterson, CA | 11,920 |
| 270 | Lemoore, CA | 11,812 |
| 271 | Laguna Beach, CA | 11,761 |
| 272 | Norco, CA | 11,520 |
| 273 | Maywood, CA | 11,372 |
| 274 | Riverbank, CA | 11,341 |
| 275 | Brawley, CA | 11,153 |
| 276 | Wasco, CA | 11,022 |
| 277 | Soledad, CA | 10,007 |
| 278 | Agoura Hills, CA | 9,862 |
| 279 | Cudahy, CA | 9,785 |
| 280 | Barstow, CA | 9,430 |
| 281 | Seal Beach, CA | 9,324 |
| 282 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 7,728 |
| 283 | Coronado, CA | 6,583 |
| 284 | Corcoran, CA | 6,019 |
| 285 | Paradise, CA | 2,459 |