Cities in California by civilian labor force
Los Angeles, CA had the highest civilian labor force of 278 cities in 2015, at 2.01 million. Corcoran, CA had the lowest, at 4,375. The median was 29,380. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2015 | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,013,873 | +0.5% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 695,351 | +0.6% |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 541,667 | +2.6% |
| 4 | San Jose, CA | 539,666 | +2.2% |
| 5 | Long Beach, CA | 236,866 | -0.5% |
| 6 | Fresno, CA | 235,483 | +0.3% |
| 7 | Sacramento, CA | 226,484 | +0.7% |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 208,953 | +0.9% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 179,360 | -0% |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 169,942 | +1.1% |
| 11 | Santa Ana, CA | 157,636 | +0.3% |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | 147,536 | +2% |
| 13 | Irvine, CA | 131,012 | +4.1% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 127,599 | +0.3% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 120,730 | +1% |
| 16 | Fremont, CA | 115,590 | +1.6% |
| 17 | Huntington Beach, CA | 107,679 | +1% |
| 18 | Glendale, CA | 100,593 | -0% |
| 19 | Oxnard, CA | 100,102 | -0.3% |
| 20 | Santa Clarita, CA | 95,103 | +0.1% |
| 21 | Modesto, CA | 94,858 | 0% |
| 22 | Fontana, CA | 94,619 | +2% |
| 23 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 91,721 | +1.9% |
| 24 | Moreno Valley, CA | 90,840 | +1.5% |
| 25 | Santa Rosa, CA | 88,528 | +0.7% |
| 26 | Sunnyvale, CA | 84,660 | +2.5% |
| 27 | San Bernardino, CA | 82,881 | +0.9% |
| 28 | Garden Grove, CA | 82,344 | +0.3% |
| 29 | Ontario, CA | 81,824 | +2.2% |
| 30 | Oceanside, CA | 81,197 | +0.2% |
| 31 | Corona, CA | 79,716 | +3.1% |
| 32 | Salinas, CA | 78,983 | +0.1% |
| 33 | Elk Grove, CA | 78,479 | +2% |
| 34 | Hayward, CA | 77,679 | +1.7% |
| 35 | Pasadena, CA | 77,182 | +0.7% |
| 36 | Torrance, CA | 76,779 | 0% |
| 37 | Orange, CA | 71,741 | +1.3% |
| 38 | Fullerton, CA | 70,162 | +1.1% |
| 39 | Simi Valley, CA | 68,656 | -1% |
| 40 | Escondido, CA | 68,430 | +0.4% |
| 41 | Santa Clara, CA | 67,842 | +4.6% |
| 42 | Pomona, CA | 66,852 | -0.7% |
| 43 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 66,630 | -1% |
| 44 | Concord, CA | 65,283 | +0.5% |
| 45 | Costa Mesa, CA | 64,905 | +0.7% |
| 46 | Roseville, CA | 63,753 | +1% |
| 47 | Palmdale, CA | 63,738 | -1% |
| 48 | Lancaster, CA | 63,219 | -0.6% |
| 49 | Daly City, CA | 62,585 | +1.3% |
| 50 | Visalia, CA | 61,617 | +2.7% |
| 51 | San Mateo, CA | 61,376 | +1.7% |
| 52 | Berkeley, CA | 61,164 | +1.8% |
| 53 | Vallejo, CA | 57,710 | +0.3% |
| 54 | Burbank, CA | 57,291 | -0.2% |
| 55 | Downey, CA | 56,423 | -0.3% |
| 56 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 56,422 | -0.8% |
| 57 | Santa Monica, CA | 55,442 | 0% |
| 58 | Carlsbad, CA | 53,426 | +0.7% |
| 59 | West Covina, CA | 53,236 | -0.8% |
| 60 | Inglewood, CA | 52,992 | -1.2% |
| 61 | Richmond, CA | 52,445 | +0.6% |
| 62 | Temecula, CA | 52,134 | +3.8% |
| 63 | Murrieta, CA | 51,798 | +2.7% |
| 64 | El Monte, CA | 51,713 | -0.8% |
| 65 | Fairfield, CA | 51,709 | +1.8% |
| 66 | Clovis, CA | 51,299 | +1.9% |
| 67 | Santa Barbara, CA | 50,992 | -0.2% |
| 68 | Antioch, CA | 50,456 | +0.7% |
| 69 | Norwalk, CA | 49,996 | -0.5% |
| 70 | Mission Viejo, CA | 49,787 | +0.4% |
| 71 | Mountain View, CA | 49,421 | +2.8% |
| 72 | Redwood City, CA | 48,366 | +4% |
| 73 | Santa Maria, CA | 48,065 | +0.3% |
| 74 | Chico, CA | 47,200 | +1% |
| 75 | San Leandro, CA | 46,554 | +1.2% |
| 76 | Carson, CA | 46,269 | -0.9% |
| 77 | Livermore, CA | 46,213 | +1.6% |
| 78 | Lake Forest, CA | 46,160 | +3.6% |
| 79 | El Cajon, CA | 45,605 | -0.5% |
| 80 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 45,314 | +1.9% |
| 81 | Newport Beach, CA | 45,045 | +0.4% |
| 82 | Alhambra, CA | 44,783 | +0.1% |
| 83 | Vacaville, CA | 44,315 | +1.3% |
| 84 | Victorville, CA | 44,118 | +1.1% |
| 85 | Vista, CA | 43,979 | +2.6% |
| 86 | Hawthorne, CA | 43,914 | +0.7% |
| 87 | Rialto, CA | 43,701 | +1% |
| 88 | South Gate, CA | 43,157 | -0.9% |
| 89 | Citrus Heights, CA | 42,917 | +0.6% |
| 90 | Whittier, CA | 42,659 | 0% |
| 91 | Tustin, CA | 42,358 | +0.4% |
| 92 | Westminster, CA | 42,347 | -0% |
| 93 | Lakewood, CA | 41,954 | -0.2% |
| 94 | Napa, CA | 41,917 | +0.5% |
| 95 | Tracy, CA | 41,630 | +1.1% |
| 96 | Chino Hills, CA | 41,352 | +3.1% |
| 97 | Alameda, CA | 40,820 | +1.2% |
| 98 | Milpitas, CA | 40,278 | +6.6% |
| 99 | San Marcos, CA | 39,997 | -0.1% |
| 100 | Redondo Beach, CA | 39,921 | +0.2% |
| 101 | Compton, CA | 39,705 | -1.5% |
| 102 | Buena Park, CA | 39,652 | +0.7% |
| 103 | Redding, CA | 39,562 | -0.6% |
| 104 | Chino, CA | 39,107 | +2.4% |
| 105 | San Ramon, CA | 39,004 | +1.2% |
| 106 | Pleasanton, CA | 38,980 | +2.4% |
| 107 | Indio, CA | 38,168 | +3.1% |
| 108 | Upland, CA | 37,774 | +1.9% |
| 109 | South San Francisco, CA | 37,698 | +1.4% |
| 110 | Menifee, CA | 36,710 | +3% |
| 111 | Union City, CA | 36,320 | +1.1% |
| 112 | Bellflower, CA | 35,722 | -0.1% |
| 113 | Folsom, CA | 35,426 | +1.5% |
| 114 | Manteca, CA | 35,283 | +2% |
| 115 | Baldwin Park, CA | 34,917 | -1.1% |
| 116 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 34,704 | +1% |
| 117 | Hesperia, CA | 34,610 | +0.9% |
| 118 | Davis, CA | 34,604 | +1.1% |
| 118 | Palo Alto, CA | 34,604 | +1.4% |
| 120 | Yorba Linda, CA | 34,405 | +0.7% |
| 121 | Merced, CA | 34,381 | -0% |
| 122 | Turlock, CA | 33,793 | +0.7% |
| 123 | Camarillo, CA | 33,767 | +0.2% |
| 124 | Redlands, CA | 33,736 | +2.3% |
| 125 | Santa Cruz, CA | 33,508 | +1.4% |
| 126 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 33,440 | +1.3% |
| 127 | Walnut Creek, CA | 33,267 | +1.9% |
| 128 | Pittsburg, CA | 32,790 | +1.3% |
| 129 | Encinitas, CA | 32,777 | +0.9% |
| 130 | Petaluma, CA | 32,669 | +1.5% |
| 131 | San Rafael, CA | 32,355 | -0.2% |
| 132 | San Clemente, CA | 31,468 | +0.9% |
| 133 | Yuba City, CA | 31,340 | +2% |
| 134 | La Habra, CA | 30,615 | +0.3% |
| 135 | La Mesa, CA | 30,474 | +1.1% |
| 136 | Rocklin, CA | 30,041 | +1.1% |
| 137 | Pico Rivera, CA | 29,846 | -0.4% |
| 138 | Gardena, CA | 29,767 | -0.4% |
| 139 | Perris, CA | 29,398 | +1.8% |
| 140 | Diamond Bar, CA | 29,362 | +0.3% |
| 141 | Woodland, CA | 29,214 | +1.3% |
| 142 | Novato, CA | 29,173 | +0.9% |
| 143 | Monterey Park, CA | 28,997 | -0.3% |
| 144 | Cupertino, CA | 28,899 | +1.2% |
| 145 | Santee, CA | 28,862 | +0.9% |
| 146 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 28,852 | +0.5% |
| 147 | Dublin, CA | 28,810 | +5.8% |
| 148 | Hemet, CA | 28,746 | +1.3% |
| 149 | Eastvale, CA | 28,714 | +5.1% |
| 150 | Lodi, CA | 28,690 | +0.5% |
| 151 | Lynwood, CA | 28,550 | -0.7% |
| 152 | Fountain Valley, CA | 28,409 | +0.3% |
| 153 | Arcadia, CA | 28,393 | +0.5% |
| 154 | Montebello, CA | 28,321 | -0.3% |
| 155 | Apple Valley, CA | 27,769 | +1.6% |
| 156 | Tulare, CA | 27,644 | +2.7% |
| 157 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 27,408 | +0.8% |
| 158 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 27,407 | +4.1% |
| 159 | Gilroy, CA | 27,073 | +2.2% |
| 160 | Huntington Park, CA | 26,963 | -0.9% |
| 161 | Brentwood, CA | 26,726 | +3.3% |
| 162 | Madera, CA | 26,043 | -2.4% |
| 163 | Placentia, CA | 25,981 | +0.4% |
| 164 | San Bruno, CA | 25,871 | +1.5% |
| 165 | West Hollywood, CA | 25,571 | +0.7% |
| 166 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 25,454 | -0.4% |
| 167 | Watsonville, CA | 25,364 | +0.4% |
| 168 | West Sacramento, CA | 25,331 | +0.9% |
| 169 | Poway, CA | 25,242 | +0.7% |
| 170 | Glendora, CA | 25,237 | +0.9% |
| 171 | Rosemead, CA | 25,137 | -0.8% |
| 172 | Campbell, CA | 24,943 | +1.5% |
| 173 | Cathedral City, CA | 24,877 | +2% |
| 174 | Hanford, CA | 24,626 | +1.3% |
| 175 | Paramount, CA | 24,613 | -0.8% |
| 176 | Yucaipa, CA | 24,525 | +1.3% |
| 177 | National City, CA | 24,493 | +0.4% |
| 178 | Cypress, CA | 24,454 | +0.8% |
| 179 | Cerritos, CA | 24,199 | -0.1% |
| 180 | Covina, CA | 24,110 | -0.8% |
| 181 | Azusa, CA | 24,032 | +1.8% |
| 182 | Colton, CA | 23,889 | +2% |
| 183 | Porterville, CA | 23,603 | +2.7% |
| 184 | Highland, CA | 23,563 | +1.5% |
| 185 | La Mirada, CA | 23,561 | +0.1% |
| 186 | Pacifica, CA | 23,458 | +1.5% |
| 187 | Newark, CA | 23,336 | +1.4% |
| 188 | Palm Desert, CA | 23,113 | +2.8% |
| 189 | Rohnert Park, CA | 22,997 | +0.7% |
| 190 | Morgan Hill, CA | 22,579 | +3.2% |
| 191 | Culver City, CA | 22,315 | 0% |
| 192 | Brea, CA | 21,917 | +1.5% |
| 193 | Palm Springs, CA | 21,729 | +2.4% |
| 194 | Ceres, CA | 21,384 | +0.2% |
| 195 | El Centro, CA | 20,621 | -2.3% |
| 196 | Monrovia, CA | 20,560 | 0% |
| 197 | San Gabriel, CA | 20,555 | -0.1% |
| 198 | Danville, CA | 20,320 | +1.1% |
| 199 | Martinez, CA | 20,253 | +1.3% |
| 200 | Beaumont, CA | 19,513 | +5.4% |
| 201 | Moorpark, CA | 19,384 | +0.8% |
| 202 | Delano, CA | 19,104 | -1.3% |
| 203 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,933 | +0.4% |
| 204 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 18,822 | +0.3% |
| 205 | Oakley, CA | 18,802 | +0.9% |
| 206 | Foster City, CA | 18,789 | +3.3% |
| 207 | Stanton, CA | 18,734 | +0.4% |
| 208 | La Puente, CA | 18,724 | -0.3% |
| 209 | Dana Point, CA | 18,704 | +0.6% |
| 210 | Hollister, CA | 18,673 | +2.2% |
| 211 | Coachella, CA | 18,571 | +1.2% |
| 212 | Menlo Park, CA | 18,374 | +1.6% |
| 213 | Lincoln, CA | 18,366 | +0.8% |
| 214 | Montclair, CA | 18,284 | +1.8% |
| 215 | Seaside, CA | 18,267 | +0.8% |
| 216 | San Jacinto, CA | 18,235 | +1.1% |
| 217 | Beverly Hills, CA | 18,232 | -0.4% |
| 218 | Bell Gardens, CA | 18,098 | -0.8% |
| 219 | Lompoc, CA | 17,962 | -1% |
| 220 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 17,809 | +0.8% |
| 221 | Calexico, CA | 17,726 | -2% |
| 222 | La Quinta, CA | 17,697 | +2.9% |
| 223 | Temple City, CA | 17,617 | +0.2% |
| 224 | San Dimas, CA | 17,574 | -0.2% |
| 225 | Burlingame, CA | 17,467 | +1.8% |
| 226 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 17,311 | +0.7% |
| 227 | Laguna Hills, CA | 17,145 | +3% |
| 228 | Goleta, CA | 17,100 | -0.2% |
| 229 | San Carlos, CA | 16,799 | +1.5% |
| 230 | Claremont, CA | 16,673 | +0.2% |
| 231 | Wildomar, CA | 16,561 | +1.7% |
| 232 | Lawndale, CA | 16,481 | -0.4% |
| 233 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 16,066 | -0.8% |
| 234 | Belmont, CA | 16,012 | +1.7% |
| 235 | Los Banos, CA | 15,727 | -0.1% |
| 236 | La Verne, CA | 15,624 | +1.1% |
| 237 | Walnut, CA | 15,551 | +0.1% |
| 238 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,505 | +1.4% |
| 239 | Monterey, CA | 15,414 | +0.3% |
| 240 | Bell, CA | 15,273 | -1.1% |
| 241 | Atascadero, CA | 15,015 | +0.9% |
| 242 | East Palo Alto, CA | 14,688 | +1% |
| 243 | Benicia, CA | 14,643 | +1.5% |
| 244 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,604 | -0% |
| 245 | Saratoga, CA | 14,434 | +1.4% |
| 246 | Los Altos, CA | 14,272 | +2.9% |
| 247 | Suisun City, CA | 14,235 | +1% |
| 248 | Ridgecrest, CA | 14,145 | -1.1% |
| 249 | Santa Paula, CA | 13,956 | -1% |
| 250 | Windsor, CA | 13,901 | +0.7% |
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About this ranking
Employed plus unemployed residents, 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. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. 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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 7 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.CurrentU15-19. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Cities in California by civilian labor force, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in California by civilian labor force, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Cities in California by civilian labor force, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities?period=2015.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in California by civilian labor force, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?
Los Angeles, CA, with 2.01 million in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?
Corcoran, CA, with 4,375 in 2015.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 7 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.