Cities in California by civilian labor force
Los Angeles, CA had the highest civilian labor force of 279 cities in 2018, at 2.04 million. Corcoran, CA had the lowest, at 5,568. The median was 31,604. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,043,402 | +0.8% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 713,992 | +0.8% |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 541,631 | -0.1% |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 529,268 | +1.5% |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 252,683 | +1.3% |
| 6 | Long Beach, CA | 249,634 | -0% |
| 7 | Fresno, CA | 237,428 | +0.1% |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 235,827 | -0.1% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 179,288 | +0.6% |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 177,420 | +0.4% |
| 11 | Santa Ana, CA | 157,975 | -0.1% |
| 12 | Irvine, CA | 153,097 | +2.7% |
| 13 | Riverside, CA | 151,038 | +1.3% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 138,962 | -0.4% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 127,593 | +0.7% |
| 16 | Fremont, CA | 120,674 | +0.2% |
| 17 | Santa Clarita, CA | 119,448 | +0.8% |
| 18 | Huntington Beach, CA | 107,024 | +0.2% |
| 19 | Oxnard, CA | 99,332 | -0.2% |
| 20 | Glendale, CA | 98,683 | +1.2% |
| 21 | Fontana, CA | 96,594 | +1.9% |
| 22 | Modesto, CA | 96,356 | +0.5% |
| 23 | San Bernardino, CA | 95,961 | +0.7% |
| 24 | Santa Rosa, CA | 95,405 | -1.6% |
| 25 | Moreno Valley, CA | 93,403 | +1.5% |
| 26 | Sunnyvale, CA | 87,962 | +0.8% |
| 27 | Oceanside, CA | 87,498 | +0.1% |
| 28 | Hayward, CA | 86,501 | -0.1% |
| 29 | Garden Grove, CA | 85,951 | -0.1% |
| 30 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 85,467 | +1.3% |
| 31 | Salinas, CA | 84,179 | +0.8% |
| 32 | Ontario, CA | 82,473 | +2.9% |
| 33 | Elk Grove, CA | 81,194 | +1.2% |
| 34 | Pasadena, CA | 78,538 | +0.5% |
| 35 | Corona, CA | 77,260 | +1.7% |
| 36 | Torrance, CA | 75,745 | -0.1% |
| 37 | Palmdale, CA | 75,527 | +0.2% |
| 38 | Pomona, CA | 74,275 | +0.2% |
| 39 | Orange, CA | 74,269 | +0.5% |
| 40 | Escondido, CA | 74,230 | -0.1% |
| 41 | Fullerton, CA | 71,556 | 0% |
| 42 | Lancaster, CA | 71,312 | +0.2% |
| 43 | Santa Clara, CA | 71,029 | +1.2% |
| 44 | Roseville, CA | 69,867 | +2.5% |
| 45 | Simi Valley, CA | 67,396 | -0.3% |
| 46 | Costa Mesa, CA | 66,345 | +0.5% |
| 47 | Concord, CA | 65,666 | -0.1% |
| 48 | Berkeley, CA | 65,197 | +0.3% |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 64,100 | -0.4% |
| 50 | Visalia, CA | 63,868 | -0.2% |
| 51 | Vallejo, CA | 62,530 | 0% |
| 52 | San Mateo, CA | 60,281 | +1.2% |
| 53 | Daly City, CA | 60,215 | +1.2% |
| 54 | Downey, CA | 59,942 | +0.1% |
| 55 | Richmond, CA | 59,134 | +0.2% |
| 56 | Burbank, CA | 58,001 | +0.1% |
| 57 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 57,791 | -0.4% |
| 58 | Inglewood, CA | 57,229 | +0.1% |
| 59 | Antioch, CA | 57,107 | +0.1% |
| 60 | Fairfield, CA | 56,559 | +0.8% |
| 61 | West Covina, CA | 56,252 | -0.2% |
| 62 | Carlsbad, CA | 54,784 | +0.1% |
| 63 | Santa Monica, CA | 54,138 | 0% |
| 64 | Clovis, CA | 53,589 | +2.3% |
| 65 | Santa Maria, CA | 52,367 | +1% |
| 66 | El Monte, CA | 52,364 | +0.3% |
| 67 | Norwalk, CA | 51,688 | -0.2% |
| 68 | Temecula, CA | 50,062 | +1.5% |
| 69 | Vista, CA | 49,723 | -0.2% |
| 70 | Victorville, CA | 49,214 | +0.9% |
| 71 | San Leandro, CA | 48,672 | -0.2% |
| 72 | Santa Barbara, CA | 48,571 | +0.7% |
| 73 | Murrieta, CA | 48,404 | +1.8% |
| 74 | Chico, CA | 48,066 | +0.4% |
| 75 | Carson, CA | 47,758 | +0.2% |
| 76 | Mission Viejo, CA | 47,447 | -0.3% |
| 77 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 47,371 | +2.6% |
| 78 | Mountain View, CA | 47,347 | +0.7% |
| 79 | Livermore, CA | 47,232 | +0.6% |
| 80 | El Cajon, CA | 47,047 | -0.3% |
| 81 | Rialto, CA | 46,692 | +1% |
| 82 | South Gate, CA | 46,593 | -0.3% |
| 83 | Lake Forest, CA | 46,064 | +1.6% |
| 84 | Vacaville, CA | 46,059 | +0.6% |
| 85 | Redwood City, CA | 45,929 | +1.6% |
| 86 | Hawthorne, CA | 45,599 | +0.1% |
| 87 | San Marcos, CA | 45,314 | +1.5% |
| 88 | Compton, CA | 45,186 | -0% |
| 89 | Lakewood, CA | 44,382 | -0% |
| 90 | Buena Park, CA | 44,246 | -0.2% |
| 91 | Alhambra, CA | 43,735 | -0% |
| 92 | Whittier, CA | 43,563 | -0% |
| 93 | Newport Beach, CA | 43,491 | +0.3% |
| 94 | Napa, CA | 43,409 | +1.6% |
| 95 | San Ramon, CA | 43,376 | +0.9% |
| 96 | Tracy, CA | 43,147 | +1.1% |
| 97 | Westminster, CA | 42,941 | -0.3% |
| 98 | Milpitas, CA | 42,389 | +0.6% |
| 99 | Citrus Heights, CA | 42,256 | +0.4% |
| 100 | Tustin, CA | 41,991 | -0.3% |
| 101 | Chino, CA | 41,761 | +2.4% |
| 102 | Menifee, CA | 40,936 | +3.1% |
| 103 | Alameda, CA | 40,787 | -0.1% |
| 104 | Bellflower, CA | 40,276 | +0.1% |
| 105 | Redding, CA | 40,264 | -0.1% |
| 106 | Indio, CA | 40,261 | +1.8% |
| 107 | Pleasanton, CA | 40,094 | +1.8% |
| 108 | Redondo Beach, CA | 39,919 | +0.1% |
| 109 | Upland, CA | 39,593 | +1.5% |
| 110 | Chino Hills, CA | 38,660 | +4% |
| 111 | Hesperia, CA | 38,446 | +2% |
| 112 | South San Francisco, CA | 38,170 | +0.9% |
| 113 | Union City, CA | 37,326 | +0.2% |
| 114 | Pittsburg, CA | 37,191 | +0.5% |
| 115 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 36,592 | +1.4% |
| 116 | Folsom, CA | 36,580 | +0.9% |
| 117 | Dublin, CA | 35,937 | +3.9% |
| 118 | Baldwin Park, CA | 35,439 | 0% |
| 119 | Manteca, CA | 35,337 | +2% |
| 120 | Eastvale, CA | 34,570 | +1.8% |
| 121 | Redlands, CA | 34,507 | +1.5% |
| 122 | Perris, CA | 34,355 | +1.5% |
| 123 | Santa Cruz, CA | 34,301 | -0.5% |
| 124 | Merced, CA | 34,145 | 0% |
| 125 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 34,065 | +0.3% |
| 126 | Walnut Creek, CA | 33,817 | +0.5% |
| 127 | Palo Alto, CA | 33,712 | -0.3% |
| 128 | Yorba Linda, CA | 33,207 | +0.1% |
| 129 | Davis, CA | 33,162 | +0.8% |
| 130 | La Habra, CA | 32,927 | +0.2% |
| 131 | Encinitas, CA | 32,850 | -0.1% |
| 132 | Camarillo, CA | 32,754 | +0.7% |
| 133 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 32,670 | +2% |
| 134 | Hemet, CA | 32,646 | +1.1% |
| 135 | Rocklin, CA | 32,501 | +4% |
| 136 | Gardena, CA | 32,395 | -0% |
| 137 | Turlock, CA | 32,365 | +0.3% |
| 138 | San Rafael, CA | 32,059 | -0.1% |
| 139 | Petaluma, CA | 31,743 | +2.5% |
| 140 | Montebello, CA | 31,604 | -0% |
| 141 | La Mesa, CA | 31,486 | -0.3% |
| 142 | San Clemente, CA | 31,377 | -0.1% |
| 143 | Pico Rivera, CA | 31,318 | -0.1% |
| 144 | Yuba City, CA | 31,076 | -0.5% |
| 145 | Lynwood, CA | 30,271 | -0.1% |
| 146 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 29,841 | +1.1% |
| 147 | Monterey Park, CA | 29,752 | -0.1% |
| 148 | Lodi, CA | 29,711 | +0.8% |
| 149 | Woodland, CA | 29,674 | +0.2% |
| 150 | Brentwood, CA | 29,605 | +2.1% |
| 151 | Cupertino, CA | 29,464 | -0.6% |
| 152 | Gilroy, CA | 28,535 | +0.3% |
| 153 | Diamond Bar, CA | 28,446 | +0.1% |
| 154 | Santee, CA | 28,443 | +0.9% |
| 155 | Madera, CA | 28,139 | +0.7% |
| 156 | Porterville, CA | 28,109 | -1.2% |
| 157 | Tulare, CA | 28,043 | +0.6% |
| 158 | Covina, CA | 27,834 | -0.1% |
| 159 | Fountain Valley, CA | 27,628 | -0.4% |
| 160 | National City, CA | 27,599 | -0.2% |
| 161 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 27,558 | -0.2% |
| 162 | Apple Valley, CA | 27,234 | +1.6% |
| 163 | West Sacramento, CA | 27,111 | +0.5% |
| 164 | Paramount, CA | 26,949 | +0.1% |
| 165 | Azusa, CA | 26,530 | +0.6% |
| 166 | Placentia, CA | 26,484 | -0.3% |
| 167 | Arcadia, CA | 26,464 | +0.3% |
| 168 | Newark, CA | 26,378 | +3.2% |
| 169 | Huntington Park, CA | 26,365 | -0.3% |
| 170 | West Hollywood, CA | 25,978 | +1% |
| 171 | Novato, CA | 25,817 | -0.2% |
| 172 | Glendora, CA | 25,766 | +0.2% |
| 173 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 25,540 | -0.6% |
| 174 | Rohnert Park, CA | 25,446 | +3.3% |
| 175 | Watsonville, CA | 25,196 | -2.2% |
| 176 | Rosemead, CA | 25,126 | -0.3% |
| 177 | San Bruno, CA | 25,064 | +0.8% |
| 178 | Colton, CA | 24,916 | +0.9% |
| 179 | Cypress, CA | 24,839 | +0.4% |
| 180 | Highland, CA | 24,833 | +1.4% |
| 181 | La Mirada, CA | 24,690 | +0.1% |
| 182 | Delano, CA | 24,185 | -1.7% |
| 183 | Cathedral City, CA | 24,147 | +1.4% |
| 184 | Cerritos, CA | 23,803 | +0.1% |
| 185 | Yucaipa, CA | 23,543 | +1.5% |
| 186 | Poway, CA | 23,535 | -0.2% |
| 187 | Brea, CA | 23,497 | +1.1% |
| 188 | Hanford, CA | 23,481 | -0.5% |
| 189 | Campbell, CA | 23,435 | +0.2% |
| 190 | Culver City, CA | 22,594 | +0.2% |
| 191 | Morgan Hill, CA | 21,981 | +1.9% |
| 192 | Oakley, CA | 21,930 | +1.6% |
| 193 | Beaumont, CA | 21,890 | +4.4% |
| 194 | Pacifica, CA | 21,547 | +0.7% |
| 195 | San Jacinto, CA | 21,367 | +2.4% |
| 196 | Danville, CA | 21,226 | +0.1% |
| 197 | Coachella, CA | 21,040 | +1.1% |
| 198 | Palm Desert, CA | 21,002 | +1.4% |
| 199 | Ceres, CA | 20,891 | -0.2% |
| 200 | San Gabriel, CA | 20,698 | -0.2% |
| 201 | Monrovia, CA | 19,986 | -0% |
| 202 | Martinez, CA | 19,977 | 0% |
| 203 | Lincoln, CA | 19,682 | +1.2% |
| 204 | Lompoc, CA | 19,550 | -0.6% |
| 205 | Hollister, CA | 19,488 | +1.9% |
| 206 | Palm Springs, CA | 19,282 | +1.6% |
| 207 | La Puente, CA | 19,106 | +0.1% |
| 208 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,999 | -0% |
| 209 | Moorpark, CA | 18,910 | +0.1% |
| 210 | El Centro, CA | 18,877 | -1.5% |
| 211 | Stanton, CA | 18,750 | -0.4% |
| 212 | Claremont, CA | 18,658 | +0.3% |
| 213 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 18,612 | -0.1% |
| 214 | Goleta, CA | 18,358 | +1.7% |
| 215 | Los Banos, CA | 18,112 | +0.9% |
| 216 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 18,070 | +0.5% |
| 217 | Temple City, CA | 17,893 | +0.4% |
| 218 | Bell Gardens, CA | 17,808 | -0.4% |
| 219 | Menlo Park, CA | 17,758 | +1.3% |
| 220 | San Dimas, CA | 17,754 | -0.2% |
| 221 | Lawndale, CA | 17,740 | -0.1% |
| 222 | Foster City, CA | 17,731 | +1.9% |
| 223 | Calexico, CA | 17,719 | +0.9% |
| 224 | Dana Point, CA | 17,636 | -0.2% |
| 225 | Burlingame, CA | 17,306 | +0.9% |
| 226 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 17,137 | -0.2% |
| 227 | Seaside, CA | 17,015 | +1.3% |
| 228 | San Carlos, CA | 16,891 | +1% |
| 229 | East Palo Alto, CA | 16,845 | +1.2% |
| 230 | Laguna Hills, CA | 16,519 | -0.4% |
| 231 | Beverly Hills, CA | 16,439 | -0.2% |
| 232 | Montclair, CA | 16,414 | +1.7% |
| 233 | Wildomar, CA | 15,793 | +1.9% |
| 234 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,783 | -0.4% |
| 235 | La Quinta, CA | 15,715 | +1.5% |
| 236 | South Pasadena, CA | 15,395 | +0.2% |
| 237 | Atascadero, CA | 15,361 | -0.6% |
| 238 | Belmont, CA | 15,356 | +0.8% |
| 239 | Monterey, CA | 15,274 | +0.6% |
| 240 | Bell, CA | 15,178 | -0% |
| 241 | San Pablo, CA | 15,116 | +0.1% |
| 242 | Santa Paula, CA | 15,032 | -0.9% |
| 243 | La Verne, CA | 14,951 | +0.1% |
| 244 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 14,799 | +1.4% |
| 245 | Suisun City, CA | 14,750 | -0.1% |
| 246 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,659 | -1.1% |
| 247 | Windsor, CA | 14,456 | +2.2% |
| 248 | El Cerrito, CA | 14,226 | +0.7% |
| 249 | Saratoga, CA | 14,167 | -0.4% |
| 250 | Los Altos, CA | 13,987 | -0.5% |
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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. 6 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.
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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?
Los Angeles, CA, with 2.04 million in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?
Corcoran, CA, with 5,568 in 2018.
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. 6 cities have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.