Cities in California by civilian labor force
Los Angeles, CA had the highest civilian labor force of 283 cities in 2021, at 2.02 million. Paradise, CA had the lowest, at 1,740. The median was 30,067. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,023,695 | +0.9% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 699,889 | +0.4% |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 522,065 | -2.1% |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 500,765 | -3.8% |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 257,753 | +1% |
| 6 | Long Beach, CA | 243,139 | +0.8% |
| 7 | Fresno, CA | 237,458 | -0.5% |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 231,288 | -0.7% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 183,238 | -0% |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 173,879 | -0.5% |
| 11 | Riverside, CA | 154,552 | +0.7% |
| 12 | Santa Ana, CA | 154,130 | +0.5% |
| 13 | Irvine, CA | 150,515 | +0.3% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 141,320 | 0% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 128,585 | +1% |
| 16 | Santa Clarita, CA | 116,566 | +1.7% |
| 17 | Fremont, CA | 115,491 | +0.5% |
| 18 | Fontana, CA | 102,699 | +3.1% |
| 19 | Huntington Beach, CA | 102,403 | -0.3% |
| 20 | San Bernardino, CA | 99,306 | +0.9% |
| 21 | Moreno Valley, CA | 98,642 | +2.2% |
| 22 | Oxnard, CA | 97,451 | +0.4% |
| 23 | Glendale, CA | 96,760 | +0.2% |
| 24 | Modesto, CA | 96,552 | -0.6% |
| 25 | Santa Rosa, CA | 89,826 | -0.3% |
| 26 | Ontario, CA | 88,581 | +2.7% |
| 27 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 88,027 | +1.5% |
| 28 | Sunnyvale, CA | 85,429 | +0.4% |
| 29 | Oceanside, CA | 85,248 | +0.2% |
| 30 | Garden Grove, CA | 83,608 | -1.4% |
| 31 | Elk Grove, CA | 83,485 | +1.8% |
| 32 | Hayward, CA | 82,396 | -2.2% |
| 33 | Corona, CA | 80,616 | +1.9% |
| 34 | Salinas, CA | 80,333 | -0.6% |
| 35 | Pasadena, CA | 76,471 | +2% |
| 36 | Palmdale, CA | 74,130 | +2.2% |
| 37 | Roseville, CA | 73,843 | +3.5% |
| 38 | Santa Clara, CA | 73,327 | +1.7% |
| 39 | Escondido, CA | 72,469 | +0.9% |
| 40 | Torrance, CA | 72,315 | +0.9% |
| 41 | Pomona, CA | 72,169 | +1% |
| 42 | Lancaster, CA | 70,749 | +2.7% |
| 43 | Orange, CA | 70,454 | -0.1% |
| 44 | Fullerton, CA | 67,975 | -1.8% |
| 45 | Simi Valley, CA | 65,137 | -1% |
| 46 | Visalia, CA | 64,270 | -0.4% |
| 47 | Costa Mesa, CA | 63,673 | 0% |
| 48 | Concord, CA | 63,279 | -0.3% |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 61,272 | -1% |
| 50 | Vallejo, CA | 60,071 | -1.4% |
| 51 | Daly City, CA | 59,796 | -1.1% |
| 52 | San Mateo, CA | 59,037 | +1.3% |
| 53 | Berkeley, CA | 58,512 | -5.2% |
| 54 | Richmond, CA | 58,071 | 0% |
| 55 | Downey, CA | 58,004 | +1% |
| 56 | Antioch, CA | 56,847 | +0.7% |
| 57 | Burbank, CA | 56,768 | +0.2% |
| 58 | Inglewood, CA | 56,072 | -0.3% |
| 59 | Clovis, CA | 55,978 | +1.5% |
| 60 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 55,183 | -0.9% |
| 61 | Fairfield, CA | 55,072 | +0.1% |
| 62 | West Covina, CA | 54,487 | +0.9% |
| 63 | Carlsbad, CA | 54,194 | +1.2% |
| 64 | Santa Maria, CA | 53,169 | +3% |
| 65 | Victorville, CA | 52,943 | +3.4% |
| 66 | Santa Monica, CA | 51,828 | +1.2% |
| 67 | Temecula, CA | 51,306 | +0.7% |
| 68 | El Monte, CA | 50,956 | -0.3% |
| 69 | Murrieta, CA | 50,666 | +0.9% |
| 70 | Norwalk, CA | 50,538 | +1% |
| 71 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 50,278 | +2.9% |
| 72 | Chico, CA | 49,804 | -2.1% |
| 73 | Vista, CA | 49,059 | +1.4% |
| 74 | Rialto, CA | 48,721 | +1.8% |
| 75 | Santa Barbara, CA | 48,302 | +1.1% |
| 76 | Mountain View, CA | 46,969 | +2% |
| 77 | Carson, CA | 46,690 | +0.9% |
| 78 | El Cajon, CA | 46,558 | -0.2% |
| 79 | Tracy, CA | 46,054 | +1.4% |
| 80 | San Leandro, CA | 45,975 | -2.9% |
| 81 | South Gate, CA | 45,963 | +2.4% |
| 82 | Menifee, CA | 45,518 | +4.7% |
| 83 | Redwood City, CA | 45,256 | +1.6% |
| 84 | Mission Viejo, CA | 45,000 | -0.1% |
| 85 | Lake Forest, CA | 44,975 | +1.7% |
| 86 | Vacaville, CA | 44,771 | -0.1% |
| 87 | Hawthorne, CA | 44,734 | -0.3% |
| 88 | Livermore, CA | 44,605 | -1.2% |
| 89 | Compton, CA | 44,475 | +1.4% |
| 90 | Chino, CA | 44,451 | +1.5% |
| 91 | San Marcos, CA | 44,108 | -0.2% |
| 92 | Lakewood, CA | 42,761 | +0.8% |
| 93 | Alhambra, CA | 42,609 | -0.5% |
| 94 | San Ramon, CA | 42,482 | +1.5% |
| 95 | Buena Park, CA | 42,450 | -1% |
| 96 | Whittier, CA | 42,420 | +1.9% |
| 97 | Indio, CA | 42,329 | +1% |
| 98 | Citrus Heights, CA | 42,031 | +0.3% |
| 99 | Westminster, CA | 41,820 | -1.2% |
| 100 | Milpitas, CA | 41,805 | -2% |
| 101 | Newport Beach, CA | 41,637 | +0.7% |
| 102 | Upland, CA | 40,955 | +1.7% |
| 103 | Redding, CA | 40,913 | -0.5% |
| 104 | Hesperia, CA | 40,847 | +3% |
| 105 | Napa, CA | 40,843 | 0% |
| 106 | Tustin, CA | 40,426 | +0.3% |
| 107 | Chino Hills, CA | 39,750 | +0.8% |
| 108 | Bellflower, CA | 39,563 | +1.3% |
| 109 | Alameda, CA | 38,468 | -1.5% |
| 110 | Folsom, CA | 38,324 | +2.7% |
| 111 | Manteca, CA | 38,146 | +2.6% |
| 112 | Redondo Beach, CA | 38,133 | +1.3% |
| 113 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 38,017 | +2.6% |
| 114 | South San Francisco, CA | 37,979 | -0.6% |
| 115 | Pleasanton, CA | 37,520 | -0.8% |
| 116 | Pittsburg, CA | 36,935 | -0.3% |
| 117 | Merced, CA | 36,644 | +1.7% |
| 118 | Eastvale, CA | 36,237 | +2.2% |
| 119 | Perris, CA | 36,183 | +2.6% |
| 120 | Redlands, CA | 35,430 | +1.7% |
| 121 | Union City, CA | 35,222 | -1.8% |
| 122 | Dublin, CA | 35,070 | -0.3% |
| 123 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 34,863 | +3.1% |
| 124 | Baldwin Park, CA | 34,476 | +0.4% |
| 125 | Hemet, CA | 34,090 | +1.8% |
| 126 | Rocklin, CA | 33,718 | +2.3% |
| 127 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 32,940 | +1% |
| 128 | Walnut Creek, CA | 32,619 | +1.2% |
| 129 | Davis, CA | 32,480 | +1.9% |
| 130 | Camarillo, CA | 32,378 | -0.2% |
| 131 | Palo Alto, CA | 32,189 | +0.4% |
| 132 | Turlock, CA | 32,112 | -0.7% |
| 133 | Yorba Linda, CA | 31,778 | +0.3% |
| 134 | Gardena, CA | 31,745 | +0.5% |
| 135 | Encinitas, CA | 31,663 | +0.9% |
| 136 | La Habra, CA | 31,566 | -0.2% |
| 137 | Yuba City, CA | 31,170 | -1.1% |
| 138 | Lodi, CA | 30,698 | +1.4% |
| 139 | Montebello, CA | 30,672 | +1% |
| 140 | La Mesa, CA | 30,653 | +0.5% |
| 141 | Pico Rivera, CA | 30,407 | +1.2% |
| 142 | San Clemente, CA | 30,067 | +0.2% |
| 143 | Brentwood, CA | 29,823 | +1.3% |
| 144 | San Rafael, CA | 29,780 | -0.6% |
| 145 | Woodland, CA | 29,739 | +2.1% |
| 146 | Petaluma, CA | 29,636 | -1% |
| 147 | Lynwood, CA | 29,377 | +0.3% |
| 148 | Tulare, CA | 29,220 | +1% |
| 149 | Santa Cruz, CA | 28,829 | -11.4% |
| 150 | Monterey Park, CA | 28,716 | -2.1% |
| 151 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 28,462 | +0.1% |
| 152 | Madera, CA | 28,458 | +1.5% |
| 153 | Apple Valley, CA | 28,422 | +2.5% |
| 154 | Gilroy, CA | 28,076 | -1.5% |
| 155 | Cupertino, CA | 27,940 | -0.2% |
| 156 | Santee, CA | 27,615 | +0.1% |
| 157 | Porterville, CA | 27,530 | -0.7% |
| 158 | Diamond Bar, CA | 27,329 | +0.8% |
| 159 | Covina, CA | 27,185 | +1.5% |
| 160 | National City, CA | 27,080 | -4.5% |
| 161 | West Sacramento, CA | 26,802 | +0.8% |
| 162 | Fountain Valley, CA | 26,415 | -0.9% |
| 163 | Paramount, CA | 26,302 | +1.1% |
| 164 | Newark, CA | 26,026 | -0.2% |
| 165 | Colton, CA | 26,018 | +1.7% |
| 166 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 25,970 | +0.2% |
| 167 | Azusa, CA | 25,890 | +1.9% |
| 168 | Highland, CA | 25,774 | +1.3% |
| 169 | Arcadia, CA | 25,598 | +0.9% |
| 170 | Huntington Park, CA | 25,531 | +1.6% |
| 171 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 25,513 | +3.1% |
| 172 | Cathedral City, CA | 25,343 | -0.5% |
| 173 | Placentia, CA | 25,314 | -0.2% |
| 174 | West Hollywood, CA | 25,226 | +0.1% |
| 175 | Glendora, CA | 24,815 | +1.4% |
| 176 | Rosemead, CA | 24,699 | -2.5% |
| 177 | San Bruno, CA | 24,562 | -0.5% |
| 178 | Watsonville, CA | 24,477 | +1.7% |
| 179 | Rohnert Park, CA | 24,396 | -0.2% |
| 180 | Beaumont, CA | 24,229 | +3.3% |
| 181 | Yucaipa, CA | 24,222 | +1.4% |
| 182 | Novato, CA | 24,192 | -1% |
| 183 | Cypress, CA | 23,950 | -0.6% |
| 184 | La Mirada, CA | 23,783 | +0.9% |
| 185 | Delano, CA | 23,590 | +2.2% |
| 186 | San Jacinto, CA | 23,491 | +3.5% |
| 187 | Hanford, CA | 23,154 | -1.3% |
| 188 | Cerritos, CA | 22,907 | +0.7% |
| 189 | Brea, CA | 22,857 | +0.1% |
| 190 | Campbell, CA | 22,679 | -1.4% |
| 191 | Poway, CA | 22,583 | +1.4% |
| 192 | Oakley, CA | 22,387 | +2.6% |
| 193 | Morgan Hill, CA | 22,289 | -0.1% |
| 194 | Coachella, CA | 21,987 | +1.9% |
| 195 | Culver City, CA | 21,841 | +1.2% |
| 196 | Palm Desert, CA | 21,633 | -0.9% |
| 197 | Hollister, CA | 21,059 | +2.7% |
| 198 | Pacifica, CA | 20,982 | -0% |
| 199 | Ceres, CA | 20,779 | -0.1% |
| 200 | Danville, CA | 20,371 | +1.6% |
| 200 | Lincoln, CA | 20,371 | +3.9% |
| 202 | Palm Springs, CA | 20,060 | -0.6% |
| 203 | San Gabriel, CA | 19,962 | -1.8% |
| 204 | Monrovia, CA | 19,809 | +2.2% |
| 205 | Lompoc, CA | 19,234 | -0.4% |
| 206 | Martinez, CA | 19,044 | +0.3% |
| 207 | Goleta, CA | 18,737 | +2.5% |
| 208 | La Puente, CA | 18,716 | +1.3% |
| 209 | Los Banos, CA | 18,664 | +0.6% |
| 210 | Stanton, CA | 18,650 | +1.3% |
| 211 | El Centro, CA | 18,251 | -2.6% |
| 212 | Moorpark, CA | 18,111 | -0.8% |
| 213 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,016 | +2.2% |
| 214 | Claremont, CA | 17,916 | +3.3% |
| 215 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 17,868 | +0.7% |
| 216 | Temple City, CA | 17,400 | -0.5% |
| 217 | Bell Gardens, CA | 17,391 | +1.1% |
| 218 | Foster City, CA | 17,314 | +1.5% |
| 219 | Lawndale, CA | 17,265 | -0.7% |
| 220 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 17,253 | +0.4% |
| 221 | Montclair, CA | 17,146 | +0.5% |
| 222 | Menlo Park, CA | 17,060 | +1.8% |
| 223 | San Dimas, CA | 17,008 | +1.4% |
| 224 | Dana Point, CA | 16,875 | +0.2% |
| 225 | Burlingame, CA | 16,669 | +0.5% |
| 226 | San Carlos, CA | 16,533 | +1.3% |
| 227 | East Palo Alto, CA | 16,506 | +0.3% |
| 228 | Seaside, CA | 16,474 | -3.2% |
| 229 | La Quinta, CA | 16,410 | 0% |
| 230 | Wildomar, CA | 16,331 | +1.1% |
| 231 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 16,132 | +2.1% |
| 232 | Calexico, CA | 15,960 | -8.1% |
| 233 | Beverly Hills, CA | 15,701 | +0.9% |
| 234 | Laguna Hills, CA | 15,638 | +0.1% |
| 235 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 15,479 | 0% |
| 236 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,070 | -0.8% |
| 237 | Santa Paula, CA | 14,965 | +2.4% |
| 238 | Atascadero, CA | 14,918 | +2% |
| 239 | Belmont, CA | 14,845 | +1.3% |
| 240 | Bell, CA | 14,786 | +1.1% |
| 241 | San Pablo, CA | 14,764 | -0.6% |
| 242 | Monterey, CA | 14,680 | -2.3% |
| 243 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,635 | +1.4% |
| 244 | La Verne, CA | 14,559 | +1.6% |
| 245 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,486 | +1.6% |
| 246 | Suisun City, CA | 14,184 | -0.8% |
| 247 | Adelanto, CA | 13,884 | +3.1% |
| 248 | El Cerrito, CA | 13,861 | +0.7% |
| 249 | Hercules, CA | 13,714 | +1.3% |
| 250 | Lathrop, CA | 13,570 | +8.1% |
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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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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.CurrentU20-24. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24
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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, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities?period=2021.
Harvard
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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/california-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?
Los Angeles, CA, with 2.02 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?
Paradise, CA, with 1,740 in 2021.
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. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.