Cities in California by civilian labor force
Los Angeles, CA had the highest civilian labor force of 285 cities in 2024, at 2.1 million. Paradise, CA had the lowest, at 2,436. The median was 31,156. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,096,758 | +1.2% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 748,498 | +1.4% |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 534,226 | +0.1% |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 508,772 | -1.9% |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 269,155 | +1.8% |
| 6 | Fresno, CA | 254,636 | +2% |
| 7 | Long Beach, CA | 245,058 | +0.5% |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 238,827 | +0.5% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 193,357 | +1.2% |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 177,951 | +1% |
| 11 | Irvine, CA | 164,430 | +1.6% |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | 163,587 | +1.1% |
| 13 | Santa Ana, CA | 161,185 | +1.6% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 144,892 | +1.1% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 135,003 | +1.6% |
| 16 | Santa Clarita, CA | 119,964 | +0.2% |
| 17 | Fremont, CA | 119,350 | -0.2% |
| 18 | Fontana, CA | 108,192 | +1.6% |
| 19 | Huntington Beach, CA | 103,851 | +0.2% |
| 20 | San Bernardino, CA | 102,789 | +0.9% |
| 21 | Moreno Valley, CA | 101,775 | +1.1% |
| 22 | Oxnard, CA | 100,379 | +1.7% |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | 100,314 | +1.3% |
| 24 | Glendale, CA | 96,332 | +0.2% |
| 25 | Ontario, CA | 94,397 | +1.9% |
| 26 | Santa Rosa, CA | 91,892 | +0.4% |
| 27 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 91,411 | +1.2% |
| 28 | Sunnyvale, CA | 89,351 | +0.2% |
| 29 | Elk Grove, CA | 88,360 | +2.4% |
| 30 | Oceanside, CA | 88,083 | +0.6% |
| 31 | Garden Grove, CA | 86,066 | +1.8% |
| 32 | Corona, CA | 84,237 | +1% |
| 33 | Hayward, CA | 83,726 | +0.2% |
| 34 | Salinas, CA | 83,257 | +1.1% |
| 35 | Roseville, CA | 81,950 | +3.2% |
| 36 | Pasadena, CA | 79,133 | +1.5% |
| 37 | Santa Clara, CA | 77,193 | -0.2% |
| 38 | Escondido, CA | 75,287 | +0.7% |
| 39 | Pomona, CA | 73,960 | +1.3% |
| 40 | Palmdale, CA | 73,812 | +0.9% |
| 41 | Orange, CA | 72,969 | +0.1% |
| 42 | Torrance, CA | 72,815 | +0.3% |
| 43 | Lancaster, CA | 70,512 | +1.2% |
| 44 | Fullerton, CA | 69,699 | +0.3% |
| 45 | Visalia, CA | 69,411 | +1.1% |
| 46 | Simi Valley, CA | 68,151 | +1.3% |
| 47 | Costa Mesa, CA | 64,646 | +0.1% |
| 48 | Concord, CA | 64,352 | +0.2% |
| 49 | Berkeley, CA | 63,526 | +0.7% |
| 50 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 63,359 | +1% |
| 51 | Clovis, CA | 62,053 | +2.7% |
| 52 | Vallejo, CA | 61,120 | +1% |
| 53 | San Mateo, CA | 59,723 | -2% |
| 54 | Daly City, CA | 58,969 | -2.2% |
| 55 | Antioch, CA | 58,640 | +0.8% |
| 56 | Richmond, CA | 58,360 | -0.1% |
| 57 | Fairfield, CA | 58,358 | +1.9% |
| 58 | Downey, CA | 58,027 | +0.6% |
| 59 | Burbank, CA | 57,583 | +0.1% |
| 60 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 57,453 | +1.4% |
| 61 | Carlsbad, CA | 56,567 | +0.4% |
| 62 | Victorville, CA | 55,527 | +2% |
| 63 | West Covina, CA | 55,492 | +1.1% |
| 64 | Inglewood, CA | 55,301 | +0.4% |
| 65 | Santa Maria, CA | 54,143 | +1.2% |
| 66 | Santa Monica, CA | 53,790 | +0.7% |
| 67 | Temecula, CA | 53,727 | +1.6% |
| 68 | Murrieta, CA | 52,340 | +0.8% |
| 69 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 52,275 | +1.2% |
| 70 | Vista, CA | 51,537 | +1% |
| 71 | Chico, CA | 51,474 | +0.8% |
| 72 | Menifee, CA | 51,088 | +3.5% |
| 73 | El Monte, CA | 50,834 | +0.7% |
| 74 | Mountain View, CA | 50,817 | +2.4% |
| 75 | Norwalk, CA | 50,182 | +0.6% |
| 76 | Rialto, CA | 50,074 | +1.5% |
| 77 | Tracy, CA | 49,556 | +2% |
| 78 | Santa Barbara, CA | 48,482 | +0.5% |
| 79 | San Marcos, CA | 48,262 | +2.3% |
| 80 | Vacaville, CA | 47,439 | +1.8% |
| 81 | Lake Forest, CA | 47,262 | +1.4% |
| 82 | Chino, CA | 47,012 | +1.5% |
| 83 | El Cajon, CA | 46,918 | +0.6% |
| 84 | Redwood City, CA | 46,533 | -1.7% |
| 85 | Carson, CA | 46,306 | +0.2% |
| 86 | South Gate, CA | 46,173 | +0.6% |
| 87 | Mission Viejo, CA | 46,124 | +0.8% |
| 88 | San Leandro, CA | 45,639 | -0.4% |
| 89 | Livermore, CA | 45,263 | +0.2% |
| 90 | Indio, CA | 45,076 | +2.2% |
| 91 | San Ramon, CA | 43,838 | 0% |
| 92 | Hawthorne, CA | 43,836 | +0.3% |
| 93 | Napa, CA | 43,594 | +0.7% |
| 94 | Compton, CA | 43,571 | +0.5% |
| 95 | Milpitas, CA | 43,456 | +0.2% |
| 96 | Buena Park, CA | 43,289 | +0.7% |
| 97 | Alhambra, CA | 43,021 | +0.6% |
| 98 | Folsom, CA | 42,957 | +3.7% |
| 99 | Whittier, CA | 42,941 | +0.9% |
| 100 | Citrus Heights, CA | 42,916 | +1% |
| 101 | Redding, CA | 42,718 | +2.1% |
| 102 | Lakewood, CA | 42,668 | +0.3% |
| 103 | Newport Beach, CA | 42,556 | +0.1% |
| 104 | Manteca, CA | 42,530 | +3.4% |
| 105 | Upland, CA | 42,301 | +1.2% |
| 106 | Hesperia, CA | 42,254 | +1.6% |
| 107 | Westminster, CA | 42,171 | +0.9% |
| 108 | Tustin, CA | 41,464 | +1.1% |
| 109 | Alameda, CA | 40,571 | +2.1% |
| 110 | Chino Hills, CA | 40,542 | +0.3% |
| 111 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 40,527 | +2.2% |
| 112 | Merced, CA | 39,313 | +2.4% |
| 113 | Bellflower, CA | 39,185 | +0.9% |
| 114 | Redondo Beach, CA | 38,634 | +0.4% |
| 115 | Perris, CA | 38,541 | +2.8% |
| 116 | South San Francisco, CA | 38,335 | -1.4% |
| 117 | Pittsburg, CA | 37,848 | +0.9% |
| 118 | Pleasanton, CA | 37,815 | -0.5% |
| 119 | Eastvale, CA | 37,315 | +0.6% |
| 120 | Redlands, CA | 37,153 | +1.9% |
| 121 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 36,582 | +1.2% |
| 122 | Dublin, CA | 36,212 | +0.1% |
| 123 | Rocklin, CA | 36,112 | +2.4% |
| 124 | Hemet, CA | 35,542 | +1.6% |
| 125 | Union City, CA | 35,003 | -0.6% |
| 126 | Baldwin Park, CA | 34,509 | +0.6% |
| 127 | Walnut Creek, CA | 34,063 | +0.8% |
| 128 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 33,964 | +1.3% |
| 129 | Davis, CA | 33,807 | +1.2% |
| 130 | Camarillo, CA | 33,548 | +1.3% |
| 131 | Santa Cruz, CA | 33,497 | +1.6% |
| 132 | Turlock, CA | 33,390 | +1.3% |
| 133 | Palo Alto, CA | 33,370 | -0.1% |
| 134 | Encinitas, CA | 33,230 | +0.5% |
| 135 | Yorba Linda, CA | 32,487 | +0.5% |
| 136 | Lodi, CA | 32,113 | +1% |
| 137 | Yuba City, CA | 32,040 | +1.3% |
| 138 | La Mesa, CA | 32,020 | +0.8% |
| 139 | La Habra, CA | 31,978 | +0.5% |
| 140 | Gardena, CA | 31,752 | +0.7% |
| 141 | Tulare, CA | 31,647 | +1.9% |
| 142 | Woodland, CA | 31,425 | +2.2% |
| 143 | Brentwood, CA | 31,156 | +0.7% |
| 144 | Montebello, CA | 30,938 | +1% |
| 145 | Madera, CA | 30,911 | +2.2% |
| 146 | San Clemente, CA | 30,616 | +0.4% |
| 147 | Petaluma, CA | 30,459 | +0.3% |
| 148 | San Rafael, CA | 30,364 | -0.1% |
| 149 | Pico Rivera, CA | 30,294 | +0.6% |
| 150 | Porterville, CA | 29,997 | +0.6% |
| 151 | Gilroy, CA | 29,224 | +1.3% |
| 152 | Lynwood, CA | 29,062 | +0.4% |
| 153 | Santee, CA | 29,003 | +0.4% |
| 154 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 28,932 | +0.2% |
| 155 | Apple Valley, CA | 28,774 | +0.7% |
| 156 | Cupertino, CA | 28,762 | -0% |
| 157 | West Sacramento, CA | 28,595 | +0.8% |
| 158 | Monterey Park, CA | 28,488 | +0.2% |
| 159 | National City, CA | 28,085 | +1.4% |
| 160 | Covina, CA | 27,307 | +0.7% |
| 161 | Diamond Bar, CA | 27,299 | 0% |
| 162 | Beaumont, CA | 27,232 | +3.2% |
| 163 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 27,166 | +2.6% |
| 164 | Fountain Valley, CA | 27,024 | +0.9% |
| 165 | Placentia, CA | 26,759 | +0.8% |
| 166 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 26,438 | +0.2% |
| 167 | Colton, CA | 26,342 | +0.6% |
| 168 | Newark, CA | 26,293 | -1.6% |
| 169 | Cathedral City, CA | 26,175 | +1.1% |
| 170 | Azusa, CA | 26,157 | +0.5% |
| 171 | Highland, CA | 26,140 | +0.6% |
| 172 | Paramount, CA | 26,072 | +0.7% |
| 173 | Arcadia, CA | 25,958 | +0.4% |
| 174 | Hanford, CA | 25,677 | +4.9% |
| 175 | Delano, CA | 25,408 | +1.2% |
| 176 | Huntington Park, CA | 25,361 | +0.2% |
| 177 | West Hollywood, CA | 25,354 | -0.6% |
| 178 | Rohnert Park, CA | 25,172 | +0.4% |
| 179 | Glendora, CA | 25,018 | +0.4% |
| 180 | Yucaipa, CA | 24,973 | +1.1% |
| 181 | Rosemead, CA | 24,752 | +0.7% |
| 182 | Novato, CA | 24,678 | +0.3% |
| 183 | Cypress, CA | 24,491 | +0.7% |
| 184 | San Bruno, CA | 24,398 | -2.1% |
| 185 | Watsonville, CA | 24,339 | +2% |
| 186 | Poway, CA | 24,299 | +2.3% |
| 187 | Oakley, CA | 24,295 | +2.3% |
| 188 | Brea, CA | 24,116 | +0.4% |
| 189 | San Jacinto, CA | 24,052 | +0.7% |
| 190 | La Mirada, CA | 23,820 | +0.4% |
| 191 | Coachella, CA | 23,786 | +4.1% |
| 192 | Lincoln, CA | 23,110 | +3.9% |
| 193 | Campbell, CA | 23,055 | +0.1% |
| 194 | Palm Desert, CA | 22,993 | +2.7% |
| 195 | Morgan Hill, CA | 22,899 | +0.4% |
| 196 | Cerritos, CA | 22,880 | +0.2% |
| 197 | Culver City, CA | 22,637 | +1.1% |
| 198 | Hollister, CA | 21,846 | -0.2% |
| 199 | Ceres, CA | 21,230 | +1.2% |
| 200 | Danville, CA | 21,040 | -0.3% |
| 201 | Pacifica, CA | 20,911 | -2.1% |
| 202 | Palm Springs, CA | 20,765 | +1.1% |
| 203 | Monrovia, CA | 20,505 | +1.9% |
| 204 | Stanton, CA | 20,249 | +4.2% |
| 205 | San Gabriel, CA | 20,048 | +0.4% |
| 206 | El Centro, CA | 19,613 | +1.9% |
| 207 | Los Banos, CA | 19,589 | +1.4% |
| 208 | Martinez, CA | 19,497 | +0.3% |
| 209 | Lompoc, CA | 19,459 | +1.5% |
| 210 | Goleta, CA | 18,991 | +0.2% |
| 211 | Moorpark, CA | 18,759 | +1% |
| 212 | La Puente, CA | 18,701 | +0.5% |
| 213 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 18,279 | -0.2% |
| 214 | Claremont, CA | 18,256 | +0.5% |
| 215 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,240 | 0% |
| 216 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 18,212 | +1.8% |
| 217 | Lathrop, CA | 18,089 | +6% |
| 218 | La Quinta, CA | 17,639 | +2.6% |
| 219 | Foster City, CA | 17,586 | -2.2% |
| 220 | Menlo Park, CA | 17,584 | -0.9% |
| 221 | Temple City, CA | 17,515 | +0.7% |
| 222 | Calexico, CA | 17,472 | +2.2% |
| 223 | Montclair, CA | 17,421 | +0.5% |
| 224 | Dana Point, CA | 17,308 | +0.2% |
| 225 | Burlingame, CA | 17,292 | -0.8% |
| 226 | Bell Gardens, CA | 17,217 | +0.5% |
| 227 | San Dimas, CA | 17,067 | +0.2% |
| 228 | Wildomar, CA | 17,032 | +1.5% |
| 229 | Lawndale, CA | 17,003 | -0% |
| 230 | Seaside, CA | 16,946 | +1.1% |
| 231 | San Carlos, CA | 16,708 | -2.2% |
| 232 | East Palo Alto, CA | 16,619 | -0.9% |
| 233 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 16,300 | -0.2% |
| 234 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 16,291 | +2.3% |
| 235 | Laguna Hills, CA | 15,909 | +0.5% |
| 236 | Santa Paula, CA | 15,763 | +1.6% |
| 237 | Beverly Hills, CA | 15,749 | -0.1% |
| 238 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,537 | -0.3% |
| 239 | Atascadero, CA | 15,281 | +1.4% |
| 240 | Belmont, CA | 14,954 | -2% |
| 241 | Monterey, CA | 14,937 | 0% |
| 242 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,936 | 0% |
| 243 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,792 | +2.1% |
| 244 | Suisun City, CA | 14,788 | +2.7% |
| 245 | San Pablo, CA | 14,700 | -0.4% |
| 246 | La Verne, CA | 14,657 | +0.6% |
| 247 | Bell, CA | 14,648 | +0.3% |
| 248 | El Cerrito, CA | 14,471 | +1.4% |
| 249 | Hercules, CA | 14,078 | -0.3% |
| 250 | Saratoga, CA | 13,960 | +0.2% |
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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. 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Cities in California by civilian labor force, 2024. 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=2024.
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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?
Los Angeles, CA, with 2.1 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?
Paradise, CA, with 2,436 in 2024.
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.