# Cities in California by employed residents, 2025

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

- Indicator id: `employed_residents`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), 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/employed-residents/california-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,972,641 |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 719,289 |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 516,511 |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 485,622 |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 259,664 |
| 6 | Fresno, CA | 239,485 |
| 7 | Long Beach, CA | 231,308 |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 227,752 |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 182,538 |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 171,480 |
| 11 | Irvine, CA | 158,426 |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | 158,038 |
| 13 | Santa Ana, CA | 155,602 |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 137,383 |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 129,309 |
| 16 | Fremont, CA | 114,327 |
| 17 | Santa Clarita, CA | 113,394 |
| 18 | Fontana, CA | 104,515 |
| 19 | Huntington Beach, CA | 100,188 |
| 20 | San Bernardino, CA | 98,416 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley, CA | 97,533 |
| 22 | Oxnard, CA | 95,536 |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | 94,938 |
| 24 | Ontario, CA | 91,282 |
| 25 | Glendale, CA | 90,633 |
| 26 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 88,808 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa, CA | 88,274 |
| 28 | Sunnyvale, CA | 87,185 |
| 29 | Elk Grove, CA | 85,602 |
| 30 | Oceanside, CA | 84,570 |
| 31 | Garden Grove, CA | 82,908 |
| 32 | Corona, CA | 81,786 |
| 33 | Hayward, CA | 79,930 |
| 34 | Roseville, CA | 79,812 |
| 35 | Salinas, CA | 76,325 |
| 36 | Santa Clara, CA | 75,164 |
| 37 | Pasadena, CA | 74,936 |
| 38 | Escondido, CA | 72,483 |
| 39 | Orange, CA | 70,424 |
| 40 | Pomona, CA | 69,660 |
| 41 | Torrance, CA | 69,195 |
| 42 | Palmdale, CA | 68,680 |
| 43 | Fullerton, CA | 67,100 |
| 44 | Visalia, CA | 65,903 |
| 45 | Simi Valley, CA | 65,692 |
| 46 | Lancaster, CA | 65,123 |
| 47 | Costa Mesa, CA | 62,585 |
| 48 | Concord, CA | 61,663 |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 61,087 |
| 50 | Berkeley, CA | 60,898 |
| 51 | Clovis, CA | 59,522 |
| 52 | Vallejo, CA | 58,459 |
| 53 | San Mateo, CA | 57,199 |
| 54 | Daly City, CA | 56,477 |
| 55 | Fairfield, CA | 56,063 |
| 56 | Richmond, CA | 55,690 |
| 57 | Antioch, CA | 55,571 |
| 58 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 55,386 |
| 59 | Downey, CA | 54,941 |
| 60 | Carlsbad, CA | 54,356 |
| 61 | Burbank, CA | 53,280 |
| 62 | West Covina, CA | 52,597 |
| 63 | Victorville, CA | 52,341 |
| 64 | Temecula, CA | 51,961 |
| 65 | Inglewood, CA | 51,858 |
| 66 | Santa Maria, CA | 51,066 |
| 67 | Murrieta, CA | 50,560 |
| 68 | Santa Monica, CA | 50,480 |
| 69 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 50,417 |
| 70 | Mountain View, CA | 49,649 |
| 71 | Vista, CA | 49,484 |
| 72 | Menifee, CA | 49,140 |
| 73 | Chico, CA | 48,730 |
| 74 | El Monte, CA | 48,115 |
| 75 | Rialto, CA | 48,051 |
| 76 | Tracy, CA | 47,987 |
| 77 | Norwalk, CA | 47,319 |
| 78 | Santa Barbara, CA | 47,145 |
| 79 | San Marcos, CA | 46,415 |
| 80 | Vacaville, CA | 45,755 |
| 81 | Lake Forest, CA | 45,588 |
| 82 | Chino, CA | 45,557 |
| 83 | El Cajon, CA | 44,835 |
| 84 | Redwood City, CA | 44,606 |
| 85 | Mission Viejo, CA | 44,371 |
| 86 | South Gate, CA | 43,674 |
| 87 | Carson, CA | 43,660 |
| 88 | San Leandro, CA | 43,575 |
| 89 | Livermore, CA | 43,527 |
| 90 | Indio, CA | 42,962 |
| 91 | Milpitas, CA | 42,041 |
| 92 | San Ramon, CA | 41,997 |
| 93 | Folsom, CA | 41,887 |
| 94 | Buena Park, CA | 41,736 |
| 95 | Napa, CA | 41,654 |
| 96 | Redding, CA | 41,451 |
| 97 | Citrus Heights, CA | 41,424 |
| 98 | Hawthorne, CA | 41,350 |
| 99 | Newport Beach, CA | 41,150 |
| 100 | Upland, CA | 41,077 |
| 101 | Manteca, CA | 40,901 |
| 102 | Alhambra, CA | 40,803 |
| 103 | Compton, CA | 40,716 |
| 104 | Whittier, CA | 40,538 |
| 105 | Lakewood, CA | 40,494 |
| 106 | Westminster, CA | 40,489 |
| 107 | Hesperia, CA | 40,110 |
| 108 | Tustin, CA | 39,965 |
| 109 | Chino Hills, CA | 39,515 |
| 110 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 39,162 |
| 111 | Alameda, CA | 38,743 |
| 112 | Bellflower, CA | 36,874 |
| 113 | Perris, CA | 36,866 |
| 114 | Merced, CA | 36,858 |
| 115 | South San Francisco, CA | 36,727 |
| 116 | Redondo Beach, CA | 36,584 |
| 117 | Eastvale, CA | 36,370 |
| 118 | Pleasanton, CA | 36,231 |
| 119 | Redlands, CA | 36,132 |
| 120 | Pittsburg, CA | 35,977 |
| 121 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 35,268 |
| 122 | Rocklin, CA | 35,097 |
| 123 | Dublin, CA | 34,707 |
| 124 | Hemet, CA | 33,642 |
| 125 | Union City, CA | 33,430 |
| 126 | Davis, CA | 32,817 |
| 127 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 32,746 |
| 128 | Walnut Creek, CA | 32,605 |
| 129 | Baldwin Park, CA | 32,529 |
| 130 | Palo Alto, CA | 32,475 |
| 131 | Camarillo, CA | 32,332 |
| 132 | Santa Cruz, CA | 32,168 |
| 133 | Encinitas, CA | 32,123 |
| 134 | Turlock, CA | 31,880 |
| 135 | Yorba Linda, CA | 31,341 |
| 136 | La Habra, CA | 30,843 |
| 137 | La Mesa, CA | 30,775 |
| 138 | Lodi, CA | 30,749 |
| 139 | Gardena, CA | 30,054 |
| 140 | Woodland, CA | 29,716 |
| 141 | Brentwood, CA | 29,700 |
| 142 | Tulare, CA | 29,691 |
| 143 | Yuba City, CA | 29,619 |
| 144 | San Clemente, CA | 29,542 |
| 145 | Petaluma, CA | 29,320 |
| 146 | Montebello, CA | 29,219 |
| 147 | San Rafael, CA | 29,116 |
| 148 | Pico Rivera, CA | 28,504 |
| 149 | Madera, CA | 28,478 |
| 150 | Gilroy, CA | 28,122 |
| 151 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 27,942 |
| 152 | Santee, CA | 27,896 |
| 153 | Cupertino, CA | 27,848 |
| 154 | West Sacramento, CA | 27,574 |
| 155 | Lynwood, CA | 27,323 |
| 156 | Apple Valley, CA | 27,282 |
| 157 | Monterey Park, CA | 27,040 |
| 158 | National City, CA | 26,788 |
| 159 | Beaumont, CA | 26,347 |
| 160 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 26,294 |
| 161 | Porterville, CA | 26,176 |
| 162 | Fountain Valley, CA | 25,987 |
| 163 | Diamond Bar, CA | 25,955 |
| 164 | Covina, CA | 25,836 |
| 165 | Placentia, CA | 25,795 |
| 166 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 25,548 |
| 167 | Colton, CA | 25,363 |
| 168 | Newark, CA | 25,226 |
| 169 | Highland, CA | 25,159 |
| 170 | Cathedral City, CA | 25,123 |
| 171 | Azusa, CA | 24,697 |
| 172 | Arcadia, CA | 24,645 |
| 173 | Paramount, CA | 24,531 |
| 174 | Rohnert Park, CA | 24,221 |
| 175 | Yucaipa, CA | 24,158 |
| 176 | Huntington Park, CA | 23,971 |
| 177 | Hanford, CA | 23,714 |
| 178 | Glendora, CA | 23,701 |
| 179 | West Hollywood, CA | 23,618 |
| 180 | Cypress, CA | 23,568 |
| 181 | Novato, CA | 23,547 |
| 182 | Rosemead, CA | 23,451 |
| 183 | Poway, CA | 23,430 |
| 184 | San Bruno, CA | 23,330 |
| 185 | Brea, CA | 23,229 |
| 186 | Oakley, CA | 23,167 |
| 187 | San Jacinto, CA | 22,965 |
| 188 | La Mirada, CA | 22,553 |
| 189 | Lincoln, CA | 22,413 |
| 190 | Campbell, CA | 22,319 |
| 191 | Morgan Hill, CA | 22,084 |
| 192 | Palm Desert, CA | 21,898 |
| 193 | Coachella, CA | 21,802 |
| 194 | Watsonville, CA | 21,758 |
| 195 | Cerritos, CA | 21,660 |
| 196 | Culver City, CA | 21,300 |
| 197 | Delano, CA | 20,552 |
| 198 | Hollister, CA | 20,532 |
| 199 | Danville, CA | 20,189 |
| 200 | Pacifica, CA | 19,969 |
| 201 | Palm Springs, CA | 19,899 |
| 202 | Ceres, CA | 19,717 |
| 203 | Stanton, CA | 19,520 |
| 204 | Monrovia, CA | 19,432 |
| 205 | San Gabriel, CA | 19,123 |
| 206 | Martinez, CA | 18,691 |
| 207 | Lompoc, CA | 18,595 |
| 208 | Goleta, CA | 18,536 |
| 209 | Moorpark, CA | 18,090 |
| 210 | La Puente, CA | 17,662 |
| 211 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 17,640 |
| 212 | Los Banos, CA | 17,619 |
| 213 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 17,494 |
| 214 | Lathrop, CA | 17,441 |
| 215 | Claremont, CA | 17,364 |
| 216 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 17,322 |
| 217 | El Centro, CA | 17,050 |
| 218 | Menlo Park, CA | 16,873 |
| 219 | La Quinta, CA | 16,849 |
| 220 | Foster City, CA | 16,793 |
| 221 | Montclair, CA | 16,787 |
| 222 | Dana Point, CA | 16,702 |
| 223 | Temple City, CA | 16,611 |
| 224 | Burlingame, CA | 16,524 |
| 225 | Seaside, CA | 16,428 |
| 226 | Wildomar, CA | 16,377 |
| 227 | San Dimas, CA | 16,201 |
| 228 | Lawndale, CA | 16,182 |
| 229 | Bell Gardens, CA | 16,148 |
| 230 | San Carlos, CA | 15,981 |
| 231 | East Palo Alto, CA | 15,943 |
| 232 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 15,550 |
| 233 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 15,493 |
| 234 | Laguna Hills, CA | 15,329 |
| 235 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,016 |
| 236 | Beverly Hills, CA | 14,898 |
| 237 | Atascadero, CA | 14,791 |
| 238 | Santa Paula, CA | 14,657 |
| 239 | Monterey, CA | 14,494 |
| 240 | Belmont, CA | 14,257 |
| 241 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,216 |
| 242 | Suisun City, CA | 14,191 |
| 243 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,132 |
| 244 | San Pablo, CA | 14,035 |
| 245 | El Cerrito, CA | 13,919 |
| 246 | La Verne, CA | 13,856 |
| 247 | Bell, CA | 13,792 |
| 248 | Hercules, CA | 13,487 |
| 249 | Saratoga, CA | 13,457 |
| 250 | Los Altos, CA | 13,302 |
| 251 | Lemon Grove, CA | 13,161 |
| 252 | Windsor, CA | 13,053 |
| 253 | Adelanto, CA | 13,026 |
| 254 | Marina, CA | 12,835 |
| 255 | Benicia, CA | 12,806 |
| 256 | Atwater, CA | 12,697 |
| 257 | Calexico, CA | 12,580 |
| 258 | Walnut, CA | 12,579 |
| 259 | Imperial Beach, CA | 12,562 |
| 260 | Galt, CA | 12,435 |
| 261 | Loma Linda, CA | 12,428 |
| 262 | Ridgecrest, CA | 12,233 |
| 263 | Eureka, CA | 11,960 |
| 264 | Banning, CA | 11,676 |
| 265 | Lafayette, CA | 11,518 |
| 266 | Laguna Beach, CA | 11,298 |
| 267 | Sanger, CA | 11,079 |
| 268 | Norco, CA | 10,982 |
| 269 | Lemoore, CA | 10,946 |
| 270 | Patterson, CA | 10,820 |
| 271 | Maywood, CA | 10,760 |
| 272 | Reedley, CA | 10,720 |
| 273 | Dinuba, CA | 10,458 |
| 274 | Riverbank, CA | 10,386 |
| 275 | Wasco, CA | 9,442 |
| 276 | Brawley, CA | 9,372 |
| 277 | Agoura Hills, CA | 9,318 |
| 278 | Cudahy, CA | 9,215 |
| 279 | Soledad, CA | 8,880 |
| 280 | Seal Beach, CA | 8,875 |
| 281 | Barstow, CA | 8,771 |
| 282 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 7,193 |
| 283 | Coronado, CA | 6,292 |
| 284 | Corcoran, CA | 5,142 |
| 285 | Paradise, CA | 2,213 |