Cities in California by employed residents
Los Angeles, CA had the highest employed residents of 278 cities in 2014, at 1.83 million. Corcoran, CA had the lowest, at 3,816. The median was 27,438. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2014
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2014 | Change on 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,829,046 | +2.5% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 648,129 | +1.8% |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 504,501 | +3.7% |
| 4 | San Jose, CA | 497,487 | +3.4% |
| 5 | Long Beach, CA | 216,672 | +2.2% |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | 207,344 | +1.5% |
| 7 | Fresno, CA | 205,057 | +2.3% |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 192,097 | +2.2% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 162,556 | +1.7% |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 156,198 | +1.2% |
| 11 | Santa Ana, CA | 147,062 | +0.8% |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | 133,217 | +2.9% |
| 13 | Irvine, CA | 120,661 | +5.6% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 112,590 | +1.7% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 109,734 | +1.5% |
| 16 | Fremont, CA | 108,526 | +2% |
| 17 | Huntington Beach, CA | 100,943 | +2.2% |
| 18 | Oxnard, CA | 93,006 | +1% |
| 19 | Glendale, CA | 92,571 | +3.4% |
| 20 | Santa Clarita, CA | 87,837 | +2.4% |
| 21 | Fontana, CA | 84,606 | +2.9% |
| 22 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 84,553 | +3.7% |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | 84,331 | +2.9% |
| 24 | Santa Rosa, CA | 82,348 | +4.5% |
| 25 | Moreno Valley, CA | 81,625 | +2.8% |
| 26 | Sunnyvale, CA | 78,732 | +3.3% |
| 27 | Garden Grove, CA | 76,457 | +0.5% |
| 28 | Oceanside, CA | 75,630 | +0.9% |
| 29 | San Bernardino, CA | 73,737 | +2.7% |
| 30 | Ontario, CA | 73,560 | +2.9% |
| 31 | Elk Grove, CA | 72,519 | +1.9% |
| 32 | Torrance, CA | 72,346 | +2% |
| 33 | Corona, CA | 72,330 | +3.2% |
| 34 | Salinas, CA | 71,254 | +2.3% |
| 35 | Pasadena, CA | 71,044 | +2.1% |
| 36 | Hayward, CA | 70,104 | +2.3% |
| 37 | Orange, CA | 67,118 | +0.5% |
| 38 | Simi Valley, CA | 65,209 | +0.4% |
| 39 | Fullerton, CA | 65,055 | +1.1% |
| 40 | Escondido, CA | 63,729 | +0.9% |
| 41 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 62,891 | +0.3% |
| 42 | Santa Clara, CA | 61,794 | +3.3% |
| 43 | Pomona, CA | 61,158 | +2.6% |
| 44 | Costa Mesa, CA | 60,806 | +1.1% |
| 45 | Concord, CA | 60,570 | +1.6% |
| 46 | Roseville, CA | 59,334 | +1.6% |
| 47 | Daly City, CA | 58,567 | +3.2% |
| 48 | San Mateo, CA | 57,863 | +3.7% |
| 49 | Lancaster, CA | 57,775 | +2.3% |
| 50 | Palmdale, CA | 57,314 | +2% |
| 51 | Berkeley, CA | 57,207 | +2.1% |
| 52 | Visalia, CA | 53,547 | +0.4% |
| 53 | Burbank, CA | 53,540 | +1.9% |
| 54 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 53,021 | +0.4% |
| 55 | Downey, CA | 52,428 | +2.1% |
| 56 | Vallejo, CA | 51,619 | +1.4% |
| 57 | Santa Monica, CA | 51,550 | +1.9% |
| 58 | Carlsbad, CA | 49,913 | +1.1% |
| 59 | Santa Barbara, CA | 48,555 | +1.3% |
| 60 | Richmond, CA | 48,404 | +1.3% |
| 61 | West Covina, CA | 48,287 | +2% |
| 62 | Inglewood, CA | 47,859 | +1.6% |
| 63 | Fairfield, CA | 47,292 | +1.9% |
| 64 | Temecula, CA | 47,196 | +4.5% |
| 65 | Murrieta, CA | 47,088 | +2.8% |
| 66 | Mission Viejo, CA | 47,017 | +1.5% |
| 67 | El Monte, CA | 46,834 | +2.1% |
| 68 | Mountain View, CA | 46,160 | +3.7% |
| 69 | Norwalk, CA | 46,004 | +1.8% |
| 70 | Antioch, CA | 45,795 | +2.1% |
| 71 | Clovis, CA | 45,737 | +3.5% |
| 72 | Redwood City, CA | 44,672 | +4.4% |
| 73 | Santa Maria, CA | 44,306 | +1.6% |
| 74 | Livermore, CA | 43,637 | +2.3% |
| 75 | Chico, CA | 43,325 | +1.8% |
| 76 | San Leandro, CA | 43,060 | +1.9% |
| 77 | Newport Beach, CA | 42,803 | +0.6% |
| 78 | Lake Forest, CA | 42,773 | +1.6% |
| 79 | Alhambra, CA | 42,336 | +2.5% |
| 80 | Carson, CA | 41,783 | +2% |
| 81 | El Cajon, CA | 41,554 | +0.8% |
| 82 | Vacaville, CA | 41,073 | +1.9% |
| 83 | Hawthorne, CA | 40,395 | +2.9% |
| 84 | Vista, CA | 40,385 | +1.1% |
| 85 | Tustin, CA | 40,001 | +3.5% |
| 86 | Whittier, CA | 39,881 | +2.1% |
| 87 | Victorville, CA | 39,866 | +2.6% |
| 88 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 39,672 | +2.8% |
| 89 | Lakewood, CA | 39,341 | +2% |
| 90 | Citrus Heights, CA | 39,332 | +1.4% |
| 91 | Napa, CA | 39,181 | +2.6% |
| 92 | Rialto, CA | 39,118 | +2.8% |
| 93 | Westminster, CA | 39,116 | +0.9% |
| 94 | South Gate, CA | 38,882 | +2% |
| 95 | Alameda, CA | 38,273 | +2% |
| 96 | San Marcos, CA | 38,001 | +3.9% |
| 97 | Redondo Beach, CA | 37,816 | +1.8% |
| 98 | Chino Hills, CA | 37,708 | +2.5% |
| 99 | Buena Park, CA | 37,487 | +0.8% |
| 100 | Tracy, CA | 37,458 | +1.6% |
| 101 | San Ramon, CA | 36,930 | +1.4% |
| 102 | Pleasanton, CA | 36,310 | +5.2% |
| 103 | Redding, CA | 36,235 | +2.2% |
| 104 | Milpitas, CA | 35,914 | +7.3% |
| 105 | Chino, CA | 35,813 | +6.6% |
| 106 | South San Francisco, CA | 35,498 | +3.2% |
| 107 | Compton, CA | 35,219 | +2% |
| 108 | Upland, CA | 34,840 | +2.8% |
| 109 | Union City, CA | 34,005 | +1.8% |
| 110 | Indio, CA | 33,715 | +4.5% |
| 111 | Folsom, CA | 33,216 | +3.5% |
| 112 | Bellflower, CA | 32,970 | +2.1% |
| 113 | Palo Alto, CA | 32,909 | +2.2% |
| 114 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 32,607 | +1.8% |
| 115 | Yorba Linda, CA | 32,491 | +1.8% |
| 116 | Davis, CA | 32,226 | +1.5% |
| 117 | Menifee, CA | 32,183 | +4.1% |
| 118 | Camarillo, CA | 31,802 | +1.1% |
| 119 | Baldwin Park, CA | 31,465 | +1.9% |
| 120 | Redlands, CA | 31,432 | +2.8% |
| 121 | Walnut Creek, CA | 31,235 | +1.5% |
| 122 | San Rafael, CA | 30,972 | +0.9% |
| 123 | Manteca, CA | 30,875 | +2.4% |
| 124 | Petaluma, CA | 30,774 | +4.1% |
| 125 | Encinitas, CA | 30,763 | +1% |
| 126 | Hesperia, CA | 30,544 | +2.6% |
| 127 | Santa Cruz, CA | 30,429 | +2% |
| 128 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 30,310 | +3.1% |
| 129 | Merced, CA | 30,171 | +1.4% |
| 130 | Turlock, CA | 30,153 | +2.1% |
| 131 | Pittsburg, CA | 29,944 | +2.5% |
| 132 | San Clemente, CA | 29,758 | +1% |
| 133 | La Habra, CA | 28,593 | +1.2% |
| 134 | La Mesa, CA | 28,158 | +0.8% |
| 135 | Rocklin, CA | 27,814 | +1.4% |
| 136 | Diamond Bar, CA | 27,722 | +1.9% |
| 137 | Novato, CA | 27,687 | +2% |
| 138 | Pico Rivera, CA | 27,685 | +2% |
| 139 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 27,447 | +0.7% |
| 140 | Gardena, CA | 27,428 | +2% |
| 141 | Cupertino, CA | 27,343 | +2.5% |
| 142 | Monterey Park, CA | 26,945 | +1.9% |
| 143 | Arcadia, CA | 26,893 | +2.3% |
| 144 | Santee, CA | 26,784 | +1.6% |
| 145 | Fountain Valley, CA | 26,764 | +1.1% |
| 146 | Yuba City, CA | 26,522 | +1.4% |
| 147 | Woodland, CA | 26,507 | +2.2% |
| 148 | Montebello, CA | 26,389 | +2% |
| 149 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 26,318 | +0.8% |
| 150 | Dublin, CA | 26,225 | +5.3% |
| 151 | Lynwood, CA | 25,829 | +1.9% |
| 152 | Eastvale, CA | 25,788 | +5.3% |
| 153 | Lodi, CA | 25,684 | +1.2% |
| 154 | Perris, CA | 25,413 | +3.9% |
| 155 | Hemet, CA | 25,137 | +3.5% |
| 156 | Apple Valley, CA | 24,967 | +2.9% |
| 157 | Gilroy, CA | 24,689 | +3.3% |
| 158 | Brentwood, CA | 24,504 | +4% |
| 159 | San Bruno, CA | 24,438 | +3.2% |
| 160 | Huntington Park, CA | 24,272 | +2.1% |
| 161 | Placentia, CA | 24,256 | +0.9% |
| 162 | Madera, CA | 24,074 | +0.4% |
| 163 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 24,022 | +2.8% |
| 164 | Poway, CA | 24,017 | +0.8% |
| 165 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 23,997 | +6.4% |
| 166 | Tulare, CA | 23,881 | +0.4% |
| 167 | Campbell, CA | 23,648 | +3% |
| 168 | West Hollywood, CA | 23,645 | +3% |
| 169 | Cypress, CA | 23,330 | +0.9% |
| 170 | Glendora, CA | 23,261 | +2% |
| 171 | Rosemead, CA | 22,940 | +2% |
| 172 | West Sacramento, CA | 22,888 | +4.7% |
| 173 | Cerritos, CA | 22,741 | +1.9% |
| 174 | Cathedral City, CA | 22,736 | +2.8% |
| 175 | Paramount, CA | 22,414 | +2.1% |
| 176 | National City, CA | 22,389 | +0.8% |
| 177 | Watsonville, CA | 22,384 | +2.4% |
| 178 | Yucaipa, CA | 22,207 | +3% |
| 179 | Pacifica, CA | 22,188 | +3.2% |
| 180 | La Mirada, CA | 22,161 | +2% |
| 181 | Azusa, CA | 22,147 | +3.3% |
| 182 | Covina, CA | 21,936 | +2.3% |
| 183 | Newark, CA | 21,862 | +1.8% |
| 184 | Hanford, CA | 21,647 | +1.7% |
| 185 | Highland, CA | 21,566 | +2.6% |
| 186 | Colton, CA | 21,524 | +3.5% |
| 187 | Rohnert Park, CA | 21,496 | +5.4% |
| 188 | Palm Desert, CA | 21,156 | +3.3% |
| 189 | Culver City, CA | 20,952 | +2% |
| 190 | Morgan Hill, CA | 20,623 | +4.7% |
| 191 | Brea, CA | 20,446 | +1.9% |
| 192 | Porterville, CA | 19,822 | -0.2% |
| 193 | Palm Springs, CA | 19,776 | +3.2% |
| 194 | San Gabriel, CA | 19,530 | +1.9% |
| 195 | Monrovia, CA | 19,249 | +2.1% |
| 196 | Danville, CA | 19,104 | +1.7% |
| 197 | Martinez, CA | 18,862 | +1.4% |
| 198 | Ceres, CA | 18,761 | +2.2% |
| 199 | Moorpark, CA | 18,228 | +1% |
| 200 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 18,123 | +1.7% |
| 201 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,104 | +2% |
| 202 | Dana Point, CA | 17,619 | +0.7% |
| 203 | Beaumont, CA | 17,607 | +6.5% |
| 204 | Foster City, CA | 17,467 | +3.1% |
| 204 | Menlo Park, CA | 17,467 | +2.6% |
| 206 | La Puente, CA | 17,408 | +2% |
| 207 | Stanton, CA | 17,293 | +0.8% |
| 208 | Oakley, CA | 17,188 | +3% |
| 209 | Lincoln, CA | 16,963 | +1.8% |
| 210 | Delano, CA | 16,917 | +0.7% |
| 211 | Beverly Hills, CA | 16,873 | +1.9% |
| 212 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 16,744 | +1.4% |
| 213 | Montclair, CA | 16,728 | +3.1% |
| 214 | Lompoc, CA | 16,680 | +1.6% |
| 215 | Temple City, CA | 16,637 | +1.8% |
| 216 | Burlingame, CA | 16,590 | +3.3% |
| 217 | Hollister, CA | 16,525 | +3.3% |
| 218 | Bell Gardens, CA | 16,520 | +1.9% |
| 219 | Goleta, CA | 16,505 | +1.3% |
| 220 | San Dimas, CA | 16,455 | +3.7% |
| 221 | Seaside, CA | 16,424 | +1.9% |
| 222 | El Centro, CA | 16,322 | +1% |
| 223 | La Quinta, CA | 16,293 | +3.6% |
| 224 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 16,130 | +1.8% |
| 225 | Coachella, CA | 16,025 | +4.4% |
| 226 | San Carlos, CA | 15,854 | +3.3% |
| 227 | San Jacinto, CA | 15,817 | +3.4% |
| 228 | Laguna Hills, CA | 15,804 | +0.9% |
| 229 | Claremont, CA | 15,331 | +1.9% |
| 230 | Lawndale, CA | 15,251 | +1.9% |
| 231 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 15,170 | +3.4% |
| 232 | Belmont, CA | 15,157 | +3.2% |
| 233 | Wildomar, CA | 14,929 | +7.3% |
| 234 | Los Gatos, CA | 14,745 | +2.8% |
| 235 | Walnut, CA | 14,621 | +1.8% |
| 236 | La Verne, CA | 14,474 | +2.6% |
| 237 | Monterey, CA | 14,358 | +1.5% |
| 238 | Atascadero, CA | 14,187 | +2.1% |
| 239 | South Pasadena, CA | 13,753 | +2.1% |
| 240 | Benicia, CA | 13,743 | +1.4% |
| 241 | Bell, CA | 13,728 | +2% |
| 242 | Saratoga, CA | 13,707 | +2% |
| 243 | Los Banos, CA | 13,658 | +1.5% |
| 244 | East Palo Alto, CA | 13,565 | +3.2% |
| 245 | Los Altos, CA | 13,403 | +2.6% |
| 246 | Ridgecrest, CA | 13,288 | +0.7% |
| 247 | Suisun City, CA | 13,154 | +1.8% |
| 248 | Windsor, CA | 13,122 | +3.8% |
| 249 | Calexico, CA | 13,017 | +1.1% |
| 250 | Santa Paula, CA | 12,871 | +1% |
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About this ranking
Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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 2014 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in California by employed residents, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14
MLA 9
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in California by employed residents, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Cities in California by employed residents, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2014.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in California by employed residents, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest employed residents?
Los Angeles, CA, with 1.83 million in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest employed residents?
Corcoran, CA, with 3,816 in 2014.
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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 7 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.