Cities in California by employed residents

Los Angeles, CA had the highest employed residents of 278 cities in 2015, at 1.87 million. Corcoran, CA had the lowest, at 3,828. The median was 27,943. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest1,871,260Los Angeles, CA

Lowest3,828Corcoran, CA

Median27,943278 cities

Top 40 cities, 2015

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2015 persons	Change on 2014
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,871,260	+2.3%
2	San Diego, CA	660,821	+2%
3	San Francisco, CA	521,868	+3.4%
4	San Jose, CA	514,528	+3.4%
5	Long Beach, CA	219,533	+1.3%
6	Sacramento, CA	212,079	+2.3%
7	Fresno, CA	209,364	+2.1%
8	Oakland, CA	196,632	+2.4%
9	Bakersfield, CA	162,949	+0.2%
10	Anaheim, CA	160,269	+2.6%
11	Santa Ana, CA	149,503	+1.7%
12	Riverside, CA	138,061	+3.6%
13	Irvine, CA	126,622	+4.9%
14	Stockton, CA	115,307	+2.4%
15	Chula Vista, CA	112,796	+2.8%
16	Fremont, CA	111,286	+2.5%
17	Huntington Beach, CA	103,023	+2.1%
18	Glendale, CA	94,080	+1.6%
19	Oxnard, CA	93,928	+1%
20	Santa Clarita, CA	89,289	+1.7%
21	Fontana, CA	87,976	+4%
22	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	87,321	+3.3%
23	Modesto, CA	86,012	+2%
24	Moreno Valley, CA	84,332	+3.3%
25	Santa Rosa, CA	84,086	+2.1%
26	Sunnyvale, CA	81,499	+3.5%
27	Garden Grove, CA	77,751	+1.7%
28	Oceanside, CA	76,840	+1.6%
29	Ontario, CA	76,514	+4%
30	San Bernardino, CA	76,061	+3.2%
31	Corona, CA	75,542	+4.4%
32	Elk Grove, CA	74,849	+3.2%
33	Torrance, CA	73,204	+1.2%
34	Pasadena, CA	72,596	+2.2%
35	Hayward, CA	72,504	+3.4%
36	Salinas, CA	72,205	+1.3%
37	Orange, CA	68,708	+2.4%
38	Fullerton, CA	66,591	+2.4%
39	Santa Clara, CA	65,300	+5.7%
40	Simi Valley, CA	65,235	0%
41	Escondido, CA	64,849	+1.8%
42	Thousand Oaks, CA	62,956	+0.1%
43	Costa Mesa, CA	61,955	+1.9%
44	Pomona, CA	61,857	+1.1%
45	Concord, CA	61,711	+1.9%
46	Roseville, CA	60,701	+2.3%
47	Daly City, CA	59,956	+2.4%
48	San Mateo, CA	59,344	+2.6%
49	Berkeley, CA	58,821	+2.8%
50	Lancaster, CA	58,490	+1.2%
51	Palmdale, CA	58,028	+1.2%
52	Visalia, CA	55,815	+4.2%
53	Burbank, CA	54,157	+1.2%
54	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	53,186	+0.3%
55	Downey, CA	53,078	+1.2%
56	Vallejo, CA	52,893	+2.5%
57	Santa Monica, CA	52,298	+1.5%
58	Carlsbad, CA	50,903	+2%
59	Temecula, CA	49,613	+5.1%
60	Richmond, CA	49,392	+2%
61	Murrieta, CA	49,011	+4.1%
62	West Covina, CA	48,880	+1.2%
63	Fairfield, CA	48,847	+3.3%
64	Santa Barbara, CA	48,833	+0.6%
65	Inglewood, CA	48,330	+1%
66	Mountain View, CA	47,853	+3.7%
67	Mission Viejo, CA	47,700	+1.5%
68	El Monte, CA	47,436	+1.3%
69	Clovis, CA	47,235	+3.3%
70	Antioch, CA	46,925	+2.5%
71	Redwood City, CA	46,853	+4.9%
72	Norwalk, CA	46,575	+1.2%
73	Santa Maria, CA	44,967	+1.5%
74	Livermore, CA	44,720	+2.5%
75	Lake Forest, CA	44,689	+4.5%
76	Chico, CA	44,363	+2.4%
77	San Leandro, CA	44,163	+2.6%
78	Newport Beach, CA	43,380	+1.3%
79	Alhambra, CA	42,835	+1.2%
80	Carson, CA	42,288	+1.2%
81	El Cajon, CA	42,186	+1.5%
82	Vacaville, CA	42,142	+2.6%
83	Vista, CA	41,935	+3.8%
84	Jurupa Valley, CA	41,348	+4.2%
85	Hawthorne, CA	41,285	+2.2%
86	Victorville, CA	41,060	+3%
87	Tustin, CA	40,587	+1.5%
88	Whittier, CA	40,414	+1.3%
89	Rialto, CA	40,337	+3.1%
90	Citrus Heights, CA	40,200	+2.2%
91	Napa, CA	39,857	+1.7%
92	Lakewood, CA	39,793	+1.1%
93	Westminster, CA	39,727	+1.6%
94	Chino Hills, CA	39,392	+4.5%
95	South Gate, CA	39,385	+1.3%
96	Alameda, CA	39,146	+2.3%
97	Milpitas, CA	38,703	+7.8%
98	Tracy, CA	38,497	+2.8%
99	San Marcos, CA	38,361	+0.9%
100	Redondo Beach, CA	38,280	+1.2%
101	Buena Park, CA	38,129	+1.7%
102	San Ramon, CA	37,688	+2.1%
103	Pleasanton, CA	37,544	+3.4%
104	Chino, CA	37,168	+3.8%
105	Redding, CA	36,729	+1.4%
106	South San Francisco, CA	36,322	+2.3%
107	Upland, CA	35,977	+3.3%
108	Compton, CA	35,592	+1.1%
109	Indio, CA	35,394	+5%
110	Union City, CA	34,759	+2.2%
111	Folsom, CA	34,045	+2.5%
112	Menifee, CA	33,825	+5.1%
113	Palo Alto, CA	33,616	+2.1%
114	Bellflower, CA	33,454	+1.5%
115	Laguna Niguel, CA	33,280	+2.1%
116	Yorba Linda, CA	33,053	+1.7%
117	Davis, CA	32,881	+2%
118	Redlands, CA	32,477	+3.3%
119	Camarillo, CA	32,162	+1.1%
120	Walnut Creek, CA	32,117	+2.8%
121	Manteca, CA	32,114	+4%
122	Baldwin Park, CA	31,823	+1.1%
123	Hesperia, CA	31,560	+3.3%
124	Petaluma, CA	31,533	+2.5%
125	Encinitas, CA	31,391	+2%
126	Santa Cruz, CA	31,264	+2.7%
127	Rancho Cordova, CA	31,215	+3%
128	San Rafael, CA	31,152	+0.6%
129	Turlock, CA	30,913	+2.5%
130	Pittsburg, CA	30,807	+2.9%
131	Merced, CA	30,684	+1.7%
132	San Clemente, CA	30,300	+1.8%
133	La Habra, CA	29,055	+1.6%
134	La Mesa, CA	28,863	+2.5%
135	Rocklin, CA	28,499	+2.5%
136	Novato, CA	28,149	+1.7%
137	Diamond Bar, CA	28,111	+1.4%
138	Pico Rivera, CA	28,009	+1.2%
139	Dublin, CA	27,958	+6.6%
140	Cupertino, CA	27,928	+2.1%
141	Aliso Viejo, CA	27,841	+1.4%
142	Gardena, CA	27,781	+1.3%
143	Yuba City, CA	27,748	+4.6%
144	Eastvale, CA	27,423	+6.3%
145	Santee, CA	27,386	+2.2%
146	Arcadia, CA	27,298	+1.5%
147	Monterey Park, CA	27,274	+1.2%
148	Woodland, CA	27,205	+2.6%
149	Fountain Valley, CA	27,158	+1.5%
150	Montebello, CA	26,703	+1.2%
151	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	26,696	+1.4%
152	Perris, CA	26,529	+4.4%
153	Lodi, CA	26,286	+2.3%
154	Lynwood, CA	26,194	+1.4%
155	Hemet, CA	26,074	+3.7%
156	Apple Valley, CA	25,854	+3.6%
157	Gilroy, CA	25,594	+3.7%
158	Brentwood, CA	25,589	+4.4%
159	Lake Elsinore, CA	25,446	+6%
160	San Bruno, CA	25,010	+2.3%
161	Tulare, CA	24,915	+4.3%
162	Placentia, CA	24,667	+1.7%
163	Huntington Park, CA	24,591	+1.3%
164	Poway, CA	24,394	+1.6%
165	Campbell, CA	24,192	+2.3%
166	San Luis Obispo, CA	24,176	+0.6%
167	West Hollywood, CA	24,155	+2.2%
168	Glendora, CA	23,800	+2.3%
169	Cypress, CA	23,707	+1.6%
170	Madera, CA	23,672	-1.7%
171	Cathedral City, CA	23,519	+3.4%
172	West Sacramento, CA	23,423	+2.3%
173	Rosemead, CA	23,199	+1.1%
174	Cerritos, CA	23,000	+1.1%
175	Watsonville, CA	22,911	+2.4%
175	Yucaipa, CA	22,911	+3.2%
177	National City, CA	22,870	+2.1%
178	Azusa, CA	22,822	+3%
179	Pacifica, CA	22,714	+2.4%
180	Paramount, CA	22,685	+1.2%
181	La Mirada, CA	22,454	+1.3%
182	Newark, CA	22,387	+2.4%
183	Colton, CA	22,343	+3.8%
184	Hanford, CA	22,280	+2.9%
185	Highland, CA	22,235	+3.1%
186	Covina, CA	22,191	+1.2%
187	Palm Desert, CA	22,010	+4%
188	Rohnert Park, CA	21,924	+2%
189	Morgan Hill, CA	21,539	+4.4%
190	Culver City, CA	21,218	+1.3%
191	Brea, CA	20,973	+2.6%
192	Porterville, CA	20,749	+4.7%
193	Palm Springs, CA	20,534	+3.8%
194	San Gabriel, CA	19,717	+1%
195	Danville, CA	19,506	+2.1%
195	Monrovia, CA	19,506	+1.3%
197	Martinez, CA	19,335	+2.5%
198	Ceres, CA	19,203	+2.4%
199	Beaumont, CA	18,738	+6.4%
200	Moorpark, CA	18,531	+1.7%
201	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	18,324	+1.2%
202	Manhattan Beach, CA	18,308	+1%
203	Foster City, CA	18,196	+4.2%
204	Dana Point, CA	17,919	+1.7%
205	Menlo Park, CA	17,877	+2.3%
206	Stanton, CA	17,624	+1.9%
207	La Puente, CA	17,621	+1.2%
208	Oakley, CA	17,617	+2.5%
209	Lincoln, CA	17,348	+2.3%
210	Montclair, CA	17,284	+3.3%
211	Hollister, CA	17,240	+4.3%
212	Beverly Hills, CA	17,074	+1.2%
213	Pleasant Hill, CA	17,060	+1.9%
214	Burlingame, CA	17,000	+2.5%
215	La Quinta, CA	16,947	+4%
216	Temple City, CA	16,851	+1.3%
217	Delano, CA	16,761	-0.9%
218	Seaside, CA	16,739	+1.9%
219	Lompoc, CA	16,714	+0.2%
220	Bell Gardens, CA	16,702	+1.1%
221	San Dimas, CA	16,648	+1.2%
222	Coachella, CA	16,646	+3.9%
223	Goleta, CA	16,561	+0.3%
224	San Juan Capistrano, CA	16,452	+2%
225	Laguna Hills, CA	16,444	+4%
226	San Jacinto, CA	16,405	+3.7%
227	San Carlos, CA	16,229	+2.4%
228	El Centro, CA	15,897	-2.6%
229	Claremont, CA	15,614	+1.8%
230	Belmont, CA	15,531	+2.5%
231	Wildomar, CA	15,443	+3.4%
232	Lawndale, CA	15,429	+1.2%
233	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	15,211	+0.3%
234	Los Gatos, CA	15,070	+2.2%
235	La Verne, CA	14,826	+2.4%
236	Walnut, CA	14,808	+1.3%
237	Monterey, CA	14,516	+1.1%
238	Atascadero, CA	14,425	+1.7%
239	Benicia, CA	14,082	+2.5%
240	Saratoga, CA	14,008	+2.2%
241	South Pasadena, CA	13,915	+1.2%
242	Los Banos, CA	13,896	+1.7%
243	East Palo Alto, CA	13,888	+2.4%
244	Bell, CA	13,887	+1.2%
245	Los Altos, CA	13,886	+3.6%
246	Suisun City, CA	13,473	+2.4%
247	Windsor, CA	13,362	+1.8%
248	Ridgecrest, CA	13,170	-0.9%
249	Hercules, CA	12,994	+1.9%
250	Santa Paula, CA	12,929	+0.5%

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Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

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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.CurrentU15-19. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2015) [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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in California by employed residents, 2015. 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/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{bureau_cities_in_california_by_2015,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Cities in California by employed residents, 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Los Angeles, CA, with 1.87 million in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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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 2015 and are not ranked.