Cities in California by employed residents
Los Angeles, CA had the highest employed residents of 279 cities in 2018, at 1.95 million. Corcoran, CA had the lowest, at 4,864. The median was 30,464. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,947,238 | +1% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 691,009 | +1.5% |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 526,400 | +0.6% |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 515,569 | +2.1% |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 243,300 | +2.1% |
| 6 | Long Beach, CA | 238,166 | +0.1% |
| 7 | Oakland, CA | 228,242 | +0.6% |
| 8 | Fresno, CA | 223,639 | +1.1% |
| 9 | Anaheim, CA | 172,105 | +1.1% |
| 10 | Bakersfield, CA | 169,353 | +1.6% |
| 11 | Santa Ana, CA | 153,407 | +0.6% |
| 12 | Irvine, CA | 148,796 | +3.3% |
| 13 | Riverside, CA | 145,237 | +2.1% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 129,763 | +0.6% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 123,108 | +1.5% |
| 16 | Fremont, CA | 117,483 | +0.8% |
| 17 | Santa Clarita, CA | 114,211 | +0.5% |
| 18 | Huntington Beach, CA | 103,864 | +0.8% |
| 19 | Oxnard, CA | 94,493 | +0.6% |
| 20 | Glendale, CA | 94,130 | +1.2% |
| 21 | Fontana, CA | 92,839 | +2.9% |
| 22 | Santa Rosa, CA | 92,761 | -1% |
| 23 | San Bernardino, CA | 91,479 | +1.8% |
| 24 | Modesto, CA | 90,734 | +1.5% |
| 25 | Moreno Valley, CA | 89,149 | +2.7% |
| 26 | Sunnyvale, CA | 86,005 | +1.4% |
| 27 | Oceanside, CA | 84,652 | +0.8% |
| 28 | Hayward, CA | 83,902 | +0.5% |
| 29 | Garden Grove, CA | 83,266 | +0.5% |
| 30 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 82,489 | +2% |
| 31 | Ontario, CA | 79,388 | +3.7% |
| 32 | Elk Grove, CA | 78,483 | +1.8% |
| 33 | Salinas, CA | 77,238 | +1.7% |
| 34 | Pasadena, CA | 75,400 | +0.7% |
| 35 | Corona, CA | 74,535 | +2.5% |
| 36 | Torrance, CA | 72,709 | -0% |
| 37 | Orange, CA | 72,108 | +1% |
| 38 | Escondido, CA | 72,013 | +0.6% |
| 39 | Palmdale, CA | 71,245 | +0.2% |
| 40 | Pomona, CA | 70,817 | +0.4% |
| 41 | Fullerton, CA | 69,366 | +0.6% |
| 42 | Santa Clara, CA | 69,318 | +1.8% |
| 43 | Roseville, CA | 67,769 | +3.2% |
| 44 | Lancaster, CA | 66,832 | +0.3% |
| 45 | Simi Valley, CA | 65,263 | +0.4% |
| 46 | Costa Mesa, CA | 64,605 | +1% |
| 47 | Concord, CA | 63,794 | +0.7% |
| 48 | Berkeley, CA | 63,360 | +1% |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 62,110 | +0.2% |
| 50 | Visalia, CA | 60,742 | +0.3% |
| 51 | Vallejo, CA | 59,956 | +0.9% |
| 52 | San Mateo, CA | 58,906 | +1.8% |
| 53 | Daly City, CA | 58,750 | +1.7% |
| 54 | Downey, CA | 57,324 | +0.2% |
| 55 | Richmond, CA | 57,139 | +0.8% |
| 56 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 55,938 | +0.3% |
| 57 | Antioch, CA | 54,959 | +0.8% |
| 58 | Burbank, CA | 54,815 | 0% |
| 59 | Fairfield, CA | 54,543 | +1.6% |
| 60 | Inglewood, CA | 54,286 | 0% |
| 61 | West Covina, CA | 53,769 | -0.1% |
| 62 | Carlsbad, CA | 53,086 | +0.8% |
| 63 | Santa Monica, CA | 51,585 | +0.1% |
| 64 | Clovis, CA | 51,412 | +3% |
| 65 | El Monte, CA | 50,011 | +0.4% |
| 66 | Norwalk, CA | 49,369 | +0.1% |
| 67 | Santa Maria, CA | 49,208 | +1.8% |
| 68 | Temecula, CA | 48,168 | +2.2% |
| 69 | Vista, CA | 48,126 | +0.4% |
| 70 | Santa Barbara, CA | 47,277 | +1.1% |
| 71 | San Leandro, CA | 47,162 | +0.4% |
| 72 | Murrieta, CA | 46,526 | +2.6% |
| 73 | Victorville, CA | 46,495 | +2.1% |
| 74 | Mountain View, CA | 46,331 | +1.2% |
| 75 | Chico, CA | 46,146 | +1.1% |
| 76 | Livermore, CA | 45,991 | +1.1% |
| 77 | Mission Viejo, CA | 45,953 | +0.3% |
| 78 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 45,554 | +3.6% |
| 79 | Carson, CA | 45,432 | +0.3% |
| 80 | El Cajon, CA | 45,348 | +0.4% |
| 81 | Redwood City, CA | 44,846 | +2.2% |
| 82 | Lake Forest, CA | 44,750 | +2.1% |
| 83 | Rialto, CA | 44,645 | +2.1% |
| 84 | South Gate, CA | 44,499 | -0% |
| 85 | Vacaville, CA | 44,471 | +1.5% |
| 86 | San Marcos, CA | 43,981 | +2.1% |
| 87 | Hawthorne, CA | 43,416 | 0% |
| 88 | Buena Park, CA | 42,927 | +0.4% |
| 89 | Compton, CA | 42,681 | -0% |
| 90 | Lakewood, CA | 42,451 | 0% |
| 91 | Newport Beach, CA | 42,261 | +0.8% |
| 92 | San Ramon, CA | 42,232 | +1.4% |
| 93 | Napa, CA | 42,080 | +2.4% |
| 94 | Alhambra, CA | 41,887 | +0.1% |
| 95 | Whittier, CA | 41,536 | +0.1% |
| 96 | Westminster, CA | 41,507 | +0.3% |
| 97 | Tracy, CA | 41,466 | +2.1% |
| 98 | Milpitas, CA | 41,207 | +1.3% |
| 99 | Tustin, CA | 40,772 | +0.3% |
| 100 | Citrus Heights, CA | 40,608 | +1.2% |
| 101 | Chino, CA | 40,331 | +3.2% |
| 102 | Alameda, CA | 39,595 | +0.6% |
| 103 | Menifee, CA | 39,217 | +3.9% |
| 104 | Pleasanton, CA | 39,043 | +2.5% |
| 105 | Redding, CA | 38,501 | +0.6% |
| 106 | Bellflower, CA | 38,340 | +0.2% |
| 107 | Redondo Beach, CA | 38,274 | +0.2% |
| 108 | Upland, CA | 38,245 | +2.3% |
| 109 | Indio, CA | 38,016 | +2.8% |
| 110 | Chino Hills, CA | 37,471 | +4.7% |
| 111 | South San Francisco, CA | 37,255 | +1.5% |
| 112 | Hesperia, CA | 36,527 | +3% |
| 113 | Union City, CA | 36,224 | +0.8% |
| 114 | Pittsburg, CA | 35,869 | +1.2% |
| 115 | Folsom, CA | 35,543 | +1.6% |
| 116 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 35,218 | +2.4% |
| 117 | Dublin, CA | 35,019 | +4.5% |
| 118 | Baldwin Park, CA | 33,755 | +0.3% |
| 119 | Manteca, CA | 33,662 | +3.1% |
| 120 | Eastvale, CA | 33,505 | +2.4% |
| 121 | Redlands, CA | 33,341 | +2.2% |
| 122 | Santa Cruz, CA | 33,196 | 0% |
| 123 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 33,061 | +0.8% |
| 124 | Palo Alto, CA | 32,903 | +0.2% |
| 125 | Walnut Creek, CA | 32,835 | +1% |
| 126 | Perris, CA | 32,833 | +2.6% |
| 127 | Yorba Linda, CA | 32,233 | +0.6% |
| 128 | Davis, CA | 32,218 | +1.5% |
| 129 | Encinitas, CA | 31,955 | +0.5% |
| 130 | La Habra, CA | 31,943 | +0.6% |
| 131 | Merced, CA | 31,826 | +1% |
| 132 | Camarillo, CA | 31,755 | +1.5% |
| 133 | Rocklin, CA | 31,475 | +4.7% |
| 134 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 31,431 | +2.7% |
| 135 | San Rafael, CA | 31,254 | +0.4% |
| 136 | Gardena, CA | 30,947 | +0.2% |
| 137 | Petaluma, CA | 30,914 | +3.1% |
| 138 | Hemet, CA | 30,824 | +1.9% |
| 139 | Turlock, CA | 30,745 | +1.1% |
| 140 | San Clemente, CA | 30,464 | +0.4% |
| 141 | La Mesa, CA | 30,462 | +0.4% |
| 142 | Montebello, CA | 30,129 | +0.2% |
| 143 | Pico Rivera, CA | 29,730 | -0.1% |
| 144 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 29,035 | +1.7% |
| 145 | Lynwood, CA | 28,728 | +0.1% |
| 146 | Cupertino, CA | 28,673 | -0% |
| 147 | Yuba City, CA | 28,660 | +0.8% |
| 148 | Brentwood, CA | 28,607 | +3% |
| 149 | Monterey Park, CA | 28,482 | -0% |
| 150 | Woodland, CA | 28,026 | +1.2% |
| 151 | Lodi, CA | 27,969 | +1.7% |
| 152 | Gilroy, CA | 27,555 | +1.1% |
| 153 | Santee, CA | 27,511 | +1.5% |
| 154 | Diamond Bar, CA | 27,329 | +0.2% |
| 155 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 26,793 | +0.3% |
| 156 | Fountain Valley, CA | 26,736 | +0.3% |
| 157 | Covina, CA | 26,601 | +0.2% |
| 158 | National City, CA | 26,495 | +0.7% |
| 159 | Tulare, CA | 26,329 | +1.1% |
| 160 | West Sacramento, CA | 26,071 | +1.2% |
| 161 | Madera, CA | 25,984 | +1.8% |
| 162 | Apple Valley, CA | 25,811 | +2.5% |
| 163 | Placentia, CA | 25,687 | +0.2% |
| 164 | Paramount, CA | 25,684 | +0.1% |
| 165 | Newark, CA | 25,683 | +4% |
| 166 | Arcadia, CA | 25,434 | +0.5% |
| 167 | Azusa, CA | 25,398 | +1% |
| 168 | Huntington Park, CA | 25,165 | 0% |
| 169 | Novato, CA | 25,097 | +0.4% |
| 170 | Porterville, CA | 25,007 | -0.8% |
| 171 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 24,894 | -0.1% |
| 172 | Rohnert Park, CA | 24,798 | +4% |
| 173 | Glendora, CA | 24,634 | +0.3% |
| 174 | West Hollywood, CA | 24,542 | +1.2% |
| 175 | San Bruno, CA | 24,433 | +1.4% |
| 176 | Rosemead, CA | 24,060 | +0.2% |
| 177 | Cypress, CA | 24,029 | +0.8% |
| 178 | Colton, CA | 23,887 | +2.1% |
| 179 | Highland, CA | 23,810 | +2.4% |
| 180 | La Mirada, CA | 23,604 | +0.1% |
| 181 | Cathedral City, CA | 23,113 | +2.4% |
| 182 | Poway, CA | 22,831 | +0.3% |
| 183 | Cerritos, CA | 22,810 | +0.4% |
| 184 | Brea, CA | 22,792 | +1.5% |
| 185 | Campbell, CA | 22,772 | +0.8% |
| 186 | Yucaipa, CA | 22,673 | +2.5% |
| 187 | Watsonville, CA | 22,429 | -0.6% |
| 188 | Hanford, CA | 21,835 | +0.6% |
| 189 | Culver City, CA | 21,560 | +0.4% |
| 190 | Morgan Hill, CA | 21,289 | +2.4% |
| 191 | Oakley, CA | 21,219 | +2.3% |
| 192 | Beaumont, CA | 21,130 | +5.2% |
| 193 | Pacifica, CA | 20,974 | +1.3% |
| 194 | Danville, CA | 20,645 | +0.7% |
| 195 | San Jacinto, CA | 20,349 | +3.4% |
| 196 | Palm Desert, CA | 19,939 | +2.3% |
| 197 | San Gabriel, CA | 19,903 | +0.1% |
| 198 | Martinez, CA | 19,367 | +0.6% |
| 199 | Ceres, CA | 19,237 | +1.3% |
| 200 | Delano, CA | 19,205 | +1.1% |
| 201 | Monrovia, CA | 19,144 | +0.1% |
| 202 | Lincoln, CA | 19,021 | +2.1% |
| 203 | Coachella, CA | 18,891 | +2.7% |
| 204 | Lompoc, CA | 18,645 | +0.2% |
| 205 | Palm Springs, CA | 18,382 | +2.3% |
| 206 | Hollister, CA | 18,346 | +2.8% |
| 207 | Moorpark, CA | 18,311 | +0.7% |
| 208 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 18,244 | +0.1% |
| 209 | La Puente, CA | 18,203 | +0.2% |
| 210 | Stanton, CA | 18,134 | +0.2% |
| 211 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 18,088 | +0.6% |
| 212 | Goleta, CA | 17,931 | +2.4% |
| 213 | Claremont, CA | 17,903 | +0.4% |
| 214 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 17,583 | +0.9% |
| 215 | Menlo Park, CA | 17,357 | +1.8% |
| 216 | Foster City, CA | 17,318 | +2.5% |
| 217 | Temple City, CA | 17,184 | +0.5% |
| 218 | Dana Point, CA | 17,124 | +0.4% |
| 219 | Lawndale, CA | 17,026 | -0.1% |
| 220 | Bell Gardens, CA | 16,983 | -0.1% |
| 221 | San Dimas, CA | 16,982 | 0% |
| 222 | Burlingame, CA | 16,894 | +1.4% |
| 223 | Seaside, CA | 16,555 | +1.9% |
| 224 | San Carlos, CA | 16,488 | +1.5% |
| 225 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 16,454 | -0% |
| 226 | East Palo Alto, CA | 16,430 | +1.6% |
| 227 | Los Banos, CA | 16,314 | +2.1% |
| 228 | El Centro, CA | 16,276 | -0% |
| 229 | Laguna Hills, CA | 16,037 | +0.2% |
| 230 | Montclair, CA | 15,741 | +2.5% |
| 231 | Beverly Hills, CA | 15,716 | 0% |
| 232 | Los Gatos, CA | 15,315 | +0.2% |
| 233 | Wildomar, CA | 15,103 | +2.8% |
| 234 | Belmont, CA | 14,972 | +1.5% |
| 235 | Atascadero, CA | 14,953 | 0% |
| 236 | La Quinta, CA | 14,902 | +2.4% |
| 237 | Monterey, CA | 14,850 | +1.3% |
| 238 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,790 | +0.1% |
| 239 | San Pablo, CA | 14,614 | +0.6% |
| 240 | Bell, CA | 14,426 | +0.3% |
| 241 | La Verne, CA | 14,246 | +0.1% |
| 242 | Suisun City, CA | 14,226 | +1.1% |
| 243 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,188 | -0.2% |
| 244 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 14,112 | +2.5% |
| 245 | Windsor, CA | 14,073 | +3% |
| 246 | Santa Paula, CA | 13,954 | +0.1% |
| 247 | El Cerrito, CA | 13,860 | +1.2% |
| 248 | Saratoga, CA | 13,745 | +0.3% |
| 249 | Los Altos, CA | 13,610 | +0.1% |
| 250 | Hercules, CA | 13,435 | +1.1% |
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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. 6 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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.CurrentU15-19. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2018.
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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest employed residents?
Los Angeles, CA, with 1.95 million in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest employed residents?
Corcoran, CA, with 4,864 in 2018.
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. 6 cities have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.