Cities in California by employed residents
Los Angeles, CA had the highest employed residents of 285 cities in 2024, at 1.97 million. Paradise, CA had the lowest, at 2,222. The median was 29,361. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 40 cities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,973,362 | +0.6% |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 717,199 | +0.8% |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 511,102 | -0.6% |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 488,700 | -2.4% |
| 5 | Sacramento, CA | 256,392 | +1.3% |
| 6 | Fresno, CA | 238,441 | +1.5% |
| 7 | Long Beach, CA | 231,393 | -0.4% |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 227,629 | -0.2% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 181,176 | +0.6% |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 170,891 | +0.5% |
| 11 | Irvine, CA | 157,881 | +1.1% |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | 155,896 | +0.7% |
| 13 | Santa Ana, CA | 155,067 | +1.1% |
| 14 | Stockton, CA | 134,666 | +0.6% |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 128,933 | +1% |
| 16 | Fremont, CA | 114,266 | -0.9% |
| 17 | Santa Clarita, CA | 113,436 | -0.5% |
| 18 | Fontana, CA | 103,056 | +1.1% |
| 19 | Huntington Beach, CA | 99,844 | -0.1% |
| 20 | San Bernardino, CA | 97,042 | +0.5% |
| 21 | Moreno Valley, CA | 96,211 | +0.6% |
| 22 | Oxnard, CA | 95,093 | +1.1% |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | 93,788 | +0.6% |
| 24 | Glendale, CA | 90,666 | -0.4% |
| 25 | Ontario, CA | 90,008 | +1.4% |
| 26 | Santa Rosa, CA | 88,089 | -0.2% |
| 27 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 87,569 | +0.8% |
| 28 | Sunnyvale, CA | 86,272 | -0.2% |
| 29 | Elk Grove, CA | 84,523 | +1.8% |
| 30 | Oceanside, CA | 84,324 | 0% |
| 31 | Garden Grove, CA | 82,623 | +1.3% |
| 32 | Corona, CA | 80,678 | +0.7% |
| 33 | Hayward, CA | 79,887 | -0.5% |
| 34 | Roseville, CA | 78,810 | +2.8% |
| 35 | Salinas, CA | 75,777 | +0.9% |
| 36 | Pasadena, CA | 74,964 | +0.9% |
| 37 | Santa Clara, CA | 74,377 | -0.7% |
| 38 | Escondido, CA | 72,273 | +0.1% |
| 39 | Orange, CA | 70,182 | -0.2% |
| 40 | Pomona, CA | 69,685 | +0.5% |
| 41 | Torrance, CA | 69,220 | -0.6% |
| 42 | Palmdale, CA | 68,705 | -0.2% |
| 43 | Fullerton, CA | 66,869 | -0.1% |
| 44 | Simi Valley, CA | 65,388 | +1.1% |
| 45 | Visalia, CA | 65,321 | +0.4% |
| 46 | Lancaster, CA | 65,147 | -0.1% |
| 47 | Costa Mesa, CA | 62,370 | -0.2% |
| 48 | Concord, CA | 61,650 | -0.4% |
| 49 | Berkeley, CA | 60,865 | +0.1% |
| 50 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 60,804 | +0.8% |
| 51 | Clovis, CA | 59,263 | +2.3% |
| 52 | Vallejo, CA | 57,914 | +0.3% |
| 53 | San Mateo, CA | 57,563 | -2.6% |
| 54 | Daly City, CA | 56,836 | -2.8% |
| 55 | Richmond, CA | 55,678 | -0.7% |
| 56 | Antioch, CA | 55,559 | -0% |
| 57 | Fairfield, CA | 55,540 | +1.4% |
| 58 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 55,129 | +1% |
| 59 | Downey, CA | 54,961 | -0.3% |
| 60 | Carlsbad, CA | 54,198 | -0.2% |
| 61 | Burbank, CA | 53,300 | -0.1% |
| 62 | West Covina, CA | 52,616 | +0.4% |
| 63 | Inglewood, CA | 51,877 | -0.7% |
| 64 | Victorville, CA | 51,611 | +1.2% |
| 65 | Temecula, CA | 51,256 | +0.9% |
| 66 | Santa Maria, CA | 50,788 | +0.7% |
| 67 | Santa Monica, CA | 50,499 | +0.2% |
| 68 | Murrieta, CA | 49,874 | +0.3% |
| 69 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 49,733 | +0.6% |
| 70 | Vista, CA | 49,340 | +0.4% |
| 71 | Mountain View, CA | 49,129 | +2% |
| 72 | Chico, CA | 48,949 | +0.2% |
| 73 | Menifee, CA | 48,474 | +3% |
| 74 | El Monte, CA | 48,132 | -0.2% |
| 75 | Rialto, CA | 47,380 | +0.9% |
| 76 | Norwalk, CA | 47,336 | -0.5% |
| 77 | Tracy, CA | 47,039 | +1.5% |
| 78 | Santa Barbara, CA | 46,888 | +0.2% |
| 79 | San Marcos, CA | 46,280 | +1.6% |
| 80 | Lake Forest, CA | 45,431 | +0.9% |
| 81 | Vacaville, CA | 45,328 | +1.3% |
| 82 | Chino, CA | 44,921 | +1% |
| 83 | Redwood City, CA | 44,890 | -2.2% |
| 84 | El Cajon, CA | 44,705 | -0.1% |
| 85 | Mission Viejo, CA | 44,219 | +0.3% |
| 86 | South Gate, CA | 43,690 | -0.2% |
| 87 | Carson, CA | 43,676 | -0.6% |
| 88 | San Leandro, CA | 43,552 | -1.1% |
| 89 | Livermore, CA | 43,503 | -0.4% |
| 90 | Indio, CA | 42,380 | +1.2% |
| 91 | San Ramon, CA | 41,989 | -0.6% |
| 92 | Napa, CA | 41,870 | +0.2% |
| 93 | Milpitas, CA | 41,601 | -0.3% |
| 94 | Buena Park, CA | 41,592 | +0.3% |
| 95 | Hawthorne, CA | 41,365 | -0.6% |
| 96 | Folsom, CA | 41,359 | +3.3% |
| 97 | Newport Beach, CA | 41,008 | -0.1% |
| 98 | Citrus Heights, CA | 40,902 | +0.6% |
| 99 | Alhambra, CA | 40,817 | -0.1% |
| 100 | Compton, CA | 40,731 | -0.6% |
| 101 | Redding, CA | 40,614 | +1.5% |
| 102 | Whittier, CA | 40,553 | 0% |
| 103 | Lakewood, CA | 40,509 | -0.5% |
| 104 | Upland, CA | 40,504 | +0.7% |
| 105 | Westminster, CA | 40,350 | +0.3% |
| 106 | Manteca, CA | 40,092 | +2.8% |
| 107 | Tustin, CA | 39,828 | +0.6% |
| 108 | Hesperia, CA | 39,550 | +0.9% |
| 109 | Chino Hills, CA | 38,964 | -0% |
| 110 | Alameda, CA | 38,722 | +1.5% |
| 111 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 38,669 | +1.7% |
| 112 | South San Francisco, CA | 36,961 | -2% |
| 113 | Bellflower, CA | 36,888 | -0.2% |
| 114 | Redondo Beach, CA | 36,597 | -0.5% |
| 115 | Perris, CA | 36,367 | +2.3% |
| 116 | Pleasanton, CA | 36,212 | -1% |
| 117 | Merced, CA | 36,153 | +1.9% |
| 118 | Pittsburg, CA | 35,970 | +0.1% |
| 119 | Eastvale, CA | 35,877 | +0.1% |
| 120 | Redlands, CA | 35,628 | +1.5% |
| 121 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 34,790 | +0.6% |
| 122 | Dublin, CA | 34,688 | -0.5% |
| 123 | Rocklin, CA | 34,656 | +2% |
| 124 | Union City, CA | 33,412 | -1.1% |
| 125 | Hemet, CA | 33,186 | +0.8% |
| 126 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 32,633 | +0.9% |
| 127 | Walnut Creek, CA | 32,599 | +0.3% |
| 128 | Baldwin Park, CA | 32,541 | -0.3% |
| 129 | Davis, CA | 32,425 | +0.5% |
| 130 | Camarillo, CA | 32,182 | +0.8% |
| 131 | Palo Alto, CA | 32,135 | -0.7% |
| 132 | Encinitas, CA | 32,030 | +0.1% |
| 133 | Santa Cruz, CA | 31,992 | +1.1% |
| 134 | Turlock, CA | 31,494 | +0.6% |
| 135 | Yorba Linda, CA | 31,233 | -0.1% |
| 136 | La Habra, CA | 30,737 | -0% |
| 137 | La Mesa, CA | 30,685 | +0.3% |
| 138 | Lodi, CA | 30,141 | +0.6% |
| 139 | Gardena, CA | 30,065 | 0% |
| 140 | Brentwood, CA | 29,694 | +0.2% |
| 141 | San Clemente, CA | 29,440 | -0.1% |
| 142 | Tulare, CA | 29,429 | +1% |
| 143 | Woodland, CA | 29,361 | +1.5% |
| 144 | Yuba City, CA | 29,279 | +0.6% |
| 145 | Petaluma, CA | 29,258 | -0.1% |
| 146 | San Rafael, CA | 29,256 | -0.5% |
| 147 | Montebello, CA | 29,229 | +0.1% |
| 148 | Pico Rivera, CA | 28,514 | -0.5% |
| 149 | Madera, CA | 28,427 | +1.8% |
| 150 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 27,847 | -0.2% |
| 151 | Gilroy, CA | 27,828 | +0.3% |
| 152 | Santee, CA | 27,815 | -0.2% |
| 153 | Cupertino, CA | 27,556 | -0.7% |
| 154 | Lynwood, CA | 27,333 | -0.4% |
| 155 | West Sacramento, CA | 27,244 | +0.4% |
| 156 | Monterey Park, CA | 27,050 | -0.6% |
| 157 | Apple Valley, CA | 26,901 | -0.1% |
| 158 | National City, CA | 26,710 | +0.7% |
| 159 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 26,245 | +2.1% |
| 160 | Beaumont, CA | 25,990 | +2.6% |
| 161 | Diamond Bar, CA | 25,964 | -0.6% |
| 162 | Porterville, CA | 25,945 | 0% |
| 163 | Fountain Valley, CA | 25,898 | +0.4% |
| 164 | Covina, CA | 25,846 | -0% |
| 165 | Placentia, CA | 25,706 | +0.3% |
| 166 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 25,460 | -0.2% |
| 167 | Newark, CA | 25,213 | -2.2% |
| 168 | Colton, CA | 25,009 | 0% |
| 169 | Highland, CA | 24,808 | +0.2% |
| 170 | Cathedral City, CA | 24,782 | +0.2% |
| 171 | Azusa, CA | 24,706 | -0.6% |
| 172 | Arcadia, CA | 24,654 | -0.3% |
| 173 | Paramount, CA | 24,540 | -0.6% |
| 174 | Rohnert Park, CA | 24,170 | -0.1% |
| 175 | Huntington Park, CA | 23,980 | -0.5% |
| 176 | Yucaipa, CA | 23,821 | +0.5% |
| 177 | Glendora, CA | 23,710 | -0.5% |
| 178 | Hanford, CA | 23,681 | +4.2% |
| 179 | Novato, CA | 23,661 | -0.2% |
| 180 | West Hollywood, CA | 23,627 | -0.6% |
| 181 | Cypress, CA | 23,487 | +0.3% |
| 182 | San Bruno, CA | 23,478 | -2.7% |
| 183 | Rosemead, CA | 23,459 | -0.1% |
| 184 | Poway, CA | 23,362 | +1.8% |
| 185 | Oakley, CA | 23,162 | +1.4% |
| 186 | Brea, CA | 23,150 | -0.1% |
| 187 | San Jacinto, CA | 22,654 | +0.1% |
| 188 | La Mirada, CA | 22,561 | -0.6% |
| 189 | Lincoln, CA | 22,132 | +3.5% |
| 190 | Campbell, CA | 22,085 | -0.7% |
| 191 | Morgan Hill, CA | 21,853 | -0.4% |
| 192 | Cerritos, CA | 21,668 | -0.7% |
| 193 | Watsonville, CA | 21,638 | +1.7% |
| 194 | Palm Desert, CA | 21,601 | +1.7% |
| 195 | Coachella, CA | 21,506 | +2.9% |
| 196 | Culver City, CA | 21,308 | +0.7% |
| 197 | Delano, CA | 20,399 | +1.6% |
| 198 | Hollister, CA | 20,320 | -0.9% |
| 199 | Danville, CA | 20,185 | -0.7% |
| 200 | Pacifica, CA | 20,096 | -2.6% |
| 201 | Palm Springs, CA | 19,629 | +0.4% |
| 202 | Ceres, CA | 19,479 | +0.4% |
| 203 | Stanton, CA | 19,453 | +3.7% |
| 204 | Monrovia, CA | 19,439 | +1.2% |
| 205 | San Gabriel, CA | 19,130 | -0.2% |
| 206 | Martinez, CA | 18,687 | -0.3% |
| 207 | Lompoc, CA | 18,494 | +1.1% |
| 208 | Goleta, CA | 18,435 | -0.1% |
| 209 | Moorpark, CA | 18,006 | +0.7% |
| 210 | La Puente, CA | 17,669 | -0.4% |
| 211 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 17,579 | +1.3% |
| 212 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 17,491 | -0.6% |
| 213 | Claremont, CA | 17,371 | -0.1% |
| 214 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 17,328 | -0.7% |
| 215 | Los Banos, CA | 17,283 | +0.2% |
| 216 | Lathrop, CA | 17,096 | +5.4% |
| 217 | Menlo Park, CA | 16,980 | -1.2% |
| 218 | Foster City, CA | 16,900 | -2.8% |
| 219 | El Centro, CA | 16,723 | +0.9% |
| 220 | Dana Point, CA | 16,644 | -0.2% |
| 221 | Burlingame, CA | 16,629 | -1.5% |
| 222 | La Quinta, CA | 16,621 | +1.9% |
| 223 | Temple City, CA | 16,617 | -0.2% |
| 224 | Montclair, CA | 16,552 | 0% |
| 225 | Seaside, CA | 16,310 | +0.7% |
| 226 | San Dimas, CA | 16,207 | -0.5% |
| 227 | Lawndale, CA | 16,188 | -0.7% |
| 228 | Bell Gardens, CA | 16,155 | -0.5% |
| 228 | Wildomar, CA | 16,155 | +1.1% |
| 230 | San Carlos, CA | 16,083 | -2.7% |
| 231 | East Palo Alto, CA | 16,045 | -1.4% |
| 232 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 15,499 | -0.7% |
| 233 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 15,339 | +1.2% |
| 234 | Laguna Hills, CA | 15,276 | -0.1% |
| 235 | Beverly Hills, CA | 14,903 | -0.6% |
| 236 | Los Gatos, CA | 14,859 | -0.9% |
| 237 | Atascadero, CA | 14,764 | +1% |
| 238 | Santa Paula, CA | 14,590 | +1% |
| 239 | Monterey, CA | 14,390 | -0.1% |
| 240 | Belmont, CA | 14,348 | -2.7% |
| 241 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 14,190 | +1.6% |
| 242 | South Pasadena, CA | 14,137 | -0.5% |
| 243 | Suisun City, CA | 14,059 | +1.9% |
| 244 | San Pablo, CA | 14,032 | -0.8% |
| 245 | El Cerrito, CA | 13,916 | +0.8% |
| 246 | La Verne, CA | 13,861 | -0.1% |
| 247 | Bell, CA | 13,797 | -0.5% |
| 248 | Hercules, CA | 13,485 | -0.9% |
| 249 | Saratoga, CA | 13,316 | -0.6% |
| 250 | Los Altos, CA | 13,162 | -0.7% |
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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. 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.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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in California by employed residents, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24
MLA 9
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in California by employed residents, 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/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2024. 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, 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/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2024.
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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/california-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which city has the highest employed residents?
Los Angeles, CA, with 1.97 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Which city has the lowest employed residents?
Paradise, CA, with 2,222 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.