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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

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October 2024 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,081,000 4,773,000 307,900 6.1%
Acton† 3,200 3,100 100 2.8%
Agoura Hills 11,300 10,700 600 5.2%
Alhambra 46,000 43,700 2,300 5.0%
Alondra Park† 4,000 3,900 200 4.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 21,800 20,500 1,300 6.2%
Arcadia 29,000 27,600 1,400 4.8%
Artesia 7,900 7,300 600 7.6%
Avalon 2,000 2,000 0 0.0%
Avocado Heights† 6,900 6,500 400 5.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Azusa 25,200 23,700 1,500 6.0%
Baldwin Park 34,400 32,200 2,100 6.2%
Bell 14,900 14,000 1,000 6.4%
Bell Gardens 17,800 16,600 1,100 6.4%
Bellflower 36,100 33,600 2,500 6.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 17,900 16,900 900 5.1%
Bradbury 400 300 0 9.0%
Burbank 59,400 54,900 4,400 7.5%
Calabasas 11,700 10,700 1,000 8.6%
Carson 45,500 42,700 2,800 6.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 24,800 23,500 1,300 5.2%
Charter Oak† 5,300 5,000 300 6.0%
Citrus† 5,600 5,300 300 5.4%
Claremont 16,800 15,800 1,000 5.9%
Commerce 5,400 5,100 400 6.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 38,700 35,600 3,100 8.0%
Covina 24,000 22,400 1,500 6.4%
Cudahy 10,000 9,300 700 6.6%
Culver City 22,900 21,500 1,300 5.8%
Del Aire† 5,500 5,300 200 3.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,400 1,300 100 6.7%
Diamond Bar 29,900 28,400 1,500 5.0%
Downey 56,300 53,200 3,100 5.6%
Duarte 11,200 10,600 600 5.7%
East Los Angeles† 55,400 52,100 3,300 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,700 2,600 100 2.9%
East San Gabriel† 11,500 10,800 700 6.5%
El Monte 50,800 47,900 2,900 5.8%
El Segundo 10,100 9,600 500 5.2%
Florence-Graham† 28,300 26,000 2,400 8.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 30,000 28,200 1,800 6.1%
Glendale 102,900 97,000 5,900 5.7%
Glendora 25,600 24,200 1,400 5.3%
Hacienda Heights† 26,900 25,700 1,300 4.8%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,700 6,300 300 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,600 41,000 2,600 5.9%
Hermosa Beach 11,600 11,200 400 3.7%
Hidden Hills 900 900 0 3.8%
Huntington Park 26,200 24,600 1,600 6.0%
Industry 100 100 0 6.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 52,300 48,600 3,700 7.0%
Irwindale 700 700 0 5.4%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,900 8,500 400 4.2%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,000 9,400 600 6.4%
La Habra Heights 3,000 2,900 100 2.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 23,900 22,500 1,300 5.6%
La Puente 18,900 17,800 1,100 6.0%
La Verne 16,200 15,300 900 5.3%
Ladera Heights† 3,100 2,900 200 5.5%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,000 3,800 300 7.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 42,100 39,900 2,200 5.2%
Lancaster 64,700 59,300 5,400 8.3%
Lawndale 16,300 15,500 900 5.5%
Lennox† 11,400 10,700 700 6.2%
Littlerock† 400 400 0 10.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 11,000 10,800 300 2.5%
Long Beach 234,900 220,700 14,200 6.0%
Los Angeles 2,089,700 1,960,900 128,800 6.2%
Lynwood 28,000 26,100 1,900 6.8%
Malibu 5,300 5,100 200 4.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 19,200 18,400 800 4.3%
Marina del Rey† 7,000 6,700 300 4.1%
Mayflower Village† 2,800 2,700 100 3.5%
Maywood 12,300 11,500 800 6.3%
Monrovia 21,700 20,600 1,100 5.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 28,700 26,900 1,800 6.2%
Monterey Park 29,100 27,600 1,500 5.1%
North El Monte† 2,000 2,000 100 2.5%
Norwalk 49,900 46,800 3,100 6.2%
Palmdale 62,900 57,800 5,100 8.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,500 5,400 200 2.8%
Paramount 24,400 22,800 1,600 6.8%
Pasadena 79,800 75,500 4,300 5.4%
Pico Rivera 29,900 28,000 1,900 6.3%
Pomona 67,600 63,100 4,500 6.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,600 4,400 200 4.2%
Rancho Palos Verdes 19,300 18,400 1,000 5.0%
Redondo Beach 40,700 38,600 2,100 5.1%
Rolling Hills 500 500 0 6.0%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,400 3,200 200 6.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 24,900 23,500 1,400 5.5%
Rowland Heights† 24,100 22,700 1,400 6.0%
San Dimas 17,700 16,700 900 5.3%
San Fernando 11,900 11,300 600 4.7%
San Gabriel 21,200 20,200 1,000 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,800 5,600 200 3.0%
Santa Clarita 114,200 107,800 6,500 5.7%
Santa Fe Springs 9,000 8,600 400 4.1%
Santa Monica 56,300 52,900 3,300 5.9%
Sierra Madre 6,100 5,900 200 4.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Signal Hill 6,200 6,000 200 3.7%
South El Monte 9,000 8,500 400 4.9%
South Gate 42,500 39,900 2,600 6.1%
South Pasadena 14,800 13,900 800 5.7%
South San Gabriel† 3,700 3,600 100 3.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 9,800 9,100 700 7.1%
South Whittier† 29,200 27,900 1,300 4.5%
Temple City 18,100 17,100 900 5.2%
Torrance 77,000 73,200 3,800 5.0%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,500 100 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,500 10,900 600 5.6%
Vernon 100 100 0 7.0%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,900 5,300 500 8.9%
Walnut 15,800 15,100 800 4.8%
Walnut Park† 8,200 7,700 600 7.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,600 4,200 500 10.2%
West Carson† 11,600 11,000 600 5.2%
West Covina 51,900 49,000 2,900 5.7%
West Hollywood 26,300 24,500 1,800 6.7%
West Puente Valley† 10,800 10,100 700 6.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,200 11,700 500 4.3%
Westlake Village 3,800 3,800 100 1.9%
Westmont† 15,300 13,800 1,500 9.9%
Whittier 42,800 40,300 2,500 5.8%
Willowbrook† 10,100 9,300 900 8.6%

* The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.
† Census-designated unincorporated community.

Data not seasonally adjusted. Data may not add due to rounding.
Labor force data reflect the March 2020 annual revision (or benchmark) and Census 2014 population controls at the state level.

Source: California Employment Development Department