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Labor Force & Unemployment
Los Angeles County

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September 2024 (Preliminary Data) - Data not Seasonally Adjusted

City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Los Angeles County 5,123,800 4,815,500 308,300 6.0%
Acton† 3,200 3,100 100 2.8%
Agoura Hills 11,400 10,800 600 5.1%
Alhambra 46,400 44,100 2,300 5.0%
Alondra Park† 4,100 3,900 200 4.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Altadena† 22,000 20,700 1,300 6.1%
Arcadia 29,200 27,800 1,400 4.8%
Artesia 7,900 7,300 600 7.5%
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 25,400 23,900 1,400 5.7%
Baldwin Park 34,600 32,500 2,100 6.0%
Bell 15,100 14,100 1,000 6.4%
Bell Gardens 18,000 16,800 1,200 6.5%
Bellflower 36,300 33,900 2,400 6.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Beverly Hills 18,000 17,100 900 5.1%
Bradbury 400 300 0 8.9%
Burbank 59,700 55,400 4,300 7.3%
Calabasas 11,800 10,800 1,000 8.6%
Carson 45,800 43,100 2,700 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Cerritos 25,000 23,700 1,300 5.2%
Charter Oak† 5,300 5,000 300 6.0%
Citrus† 5,600 5,300 300 5.4%
Claremont 17,000 16,000 1,000 5.8%
Commerce 5,500 5,100 400 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Compton 39,000 35,900 3,100 7.8%
Covina 24,200 22,600 1,500 6.3%
Cudahy 10,000 9,400 600 6.4%
Culver City 23,100 21,700 1,300 5.7%
Del Aire† 5,500 5,300 200 3.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Desert View Highlands† 1,400 1,300 100 6.6%
Diamond Bar 30,100 28,700 1,500 4.8%
Downey 56,800 53,700 3,200 5.6%
Duarte 11,300 10,700 600 5.6%
East Los Angeles† 55,900 52,500 3,300 6.0%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
East Pasadena† 2,700 2,700 100 2.9%
East San Gabriel† 11,600 10,900 800 6.4%
El Monte 51,200 48,300 2,900 5.7%
El Segundo 10,200 9,700 500 5.1%
Florence-Graham† 28,600 26,200 2,400 8.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Gardena 30,300 28,400 1,800 6.1%
Glendale 104,000 97,900 6,100 5.8%
Glendora 25,800 24,500 1,400 5.3%
Hacienda Heights† 27,200 25,900 1,300 4.8%
Hawaiian Gardens 6,700 6,400 300 4.8%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Hawthorne 43,900 41,400 2,600 5.8%
Hermosa Beach 11,700 11,300 400 3.6%
Hidden Hills 900 900 0 3.8%
Huntington Park 26,300 24,800 1,500 5.7%
Industry 100 100 0 6.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Inglewood 52,800 49,100 3,700 7.1%
Irwindale 700 700 0 5.4%
La Cañada Flintridge 8,900 8,600 400 4.2%
La Crescenta-Montrose† 10,100 9,400 600 6.3%
La Habra Heights 3,000 2,900 100 2.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
La Mirada 24,100 22,700 1,400 5.7%
La Puente 19,000 17,900 1,100 5.7%
La Verne 16,300 15,400 900 5.3%
Ladera Heights† 3,100 3,000 200 5.5%
Lake Los Angeles† 4,100 3,800 300 7.3%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lakewood 42,500 40,300 2,300 5.3%
Lancaster 65,200 59,800 5,300 8.2%
Lawndale 16,500 15,600 900 5.3%
Lennox† 11,500 10,800 700 6.2%
Littlerock† 400 400 0 10.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Lomita 11,100 10,800 300 2.5%
Long Beach 237,000 222,700 14,400 6.1%
Los Angeles 2,107,400 1,978,300 129,000 6.1%
Lynwood 28,300 26,400 1,900 6.7%
Malibu 5,400 5,200 200 4.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Manhattan Beach 19,400 18,500 800 4.3%
Marina del Rey† 7,100 6,800 300 4.1%
Mayflower Village† 2,900 2,800 100 3.5%
Maywood 12,400 11,600 800 6.1%
Monrovia 21,900 20,800 1,100 5.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Montebello 29,000 27,200 1,800 6.2%
Monterey Park 29,300 27,800 1,500 5.1%
North El Monte† 2,000 2,000 100 2.5%
Norwalk 50,300 47,200 3,100 6.2%
Palmdale 63,500 58,300 5,200 8.1%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Palos Verdes Estates 5,600 5,400 200 2.8%
Paramount 24,600 23,000 1,700 6.8%
Pasadena 80,500 76,100 4,300 5.4%
Pico Rivera 30,200 28,300 1,900 6.4%
Pomona 68,200 63,700 4,500 6.5%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Quartz Hill† 4,700 4,500 200 4.2%
Rancho Palos Verdes 19,500 18,500 1,000 4.9%
Redondo Beach 41,000 38,900 2,100 5.1%
Rolling Hills 600 500 0 6.2%
Rolling Hills Estates 3,500 3,300 200 6.2%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Rosemead 25,100 23,700 1,400 5.5%
Rowland Heights† 24,300 22,900 1,500 6.0%
San Dimas 17,800 16,900 900 5.1%
San Fernando 12,000 11,400 600 4.6%
San Gabriel 21,400 20,400 1,000 4.6%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
San Marino 5,800 5,600 200 3.0%
Santa Clarita 115,200 108,700 6,400 5.6%
Santa Fe Springs 9,000 8,700 400 4.0%
Santa Monica 56,700 53,400 3,300 5.8%
Sierra Madre 6,200 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 8,600 400 4.8%
South Gate 42,800 40,200 2,600 6.0%
South Pasadena 14,900 14,100 900 5.9%
South San Gabriel† 3,700 3,600 100 3.7%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
South San Jose Hills† 9,900 9,200 700 7.0%
South Whittier† 29,400 28,100 1,300 4.5%
Temple City 18,200 17,300 900 5.1%
Torrance 77,700 73,800 3,800 4.9%
Val Verde† 1,600 1,500 100 5.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
Valinda† 11,600 11,000 600 5.6%
Vernon 100 100 0 6.9%
View Park-Windsor Hills† 5,900 5,400 500 8.9%
Walnut 16,000 15,200 800 4.8%
Walnut Park† 8,300 7,700 600 6.9%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Athens† 4,700 4,200 500 10.2%
West Carson† 11,700 11,100 600 5.2%
West Covina 52,300 49,400 2,900 5.6%
West Hollywood 26,500 24,800 1,700 6.5%
West Puente Valley† 10,900 10,200 700 6.4%
City / Community Labor Force Employment Unemployment
Number Rate*
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 12,300 11,800 500 4.3%
Westlake Village 3,900 3,800 100 1.9%
Westmont† 15,400 13,900 1,500 9.8%
Whittier 43,100 40,700 2,500 5.7%
Willowbrook† 10,200 9,400 900 8.5%

* 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