Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 5,565,877 | - | 5.3 | - |
| 1991 | 5,348,901 | -3.9 | 7.4 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 5,248,158 | -1.9 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
| 1993 | 5,145,302 | -2.0 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 5,156,180 | 0.2 | 8.4 | -0.8 |
| 1995 | 5,193,023 | 0.7 | 7.3 | -1.1 |
| 1996 | 5,248,234 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 5,445,205 | 3.8 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | 5,631,444 | 3.4 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 5,731,446 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 5,854,003 | 2.1 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 5,936,742 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 5,903,567 | -0.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 5,909,630 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 5,962,155 | 0.9 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 6,087,221 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 6,172,120 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 6,222,632 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | 6,150,621 | -1.2 | 7.0 | 2.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 5,149,174 | 1.4 | 7.7 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 5,203,070 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 5,190,577 | 1.6 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Apr | 5,179,284 | 1.4 | 7.0 | -1.7 |
| May | 5,167,003 | 0.6 | 6.9 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 5,166,397 | 0.8 | 7.3 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 5,188,355 | 0.8 | 8.1 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 5,186,524 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 5,197,608 | 0.3 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 5,237,762 | 0.1 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 5,219,222 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 5,231,301 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 5,140,463 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 5,193,477 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 5,203,847 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 5,181,647 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 5,198,773 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 5,202,234 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 5,243,532 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 5,270,118 | 1.6 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 5,305,092 | 2.1 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 5,340,997 | 2.0 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 5,340,392 | 2.3 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 5,358,230 | 2.4 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 5,297,238 | 3.0 | 7.0 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 5,337,630 | 2.8 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 5,378,109 | 3.3 | 6.5 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 5,383,566 | 3.9 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| May | 5,399,174 | 3.9 | 5.8 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 5,394,747 | 3.7 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 5,461,209 | 4.2 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 5,488,322 | 4.1 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 5,491,643 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 5,537,121 | 3.7 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 5,567,128 | 4.2 | 5.2 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 5,606,575 | 4.6 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 5,557,016 | 4.9 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 5,607,368 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 5,621,968 | 4.5 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 5,606,103 | 4.1 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 5,605,155 | 3.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 5,587,337 | 3.6 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 5,628,613 | 3.1 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 5,627,366 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,655,390 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 5,674,270 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 5,702,698 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 5,704,042 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 5,653,826 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5,685,577 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5,703,541 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 5,678,559 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,696,973 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 5,686,639 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 5,726,645 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,734,548 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 5,754,147 | 1.7 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 5,792,231 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 5,812,572 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 5,852,098 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 5,792,069 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 5,832,650 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 5,827,354 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 5,837,722 | 2.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 5,803,495 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 5,828,983 | 2.5 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 5,821,472 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 5,845,089 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 5,869,120 | 2.0 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 5,901,829 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 5,920,935 | 1.9 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 5,967,316 | 2.0 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 5,934,950 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 5,979,939 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 5,982,621 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 5,964,233 | 2.2 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 5,923,766 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 5,893,605 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 5,908,406 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 5,885,747 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 5,927,758 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 5,939,390 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 5,944,632 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 5,955,857 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 1.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 5,869,480 | -1.1 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 5,936,809 | -0.7 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 5,917,856 | -1.1 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 5,878,585 | -1.4 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| May | 5,869,494 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 5,834,534 | -1.0 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 5,874,290 | -0.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 5,875,669 | -0.2 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 5,930,823 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 5,958,608 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 5,940,091 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 5,956,568 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 5,884,829 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5,932,051 | -0.1 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 5,936,987 | 0.3 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 5,918,341 | 0.7 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,893,722 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 5,871,339 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 5,884,491 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 5,883,138 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 5,885,296 | -0.8 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 5,929,570 | -0.5 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 5,940,293 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 5,955,502 | 0.0 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 5,903,558 | 0.3 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,940,415 | 0.1 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 5,931,531 | -0.1 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5,923,488 | 0.1 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 5,917,835 | 0.4 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 5,907,372 | 0.6 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 5,964,056 | 1.4 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,962,824 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 5,970,681 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 6,019,498 | 1.5 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 6,048,218 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 6,056,381 | 1.7 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 5,989,246 | 1.5 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 6,030,758 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 6,041,318 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 6,066,951 | 2.4 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| May | 6,065,294 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 6,046,958 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 6,089,022 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 6,109,891 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 6,120,840 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 6,159,408 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 6,154,925 | 1.8 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 6,172,035 | 1.9 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 6,113,345 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 6,155,055 | 2.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 6,176,538 | 2.2 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 6,161,013 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| May | 6,149,740 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 6,129,645 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 6,148,825 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 6,143,370 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 6,166,426 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 6,228,355 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 6,233,749 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 6,259,381 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 6,180,695 | 1.1 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 6,210,328 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 6,220,909 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 6,197,035 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 6,192,144 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 6,188,331 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 6,228,918 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 6,214,415 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 6,232,904 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 6,253,728 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 6,287,087 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 6,265,084 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 6,195,376 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 6,220,620 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 6,216,105 | -0.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 6,208,620 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| May | 6,163,423 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| Jun | 6,132,466 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 6,153,363 | -1.2 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| Aug | 6,115,721 | -1.6 | 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 6,116,735 | -1.9 | 7.6 | 2.6 |
| Oct | 6,129,649 | -2.0 | 7.8 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 6,102,469 | -2.9 | 8.2 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 6,052,905 | -3.4 | 8.8 | 3.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 5,930,175 | -4.3 | 10.0 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 5,936,588 | -4.6 | 10.2 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 5,910,462 | -4.9 | 10.6 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 5,944,277 | -4.3 | 10.1 | 4.5 |
| May | 5,883,921 | -4.5 | 10.7 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 5,887,876 | -4.0 | 10.8 | 4.0 |
| Jul | 5,857,568 | -4.8 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
| Aug | 5,806,414 | -5.1 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 5,770,522 | -5.7 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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