Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA (CALOSA7URN) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA was 5.40% in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA reached a record high of 18.90 in May of 2020 and a record low of 4.10 in April of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (MSA) (LOSA106UR) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about Los Angeles, CA, unemployment, rate, and USA.

These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

The unemployment rate is the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force [100 times (unemployed/civilian labor force)].

For more details, see the release's frequently asked questions.

Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA was 5.80% in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA reached a record high of 12.60 in January of 2010 and a record low of 4.40 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

As of February 2023, the unemployment rate in the Los Angeles metropolitan area was *** percent compared to *** percent in the previous month. Within this time period, the unemployment rate was highest in January 2021 at ** percent, falling to a low of *** percent by May 2022. During this month there were ******* unemployed people unemployed in the Los Angeles metro area.

VITAL SIGNS INDICATOR
Unemployment (EC3)

FULL MEASURE NAME
Unemployment rate by residential location

LAST UPDATED
December 2022

DESCRIPTION
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force – by place of residence – that is not currently employed full-time or part-time. The unemployment rate reflects the strength of the overall employment market.

DATA SOURCE
California Employment Development Department: Historical Unemployment Rates
1990-2010
Spreadsheet provided by CAEDD

California Employment Development Department: Labor Force and Unemployment Rate for California Sub-County Areas - https://data.edd.ca.gov/Labor-Force-and-Unemployment-Rates/Labor-Force-and-Unemployment-Rate-for-California-S/8z4h-2ak6
2010-2022

California Employment Development Department: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - https://data.edd.ca.gov/Labor-Force-and-Unemployment-Rates/Local-Area-Unemployment-Statistics-LAUS-/e6gw-gvii
1990-2022

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la
1990-2021

CONTACT INFORMATION
vitalsigns.info@bayareametro.gov

METHODOLOGY NOTES (across all datasets for this indicator)
Unemployment rates produced by the CA Employment Development Department (EDD) for the region and county levels are not adjusted for seasonality (as they reflect annual data) and are final data (i.e., not preliminary). Unemployment rates produced by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the metro regions are annual and not adjusted for seasonality; they reflect the primary metropolitan statistical area (MSA) for the named region, except for the San Francisco Bay Area which uses the nine-county region. The unemployment rate is calculated based on the number of unemployed persons divided by the total labor force. Note that the unemployment rate can decline or increase as a result of changes in either variable.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Orange County, CA (CAORAN7URN) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about Orange County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

Created for the 2023-2025 State of Black Los Angeles County (SBLA) interactive report. To learn more about this effort, please visit the report home page at https://ceo.lacounty.gov/ardi/sbla/. For more information about the purpose of this data, please contact CEO-ARDI. For more information about the configuration of this data, please contact ISD-Enterprise GIS. table name indicator name Universe timeframe source race notes source url

below_fpl_perc below 100% federal poverty level percent (%) Population for whom poverty status is determined 2016-2020 American Community Survey - S1703 Race alone; White is Non-Hispanic White https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US06037&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1703

below_200fpl_perc below 200% federal poverty level percent (%) Total population 2021 Population and Poverty Estimates of Los Angeles County Tract-City Splits by Age, Sex and Race-Ethnicity for July 1, 2021, Los Angeles, CA, April 2022 All races are Non-Hispanic LA County eGIS-Demography

median_income Median income (household) Households 2016-2020 American Community Survey - S1903 All races are Non-Hispanic; Race is that of householder https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=S1903&g=0500000US06037

percapita_income Mean Per Capita Income Total population 2016-2020 American Community Survey - S1902 Race alone; White is Non-Hispanic White https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US06037&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1902

college_degree_any College degree AA, BA, or Higher % Population 25 years and over 2021 American Community Survey - B15002B-I Race alone; White is Non-Hispanic White https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=b15002b&g=0500000US06037

graduate_professional_degree Graduate or professional degree % Population 25 years and over 2021 American Community Survey - B15002B-I Race alone; White is Non-Hispanic White https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=b15002b&g=0500000US06037

unemployment_rate Unemployment Rate Population 16 years and over 2016-2020 American Community Survey - S2301 Race alone; White is Non-Hispanic White https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=S2301%3A%20EMPLOYMENT%20STATUS&g=0500000US06037&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2301

below_300fpl_food_insecure Percent of Households with Incomes <300% Federal Poverty Level That Are Food Insecure Percent of Households with Incomes <300% Federal Poverty Level 2018 Los Angeles County Health Survey

https://publichealth.lacounty.gov/ha/LACHSDataTopics2018.htm

below_185fpl_snap Percent of Adults (Ages 18 Years and Older) with Household Incomes <185% Federal Poverty Level Who Are Currently Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Also Known as Calfresh Adults (Ages 18 Years and Older) with Household Incomes <185% Federal Poverty Level Los Angeles County Health Survey 20182018 https://publichealth.lacounty.gov/ha/LACHSDataTopics2018.htm

B24010 Sex by Occupation for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over Civilian employed population 16 years and over

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Orange County, CA (LAUCN060590000000003A) from 1990 to 2024 about Orange County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (MSA) was 5.60% in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 18.40 in May of 2020 and a record low of 4.00 in June of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

As of February 2023, there were ******* unemployed people in the Los Angeles metro area. Within the provided time period, the peak for unemployment was during January 2021, when there were ******* people who were unemployed.

Unemployment Rate in La Plata County, CO was 4.10% in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in La Plata County, CO reached a record high of 7.50 in January of 2010 and a record low of 2.30 in January of 2017. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in La Plata County, CO - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Los Angeles County, CA (LAUCN060370000000004) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about Los Angeles County, CA; Los Angeles; CA; household survey; unemployment; persons; and USA.

La Porte County, IN - Unemployment Rate in LaPorte County, IN was 3.50% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, La Porte County, IN - Unemployment Rate in LaPorte County, IN reached a record high of 18.90 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.30 in July of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for La Porte County, IN - Unemployment Rate in LaPorte County, IN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Overall, the unemployment rate in La Prairie, QC is growing at a rate of 0.05% per year over the past 15 years from 2001 to 2016. In the last two census, its unemployment rates grew by 1.0%, an average growth rate of 0.2% per year from 2011 to 2016. A growing unemployment rate signals that there is a higher level of competition between job applicants so obtaining a job becomes more difficult.

The Justice Equity Need Index (JENI), by Advancement Project California, offers a means to map out the disparate burden that criminalization and a detention-first justice model place on specific communities. The index includes the following indicators:System Involvement: The system-involved population by ZIP Code results in direct needs for justice equity, as measured by adult and youth probation. Indicators: Adult Probation (per 1,000 people); Youth Probation (per 1,000 people) Inequity Drivers: Root inequities across communities that contribute to racial and economic disparities as seen in incarceration and policing. Indicators: Black, Latinx, AIAN, and NHPI Percentages of Population (average percentile); Unemployment Rate (%); Population aged 25+ without a High School Diploma (%); Population below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (%); Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 people) Criminalization Risk: Conditions where the criminal justice system has historically taken a detention-first, prevention-last approach. Indicators: Mental Health Hospitalizations (per 1,000 people); Substance Use-Related Hospitalizations (per 1,000 people); Homelessness Rate (per 1,000 people) Learn more at https://www.catalystcalifornia.org/campaign-tools/maps-and-data/justice-equity-need-index.Supervisorial Districts, SPAs, and CSAs determined by ZIP Code centroid.

Unemployment Rate in La Paz County, AZ was 5.70% in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in La Paz County, AZ reached a record high of 15.70 in January of 1993 and a record low of 5.00 in January of 2007. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in La Paz County, AZ - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

La Moure County, ND - Unemployment Rate in LaMoure County, ND was 2.40% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, La Moure County, ND - Unemployment Rate in LaMoure County, ND reached a record high of 5.50 in February of 2009 and a record low of 1.10 in October of 2017. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for La Moure County, ND - Unemployment Rate in LaMoure County, ND - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Data are aggregated from census tract to Countywide Statistical Area (CSA).Link to full report, State of Black LA.For more information about the purpose of this data, please contact CEO-ARDI.For more information about the configuration of this data, please contact ISD-Enterprise GIS. Field Descriptions:

Field

Description

Source

Source Year

csa

Countywide Statistical Area

eGIS

2022

sd

Supervisorial District

eGIS

2021

med_income_total

Average median household income for all residents

US Census ACS 5-year table S1903

2020

med_income_black

Average median household income for Black residents

US Census ACS 5-year table S1903

2020

homeownership_total

Homeownership rate for all residents

US Census ACS 5-year table B25003

2020

homeownership_black

Homeownership rate for Black residents

US Census ACS 5-year table B25003B

2020

eviction_filings_per100_renters

Eviction filings per 100 renter households

The Eviction Lab

2002-2018 (yearly average of available years)

life_expectancy

Average life expectancy

CDC

2015

black_pop

Black population (alone or in combination)

US Census ACS 5-year table DP05

2020

black_pct

% Black population (alone or in combination)

US Census ACS 5-year table DP05

2020

nh_black_pop

Non-Hispanic Black alone population

US Census ACS 5-year table DP05

2020

nh_black_pct

% Non-Hispanic Black alone population

US Census ACS 5-year table DP05

2020

college_grad

Population of residents age 25+ with bachelor degree or higher

US Census ACS 5-year table DP02

2020

college_grad_pct

% of all residents age 25+ with bachelor degree or higher

US Census ACS 5-year table DP02

2020

college_grad_black

Population of Black residents age 25+ with bachelor degree or higher

US Census ACS 5-year table S1501

2020

college_grad_black_pct

% of Black residents age 25+ with bachelor degree or higher

US Census ACS 5-year table S1501

2020

unemployment

Unemployment Rate

US Census ACS 5-year table S2301

2020

unemployment_black

Black (Alone) Unemployment Rate

US Census ACS 5-year table S2301

2020

total_pop

Total population

US Census ACS 5-year table DP05

2020

Shape

CSA Geometry

eGIS

2022