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Lowest labor force participation, California cities

California cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

501Santa Maria, CACA111,39066.1%−0.7 pts

502Huntington Beach, CACA191,45166.1%−0.3 pts

503Lake Elsinore, CACA75,06766.1%+1.3 pts

504Placentia, CACA54,91166.2%−1.9 pts

505Oceanside, CACA170,48366.2%−1.1 pts

506Mecca, CACA7,18466.2%+1.7 pts

507San Marcos, CACA94,90866.2%−0.3 pts

508Ontario, CACA187,01366.2%−0.9 pts

509Chico, CACA105,08166.2%+0.3 pts

510McSwain, CACA5,78366.2%+9.6 pts

511Chula Vista, CACA275,53366.2%−0.2 pts

512Long Beach, CACA450,46966.3%−0.3 pts

513Encinitas, CACA60,73666.3%+1.5 pts

514Fontana, CACA221,22366.3%+0.2 pts

515Winter Gardens, CACA22,13166.3%+1.3 pts

516Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,40866.4%+6.6 pts

517El Rio, CACA6,36866.4%+3.2 pts

518Monrovia, CACA38,26466.4%+0.4 pts

519Seaside, CACA31,63666.4%+1.5 pts

520Santa Rosa, CACA179,43766.4%−0.1 pts

521Hayward, CACA157,11366.5%−1.0 pts

522Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01766.5%+0.9 pts

523Corona, CACA161,73466.5%+0.3 pts

524Concord, CACA123,26166.5%−1.0 pts

525Ben Lomond, CACA6,85866.5%−0.6 pts

526Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08966.5%−0.0 pts

527Paramount, CACA50,75566.5%+1.0 pts

528Santa Ana, CACA315,58666.5%−1.3 pts

529Upland, CACA79,44666.5%+0.2 pts

530Bermuda Dunes, CACA7,97166.5%+7.4 pts

531Albany, CACA19,19566.5%−2.4 pts

532Gonzales, CACA8,31366.6%+0.7 pts

533Lomita, CACA19,72466.6%+1.5 pts

534Azusa, CACA47,44766.6%+2.0 pts

535La Habra, CACA60,90866.6%−1.7 pts

536National City, CACA57,80766.6%+0.1 pts

537Burbank, CACA102,98866.7%−0.1 pts

538Suisun City, CACA29,45466.7%−1.0 pts

539Richmond, CACA114,86166.7%+0.5 pts

540Anaheim, CACA341,00866.7%−0.4 pts

541Moorpark, CACA35,02366.7%+0.1 pts

542Oxnard, CACA199,65166.8%−1.6 pts

543Simi Valley, CACA124,86166.8%+0.4 pts

544Live Oak, CACA16,91166.8%+0.7 pts

545Salida, CACA13,90066.9%−0.6 pts

546Alameda, CACA76,87667.0%−1.6 pts

547South San Francisco, CACA64,94167.0%−1.7 pts

548San Lorenzo, CACA29,17167.0%+1.5 pts

549Orange, CACA138,36567.0%+1.3 pts

550Temecula, CACA114,86567.1%+1.1 pts

551Santa Clarita, CACA228,43067.1%+0.1 pts

552South Whittier, CACA55,65067.2%+3.1 pts

553Inglewood, CACA101,66267.2%+0.1 pts

554Morgan Hill, CACA45,62567.2%−0.8 pts

555Mountain House, CACA25,31567.2%+2.4 pts

556Winters, CACA8,21467.2%−7.7 pts

557Tracy, CACA101,90167.2%−1.4 pts

558Irvine, CACA318,76467.3%+2.6 pts

559Laguna Hills, CACA30,02067.3%+0.4 pts

560Garnet, CACA7,38267.3%+14.3 pts

561San Fernando, CACA23,44967.3%+2.9 pts

562Foster City, CACA32,41167.4%+0.4 pts

563Bay Point, CACA24,23167.4%−0.1 pts

564Gilroy, CACA60,76467.4%−1.6 pts

565American Canyon, CACA22,77367.5%−1.5 pts

566Pasadena, CACA135,80467.5%+1.4 pts

567Bostonia, CACA16,76567.5%+1.4 pts

568Pacifica, CACA36,89067.5%−1.6 pts

569Vincent, CACA15,34067.5%+0.1 pts

570Port Hueneme, CACA20,98767.5%−1.9 pts

571Covina, CACA49,40467.6%+0.2 pts

572Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,96967.6%+1.2 pts

573Ladera Heights, CACA7,33467.6%+8.2 pts

574Daly City, CACA101,26167.6%−0.2 pts

575San Jose, CACA989,81467.7%−0.8 pts

576Lakewood, CACA78,01067.7%+1.1 pts

577Hollister, CACA45,69567.7%−1.3 pts

578Sierra Madre, CACA10,62067.8%+0.9 pts

579Lemoore, CACA27,29167.8%+3.3 pts

580Ashland, CACA22,21067.9%+1.4 pts

581Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97167.9%−2.4 pts

582Fremont, CACA226,44267.9%+0.6 pts

583Monterey, CACA28,95368.0%−1.3 pts

584Sausalito, CACA7,01968.0%+6.3 pts

585Buena Park, CACA81,74168.0%+0.6 pts

586Castaic, CACA17,99968.0%+0.4 pts

587San Diego, CACA1,406,10668.1%+0.5 pts

588Belmont, CACA28,75268.2%−2.8 pts

589San Bruno, CACA42,30568.3%−4.1 pts

590Kensington, CACA5,17968.3%+4.2 pts

591Livermore, CACA83,45768.3%−2.3 pts

592Lennox, CACA19,44968.4%−0.8 pts

593Campbell, CACA42,49068.4%−0.3 pts

594Oakley, CACA47,58368.6%−0.8 pts

595Coachella, CACA45,41168.6%−2.1 pts

596Del Aire, CACA11,11568.6%−1.5 pts

597Culver City, CACA39,45268.6%−1.1 pts

598Oakland, CACA440,83868.7%−0.1 pts

599Vista, CACA98,27468.9%+1.5 pts

600Burlingame, CACA31,92968.9%−3.1 pts

601San Mateo, CACA103,33768.9%−1.6 pts

602Hawthorne, CACA82,74168.9%−0.3 pts

603Redwood City, CACA82,17869.0%−2.4 pts

604Dixon, CACA21,11669.0%−1.9 pts

605Imperial Beach, CACA25,20669.0%+1.0 pts

606Huron, CACA7,39469.0%+8.5 pts

607La Mesa, CACA59,91469.2%+1.0 pts

608Santa Monica, CACA90,08269.2%+0.5 pts

609San Ramon, CACA86,20969.3%+0.1 pts

610Pleasure Point, CACA5,48969.3%+4.7 pts

611Saranap, CACA5,66269.4%+2.8 pts

612Cotati, CACA7,34769.4%−0.7 pts

613San Anselmo, CACA12,55569.6%−4.5 pts

614Lake Forest, CACA86,33369.6%−0.5 pts

615San Francisco, CACA826,07969.6%−1.5 pts

616Tustin, CACA77,84369.7%+0.2 pts

617Eastvale, CACA70,59469.8%+0.9 pts

618Newman, CACA12,45369.8%+4.5 pts

619San Carlos, CACA29,26169.9%−2.8 pts

620Truckee, CACA17,27870.0%+0.3 pts

621La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66070.2%+6.5 pts

622Fairfax, CACA7,41770.2%+0.6 pts

623Signal Hill, CACA11,15370.2%+3.1 pts

624Goleta, CACA32,40170.4%+0.2 pts

625Redondo Beach, CACA67,28170.4%−3.1 pts

626Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07370.7%+14.3 pts

627Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51370.7%−3.7 pts

628East Palo Alto, CACA28,87270.7%−1.2 pts

629South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,11570.7%+1.0 pts

630Dublin, CACA71,60270.7%+0.9 pts

631Los Alamitos, CACA11,70270.8%+4.7 pts

632El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County), CACA13,12970.9%+3.0 pts

633La Riviera, CACA11,49271.0%+3.2 pts

634Lawndale, CACA29,89271.1%−1.0 pts

635Plumas Lake, CACA9,41871.1%−2.9 pts

636Rohnert Park, CACA44,81171.5%+0.7 pts

637El Segundo, CACA16,37971.7%−3.1 pts

638Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77971.9%−1.3 pts

639Newark, CACA47,89572.1%+2.7 pts

640South Pasadena, CACA25,50372.1%+0.4 pts

641Santa Clara, CACA133,44672.5%+2.1 pts

642Sunnyvale, CACA156,57772.5%+0.8 pts

643Twentynine Palms, CACA25,93972.5%+1.3 pts

644Mountain View, CACA85,43873.6%+0.2 pts

645Costa Mesa, CACA108,88173.6%+0.9 pts

646Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79373.8%+2.6 pts

647Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84473.9%−2.0 pts

648Williams, CACA5,52973.9%+7.0 pts

649Burbank, CACA5,33374.0%−3.7 pts

650Emeryville, CACA13,25176.0%+0.3 pts

651West Hollywood, CACA34,23176.5%−2.8 pts

652Buellton, CACA5,15876.6%+3.5 pts

653Lemoore Station, CACA6,17577.0%−7.5 pts

654Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,76678.4%−0.3 pts

655Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,86779.1%+0.3 pts

656Highgrove, CACA8,36679.3%+7.4 pts

657Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89381.9%+3.2 pts

658Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51382.6%+10.3 pts

659Camp Pendleton Mainside, CACA9,50185.2%−3.1 pts

660Fort Irwin, CACA8,41990.5%+4.0 pts

661Marina del Rey, CACA9,17692.4%+11.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES