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Economy at a Glance
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
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Data
Sept
2023
Oct
2023
Nov
2023
Dec
2023
Jan
2024
Feb
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

6,640.6 6,588.3 6,569.2 (p)6,494.8 (p)6,609.6  

Employment(1)

6,289.5 6,280.9 6,262.7 (p)6,190.5 (p)6,246.1  

Unemployment(1)

351.2 307.4 306.5 (p)304.3 (p)363.6  

Unemployment Rate(2)

5.3 4.7 4.7 (p)4.7 (p)5.5  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

6,200.4 6,276.9 6,304.4 6,318.0 (p)6,223.1  

12-month % change

-0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 (p)0.9  

Manufacturing(3)

474.6 475.6 475.0 475.8 (p)472.6  

12-month % change

-0.9 -0.8 -1.0 -1.0 (p)-0.8  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

1,081.1 1,095.2 1,112.3 1,123.0 (p)1,095.7  

12-month % change

-0.8 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 (p)0.4  

Information(3)

196.3 201.0 206.2 206.2 (p)200.8  

12-month % change

-23.4 -21.7 -21.1 -19.4 (p)-17.2  

Financial Activities(3)

312.4 314.9 316.2 316.2 (p)314.1  

12-month % change

-3.5 -3.6 -2.8 -2.8 (p)-0.7  

Professional and Business Services(3)

969.0 976.2 971.2 974.7 (p)960.6  

12-month % change

-3.7 -3.8 -4.1 -3.6 (p)-1.7  

Education and Health Services(3)

1,187.9 1,205.7 1,210.5 1,217.1 (p)1,213.3  

12-month % change

5.4 5.4 5.2 5.6 (p)6.0  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

768.4 773.8 773.1 770.8 (p)748.0  

12-month % change

2.9 3.1 2.8 2.4 (p)2.2  

Other Services(3)

214.2 216.2 217.0 216.6 (p)212.3  

12-month % change

2.8 2.7 3.1 3.3 (p)3.5  

Government(3)

737.7 755.2 761.0 756.8 (p)751.5  

12-month % change

2.4 3.4 2.2 1.7 (p)2.0  

Consumer Price Index: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

CPI-U, All items(4)

324.984 324.545 323.341 323.456 326.640 328.232

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

  3.2 2.4 2.8 3.5 2.5 3.4

CPI-W, All items(5)

313.451 313.122 311.684 311.427 313.743 315.625

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

  2.6 1.8 2.2 3.0 2.0 3.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: March 15, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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