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Economy at a Glance
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
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Data		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)- (r)5,178.0 (r)5,129.5 (p)5,112.6    

Employment(1)

 (2)- (r)4,893.6 (r)4,872.2 (p)4,833.4    

Unemployment(1)

 (2)- (r)284.5 (r)257.3 (p)279.2    

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)- (r)5.5 (r)5.0 (p)5.5    

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 4,622.1 4,640.1 4,639.7 (p)4,581.2    

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.8 -0.2 (p)0.8    

Mining and Logging(4)

 1.8 1.8 1.8 (p)1.8    

12-month % change

 5.9 12.5 12.5 (p)20.0    

Construction(4)

 146.9 144.6 142.2 (p)141.4    

12-month % change

 -4.6 -4.8 -4.5 (p)-2.7    

Manufacturing(4)

 302.1 301.4 301.6 (p)298.3    

12-month % change

 -2.5 -3.0 -2.6 (p)-2.0    

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 801.8 816.5 820.3 (p)799.9    

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.6 -1.4 (p)-0.6    

Information(4)

 175.1 175.0 176.0 (p)171.3    

12-month % change

 -5.1 -10.6 -5.7 (p)0.2    

Financial Activities(4)

 205.3 204.5 204.3 (p)201.5    

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.9 -1.1 (p)-0.6    

Professional and Business Services(4)

 669.9 669.0 668.7 (p)654.4    

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.1 0.6 (p)0.8    

Education and Health Services(4)

 1,024.4 1,029.7 1,024.1 (p)1,026.9    

12-month % change

 3.3 3.4 3.6 (p)4.0    

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 537.5 535.0 536.5 (p)526.8    

12-month % change

 -2.0 -1.5 -0.2 (p)2.3    

Other Services(4)

 159.4 159.6 158.8 (p)159.1    

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.1 0.0 (p)3.6    

Government(4)

 597.9 603.0 605.4 (p)599.8    

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.6 -1.5 (p)-2.0    

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 (6)- 345.650 344.602 347.690 348.361 352.221

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

     3.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.4

CPI-W, All items(7)

 (6)- 333.118 332.062 334.679 335.612 340.105

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(7)

     3.7 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations
(7) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Data extracted on: April 10, 2026

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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