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Labour force in California

1976 – 2025 · 50 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 21, 2026
economy · California

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 19,823,761 +0.7% section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +5.2% +1.4% a year on average
Labour force, 1976 – 2025 people
+5.2% section.change_since

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

The series at a glance California · 1976 – 2025
Latest value 19,823,761 · 2025
First value 9,892,525 · 1976
Highest 19,823,761 · 2025
Lowest 9,892,525 · 1976
Average change +1.4% a year on average
Data points 50

By year

section.all_years · 1976 – 2025

YearCaliforniaChange
2025 19,823,761 +0.7%
2024 19,692,824 +0.9%
2023 19,514,618 +1.3%
2022 19,267,435 +1.3%
2021 19,013,818 +0.3%
2020 18,956,579 −2.4%
2019 19,420,103 +0.6%
2018 19,306,520 +0.5%
2017 19,205,136 +0.8%
2016 19,045,018 +1.1%
2015 18,846,616 +0.8%
2014 18,697,592 +0.6%
2013 18,584,214 +0.6%
2012 18,478,740 +0.7%
2011 18,357,603 −0.0%
2010 18,363,548 −0.4%
2009 18,430,785 +0.3%
2008 18,367,359 +1.7%
2007 18,068,852 +1.6%
2006 17,785,989 +0.9%
2005 17,635,649 +1.1%
2004 17,450,100 +0.7%
2003 17,331,617 +0.2%
2002 17,295,533 +0.9%
2001 17,145,262 +1.6%
2000 16,869,946 +2.7%
1999 16,430,357 +1.7%
1998 16,163,190 +2.3%
1997 15,800,889 +2.5%
1996 15,419,501 +1.1%
1995 15,249,647 −0.0%
1994 15,253,915 −0.0%
1993 15,258,822 −0.4%
1992 15,314,767 +1.2%
1991 15,127,433 −0.3%
1990 15,176,273 +0.8%
1989 15,050,346 +3.1%
1988 14,603,678 +3.3%
1987 14,142,290 +3.4%
1986 13,673,385 +3.2%
1985 13,247,309 +3.2%
1984 12,836,418 +3.0%
1983 12,459,424 +1.6%
1982 12,265,023 +3.1%
1981 11,893,544 +2.3%
1980 11,625,403 +2.9%
1979 11,292,953 +3.5%
1978 10,914,879 +5.2%
1977 10,373,015 +4.9%
1976 9,892,525

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1976 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 California 20M
2 Texas 15M
3 Florida 11M
4 New York 9.8M
5 Illinois 6.5M
6 Ohio 5.8M
7 Michigan 5M
8 New Jersey 4.9M
9 Washington 4M
10 Arizona 3.7M
11 Indiana 3.4M
12 Tennessee 3.4M
13 Wisconsin 3.1M
14 Missouri 3.1M
15 Kentucky 2.1M
16 Utah 1.8M
17 Idaho 973K

section.source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

section.what

Residents who work or are looking for work.

section.how

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.