State of California March 28, 2025
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Juan Millan
Labor Market Information Division (916) 907-4642
14101 Nelson Avenue
La Puente, CA 91746
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-GLENDALE METROPOLITAN DIVISION
(LOS ANGELES COUNTY)
Year-over job declines offset by health care and government gains
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Los Angeles County remained unchanged over
the month at 6.0 percent in February 2025 from a revised 6.0 percent in January 2025, and was
above the rate of 5.4 percent a year ago. Civilian employment declined by 13,000 to 4,796,000
in February 2025, and unemployment decreased by 3,000 to 304,000 over the month. The
civilian labor force decreased 16,000 over the month to 5,100,000 in February 2025. All the
above figures are seasonally adjusted. The unadjusted unemployment rate for the county was
5.9 percent in February 2025.
The California seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in February 2025, 5.4
percent in January 2025, and 5.1 percent a year ago in February 2024. The comparable
estimates for the nation were 4.1 percent in February 2025, 4.0 percent in January 2025, and
3.9 percent a year ago.
Between January 2025 and February 2025, total nonfarm employment in Los Angeles County
increased by 28,700 to 4,582,900.
Private education and health services (up 18,300) led the job advancements and accounted
for 64 percent of the total nonfarm increase. Health care and social assistance (up 9,300)
accounted for over half of the job addition. Private educational services (up 9,000) made up
the remaining growth and was driven up, in part, by private colleges, universities, and
professional schools (up 3,500).
Information, an industry that is 26 percent below pre-pandemic levels, added 8,600 jobs.
Motion picture and sound recording industries (up 8,600), which make up 59 percent of the
industry employment, accounted for the entire increase and reported their largest job
additions in twelve months.
Leisure and hospitality reported an advance of 4,100 jobs. The majority of the gain was
reported in accommodation and food services (up 2,500). An addition of 2,200 jobs in food
services and drinking places, an industry that has posted job declines in five of the last
twelve months and remains below pre-pandemic levels, drove up the industry totals.
Every remaining industry sector, except professional and business services (up 3,600),
other services (up 1,100), and manufacturing (unchanged), reported month-over job
declines. The largest reductions were seen in trade, transportation, and utilities (down
5,000) and centered around retail trade (down 4,300). Government reported a loss of 900
jobs, financial activities lost 700 jobs, construction dropped 300 jobs, and mining and
logging was down 100.
Between February 2024 and February 2025, total nonfarm employment in Los Angeles
County decreased by 3,200, or 0.1 percent.
Payroll increases in private education and health services (up 48,000) led the year-over
employment development. Rising health care demands helped drive up year-over job levels
in health care and social assistance (up 39,200). Private educational services contributed an
additional 8,800 jobs to the gain.
Government payrolls reported an increase of 9,100 jobs. Local government drove up
employment by 8,500 jobs. Almost half of the sector growth was concentrated in local
government educational services (up 4,300), which accounted for 47 percent of the overall
increase in government. State government contributed an additional 800 jobs, but the
overall gains were offset by a decline of 200 jobs in federal government.
Every remaining industry sector reported year-over-year reductions for a total decline of
60,300 jobs. The job losses were led by a drop of 14,800 in manufacturing. Other notable
job reductions were reported in leisure and hospitality (down 9,300), professional and
business services (8,800), financial activities (down 8,700), and construction (down 8,200).
March 28, 2025
Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2024 Benchmark
Data Not Seasonally Adjusted
Feb 24 Dec 24 Jan 25 Feb 25 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Civilian Labor Force (1) 5,108,800 5,091,100 5,097,500 5,061,900 -0.7% -0.9%
Civilian Employment 4,835,900 4,800,600 4,802,500 4,763,700 -0.8% -1.5%
Civilian Unemployment 272,900 290,500 295,000 298,300 1.1% 9.3%
Civilian Unemployment Rate 5.3% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9%
(CA Unemployment Rate) 5.4% 5.2% 5.5% 5.5%
(U.S. Unemployment Rate) 4.2% 3.8% 4.4% 4.5%
Total, All Industries (2) 4,590,700 4,662,300 4,558,700 4,587,400 0.6% -0.1%
Total Farm 4,600 4,600 4,500 4,500 0.0% -2.2%
Total Nonfarm 4,586,100 4,657,700 4,554,200 4,582,900 0.6% -0.1%
Total Private 3,997,000 4,056,000 3,955,100 3,984,700 0.7% -0.3%
Goods Producing 467,900 454,400 445,200 444,800 -0.1% -4.9%
Mining, Logging and Construction 153,200 149,500 145,300 144,900 -0.3% -5.4%
Mining and Logging 1,700 1,600 1,700 1,600 -5.9% -5.9%
Construction 151,500 147,900 143,600 143,300 -0.2% -5.4%
Construction of Buildings 37,600 36,100 35,200 35,100 -0.3% -6.6%
Residential Building Construction 22,900 21,900 21,400 21,300 -0.5% -7.0%
Nonresidential Building Construction 14,700 14,200 13,800 13,800 0.0% -6.1%
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 17,200 16,300 16,000 15,900 -0.6% -7.6%
Specialty Trade Contractors 96,700 95,500 92,400 92,300 -0.1% -4.6%
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Co 21,200 20,600 20,000 19,800 -1.0% -6.6%
Building Equipment Contractors 43,600 43,100 41,700 41,800 0.2% -4.1%
Building Finishing Contractors 21,500 21,700 20,900 20,900 0.0% -2.8%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 10,400 10,100 9,800 9,800 0.0% -5.8%
Manufacturing 314,700 304,900 299,900 299,900 0.0% -4.7%
Durable Goods 188,700 182,700 179,300 179,200 -0.1% -5.0%
Primary Metal Manufacturing 5,000 4,900 4,800 4,800 0.0% -4.0%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 36,800 36,500 35,800 35,900 0.3% -2.4%
Machinery Manufacturing 13,100 12,800 12,600 12,500 -0.8% -4.6%
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 28,000 26,700 26,400 26,500 0.4% -5.4%
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Co 10,400 9,300 9,300 9,300 0.0% -10.6%
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Ma6,500 6,600 6,400 6,400 0.0% -1.5%
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 62,000 59,800 58,400 58,100 -0.5% -6.3%
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 53,600 52,200 51,500 51,100 -0.8% -4.7%
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing 9,600 9,000 8,900 8,800 -1.1% -8.3%
Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitch 5,700 5,400 5,400 5,400 0.0% -5.3%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 17,900 17,200 16,900 16,900 0.0% -5.6%
Non-Durable Goods 126,000 122,200 120,600 120,700 0.1% -4.2%
Food Manufacturing 39,300 38,700 37,500 37,400 -0.3% -4.8%
Dairy Product Manufacturing 3,100 2,900 2,900 2,900 0.0% -6.5%
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 3,300 3,100 3,100 3,100 0.0% -6.1%
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 15,400 15,300 15,100 15,000 -0.7% -2.6%
Textile Mills 3,300 3,200 3,200 3,200 0.0% -3.0%
Apparel Manufacturing 19,300 18,500 18,300 18,400 0.5% -4.7%
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 17,700 17,100 16,900 16,900 0.0% -4.5%
Paper Manufacturing 6,200 6,100 6,000 6,000 0.0% -3.2%
Printing and Related Support Activities 9,600 9,300 9,200 9,100 -1.1% -5.2%
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 5,400 5,300 5,300 5,300 0.0% -1.9%
Chemical Manufacturing 19,200 18,700 18,400 18,500 0.5% -3.6%
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 8,100 7,800 7,700 7,600 -1.3% -6.2%
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 11,600 11,200 11,100 11,000 -0.9% -5.2%
Service Providing 4,118,200 4,203,300 4,109,000 4,138,100 0.7% 0.5%
Private Service Providing 3,529,100 3,601,600 3,509,900 3,539,900 0.9% 0.3%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 812,400 841,300 815,300 810,300 -0.6% -0.3%
Wholesale Trade 197,600 195,600 192,200 192,100 -0.1% -2.8%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 93,000 92,400 90,800 90,500 -0.3% -2.7%
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Suppl11,900 11,800 11,600 11,600 0.0% -2.5%
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Suppl 13,700 13,700 13,500 13,500 0.0% -1.5%
March 28, 2025
Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2024 Benchmark
Data Not Seasonally Adjusted
Feb 24 Dec 24 Jan 25 Feb 25 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electro 10,500 10,400 10,200 10,200 0.0% -2.9%
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Who 14,700 14,700 14,400 14,300 -0.7% -2.7%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 17,900 17,800 17,500 17,500 0.0% -2.2%
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 94,700 93,600 92,000 92,200 0.2% -2.6%
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Whol 22,700 21,700 21,200 21,200 0.0% -6.6%
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesaler 36,200 36,900 36,300 36,300 0.0% 0.3%
Misc Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 12,600 12,200 12,000 12,000 0.0% -4.8%
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 9,900 9,600 9,400 9,400 0.0% -5.1%
Retail Trade 399,500 416,200 400,500 396,200 -1.1% -0.8%
Automobile Dealers 30,100 30,200 29,300 29,400 0.3% -2.3%
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 1,900 1,800 1,800 1,800 0.0% -5.3%
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retaile 11,300 11,200 11,100 11,200 0.9% -0.9%
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Suppli 25,000 25,000 24,100 24,100 0.0% -3.6%
Food and Beverage Retailers 97,400 100,300 98,700 98,800 0.1% 1.4%
Grocery and Convenience Retailers 85,000 87,600 86,600 86,500 -0.1% 1.8%
Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and App23,500 24,300 23,200 22,800 -1.7% -3.0%
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 11,200 11,800 11,200 10,900 -2.7% -2.7%
Electronics and Appliance Retailers 12,300 12,500 12,000 11,900 -0.8% -3.3%
General Merchandise Retailers 70,200 75,900 70,800 69,300 -2.1% -1.3%
Department Stores 34,300 39,100 35,600 34,600 -2.8% 0.9%
Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, and Other Genera 35,900 36,800 35,200 34,700 -1.4% -3.3%
Health and Personal Care Retailers 34,300 34,100 33,300 33,000 -0.9% -3.8%
Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers 13,100 13,400 13,100 13,100 0.0% 0.0%
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry 51,800 59,200 55,700 53,300 -4.3% 2.9%
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book,40,900 40,800 39,400 39,400 0.0% -3.7%
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument R 9,800 9,900 9,200 9,200 0.0% -6.1%
Book Retailers and New Dealers 2,000 1,900 1,900 1,900 0.0% -5.0%
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 215,300 229,500 222,600 222,000 -0.3% 3.1%
Utilities 12,500 12,300 12,300 12,300 0.0% -1.6%
Transportation and Warehousing 202,800 217,200 210,300 209,700 -0.3% 3.4%
Air Transportation 34,900 34,900 35,000 35,100 0.3% 0.6%
Truck Transportation 37,400 37,200 37,300 37,200 -0.3% -0.5%
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 12,300 12,900 12,700 12,800 0.8% 4.1%
Support Activities for Transportation 55,000 60,000 58,400 58,000 -0.7% 5.5%
Couriers and Messengers 36,000 44,300 39,400 39,400 0.0% 9.4%
Warehousing and Storage 21,600 22,300 21,600 21,300 -1.4% -1.4%
Information 196,200 191,000 182,600 191,200 4.7% -2.5%
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries 114,900 111,400 103,600 112,200 8.3% -2.3%
Publishing Industries 21,200 19,700 19,800 19,700 -0.5% -7.1%
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publ 6,900 6,300 6,200 6,100 -1.6% -11.6%
Broadcasting and Content Providers 31,300 31,400 30,900 30,900 0.0% -1.3%
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations 5,700 5,500 5,400 5,400 0.0% -5.3%
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social N 25,600 25,900 25,500 25,500 0.0% -0.4%
Telecommunications 12,200 11,800 11,500 11,500 0.0% -5.7%
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processi 10,400 10,700 10,800 10,700 -0.9% 2.9%
Financial Activities 211,700 208,300 203,700 203,000 -0.3% -4.1%
Finance and Insurance 121,700 119,400 117,400 117,200 -0.2% -3.7%
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities incl 48,400 46,700 46,000 45,900 -0.2% -5.2%
Depository Credit Intermediation including Mone 34,600 33,200 32,800 32,700 -0.3% -5.5%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 7,900 7,800 7,600 7,600 0.0% -3.8%
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation 5,900 5,700 5,600 5,600 0.0% -5.1%
Financial Investments and Related Activities incl 29,000 28,800 28,200 28,200 0.0% -2.8%
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 44,300 43,900 43,200 43,100 -0.2% -2.7%
Insurance Carriers 17,300 17,400 17,200 17,200 0.0% -0.6%
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Relat27,000 26,500 26,000 25,900 -0.4% -4.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 90,000 88,900 86,300 85,800 -0.6% -4.7%
Real Estate 69,200 67,800 65,600 65,500 -0.2% -5.3%
Lessors of Real Estate 20,100 19,700 19,300 19,300 0.0% -4.0%
March 28, 2025
Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2024 Benchmark
Data Not Seasonally Adjusted
Feb 24 Dec 24 Jan 25 Feb 25 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 15,400 14,100 13,500 13,500 0.0% -12.3%
Activities Related to Real Estate 33,700 34,000 32,800 32,700 -0.3% -3.0%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - Residual 20,800 21,100 20,700 20,300 -1.9% -2.4%
Professional and Business Services 659,400 669,200 647,000 650,600 0.6% -1.3%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 321,000 318,000 309,900 310,800 0.3% -3.2%
Legal Services 60,300 62,600 61,300 61,300 0.0% 1.7%
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and P49,800 48,200 46,400 47,300 1.9% -5.0%
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Service 36,500 36,200 35,300 35,300 0.0% -3.3%
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 33,900 32,500 31,300 31,000 -1.0% -8.6%
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consultin 60,300 58,900 57,700 58,200 0.9% -3.5%
Scientific Research and Development Services 22,500 22,200 21,500 21,600 0.5% -4.0%
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Serv 27,000 26,600 26,300 26,300 0.0% -2.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 63,700 65,000 64,100 64,100 0.0% 0.6%
Administrative and Support and Waste and Remediatio 274,700 286,200 273,000 275,700 1.0% 0.4%
Administrative and Support Services 260,600 271,900 258,900 261,600 1.0% 0.4%
Employment Services 99,900 106,700 95,200 96,600 1.5% -3.3%
Business Support Services 11,800 11,500 11,100 11,100 0.0% -5.9%
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 6,500 6,600 6,500 6,500 0.0% 0.0%
Investigation and Security Services 59,400 62,500 60,800 61,600 1.3% 3.7%
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 49,100 50,000 49,200 49,200 0.0% 0.2%
Private Education and Health Services 961,500 995,200 991,200 1,009,500 1.8% 5.0%
Private Educational Services 149,900 152,700 149,700 158,700 6.0% 5.9%
Private Elementary and Secondary Schools 33,200 33,600 33,000 33,900 2.7% 2.1%
Private Colleges, Universities, and Professiona 73,600 78,100 78,000 81,500 4.5% 10.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance 811,600 842,500 841,500 850,800 1.1% 4.8%
Ambulatory Health Care Services 267,000 279,000 276,700 279,800 1.1% 4.8%
Offices of Physicians 64,300 63,800 62,900 62,900 0.0% -2.2%
Offices of Dentists 34,600 34,600 34,300 34,600 0.9% 0.0%
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 39,000 42,100 41,200 42,000 1.9% 7.7%
Hospitals 122,200 126,100 125,800 126,400 0.5% 3.4%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 92,800 97,000 96,200 97,000 0.8% 4.5%
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facili 49,300 51,800 51,500 51,900 0.8% 5.3%
Social Assistance 329,600 340,400 342,800 347,600 1.4% 5.5%
Individual and Family Services 292,000 302,800 305,500 310,300 1.6% 6.3%
Child Day Care Services 20,700 20,900 20,700 20,900 1.0% 1.0%
Leisure and Hospitality 530,600 538,700 517,200 521,300 0.8% -1.8%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 97,800 99,600 92,300 93,900 1.7% -4.0%
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related In 52,000 50,400 43,200 44,500 3.0% -14.4%
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 18,600 15,200 12,600 12,700 0.8% -31.7%
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutio 6,000 6,200 6,100 6,100 0.0% 1.7%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries 39,800 43,000 43,000 43,300 0.7% 8.8%
Gambling Industries 4,800 5,200 5,300 5,300 0.0% 10.4%
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 30,700 31,600 31,600 31,800 0.6% 3.6%
Accommodation and Food Services 432,800 439,100 424,900 427,400 0.6% -1.2%
Accommodation 47,100 48,800 47,100 47,400 0.6% 0.6%
Food Services and Drinking Places 385,700 390,300 377,800 380,000 0.6% -1.5%
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 352,500 351,000 340,100 342,100 0.6% -3.0%
Full-Service Restaurants 164,600 162,700 157,500 158,500 0.6% -3.7%
Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating187,900 188,300 182,600 183,600 0.5% -2.3%
Special Food Services 24,300 30,400 28,800 29,300 1.7% 20.6%
Other Services 157,300 157,900 152,900 154,000 0.7% -2.1%
Repair and Maintenance 36,400 35,200 34,100 33,600 -1.5% -7.7%
Personal and Laundry Services 59,600 60,100 59,100 59,300 0.3% -0.5%
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and 61,300 62,600 59,700 61,100 2.3% -0.3%
Government 589,100 601,700 599,100 598,200 -0.2% 1.5%
Federal Government 48,300 48,600 48,400 48,100 -0.6% -0.4%
Department of Defense 3,200 3,100 3,100 3,100 0.0% -3.1%
Federal Government excluding Department of Defense 45,100 45,500 45,300 45,000 -0.7% -0.2%
March 28, 2025
Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2024 Benchmark
Data Not Seasonally Adjusted
Feb 24 Dec 24 Jan 25 Feb 25 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Total State and Local Government 540,800 553,100 550,700 550,100 -0.1% 1.7%
State Government 100,100 101,600 101,200 100,900 -0.3% 0.8%
State Government Educational Services 63,900 66,400 66,100 65,800 -0.5% 3.0%
State Government Excluding Education 36,200 35,200 35,100 35,100 0.0% -3.0%
Local Government 440,700 451,500 449,500 449,200 -0.1% 1.9%
Local Government Educational Services 225,300 232,200 230,100 229,600 -0.2% 1.9%
Local Government excluding Educational Services215,400 219,300 219,400 219,600 0.1% 1.9%
County Government 102,700 104,100 104,500 104,300 -0.2% 1.6%
City Government 91,300 93,600 93,300 93,500 0.2% 2.4%
Special Districts plus Tribes 21,400 21,600 21,600 21,800 0.9% 1.9%
Notes:
(1) Civilian labor force data are by place of residence; include self-employed
individuals, unpaid family workers, household domestic workers, & workers on strike.
Data may not add due to rounding. The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Industry employment is by place of work; excludes self-employed individuals,
unpaid family workers, household domestic workers, & workers on strike.
Data may not add due to rounding.
These data are produced by the Labor Market Information Division of the California
Employment Development Department (EDD). Questions should be directed to:
Juan Millan 916-907-4642 or Robert Lee 916-796-7758
These data, as well as other labor market data, are available via the Internet
at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. If you need assistance, please call (916) 262-2162.
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