Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Los Angeles County Compares
National Distribution
Where Los Angeles County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Los Angeles County: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,847 | Winnebago County, IL | 7.3% |
| #2,848 | Iberia Parish, LA | 7.3% |
| #2,849 | San Juan County, NM | 7.3% |
| #2,850 | Los Angeles County, CA | 7.3% |
| #2,851 | Spalding County, GA | 7.3% |
| #2,852 | Otero County, NM | 7.3% |
| #2,853 | Yancey County, NC | 7.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, which ranks #2,850 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Los Angeles County ranks #36 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 12th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.