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Show me jobs near meLos Angeles County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
5,031,013
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,848,406
people in Los Angeles County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,760
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Los Angeles County ranks
Where Los Angeles County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best counties for laid-off professionals in the West Coast75 / 100 · of 34
- #1Counties where unemployment fell the most in the West Coast−1.4 points · of 77
- #9Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the West Coast5 per 100 · of 35
- #9Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the West Coast24% · of 68
- #15Best county job markets for job seekers in the West Coast51 / 100 · of 34
Los Angeles County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.5%, down 1.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+108,368 jobs), private education (+15,141 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−61,254 jobs), manufacturing (−19,163 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Los Angeles County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Overturned big rig spills bales of hay all over 605 Freeway in Cerritos, causing hourslong closureABC7 KABC on MSN · Nov 6, 2026
- As Disney Preps Massive Layoffs, Former CEO Bob Iger Tries to Get Richer from LA LakersThat Park Place · Nov 4, 2026
- Disney Just Axed Hundreds of the Creative Masterminds Behind its Theme ParksYahoo Finance · Oct 31, 2026
- 159 layoffs are from Walt Disney Imagineering in CaliforniaPirates & Princesses on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
- State Filing Reveals Disney Cutting Walt Disney Imagineering Department, Hitting Heart of the ParksInside the Magic · Oct 30, 2026
- Walt Disney Imagineering Layoffs Hit 159 Employees at Glendale HeadquartersWDWMAGIC · Oct 30, 2026
- Disney layoffs hit Imagineering as it budgets $180M for AI hiresPirates & Princesses on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
- Disney’s Layoffs Hit Parks, with Imagineering ImpactedDisney Tourist Blog · Oct 29, 2026
Learn and get funded in Los Angeles County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Los Angeles County layoffs
149
Layoff notices, last 12 months
5,776
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
56
employers
Employers hiring most in Los Angeles County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- SpaceX496 open roles
- Relativity Space231 open roles
- Amazon201 open roles
- Cedars-sinai Medical Center170 open roles
- K2 Space164 open roles
- Rocket Lab163 open roles
- Northrop Grumman161 open roles
- Hadrian116 open roles
- University of Southern California113 open roles
- Chaos Industries111 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Los Angeles County
- SpaceXabout 22,000 employees (2026)
- Aecom20,001–100,000 employees
- Avery Dennison20,001–100,000 employees
- Mattel20,001–100,000 employees
- The Cheesecake Factory20,001–100,000 employees
- California Institute of Technology5,001–20,000 employees
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center5,001–20,000 employees
- Molina Healthcare5,001–20,000 employees
- OSI Systems5,001–20,000 employees
- Public Storage5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Los Angeles County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of the People | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Biola University | La Mirada | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University | San Dimas | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pomona College | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Saybrook University | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences | Whittier | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Southwestern Law School | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion California | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| America Evangelical University | Gardena | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| American Film Institute Conservatory | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| American Jewish University | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Antioch University-Los Angeles | Culver City | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| California College of ASU | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| California Institute of Advanced Management | Alhambra | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Claremont Lincoln University | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Claremont School of Theology | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Homestead Schools | Torrance | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Latin American Bible Institute | La Puente | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Life Pacific University | San Dimas | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Pacific States University | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America | Santa Fe Springs | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Providence Christian College | Pasadena | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| RAND School of Public Policy | Santa Monica | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Reiss-Davis Graduate School | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Southern California Institute of Architecture | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| University of the West | Rosemead | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Whittier College | Whittier | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| World Mission University | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Los Angeles | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Los Angeles County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Los Angeles County. 36 with dates announced.
- IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX
Nov 6 to Nov 12, 2026 · Long Beach, CA
Ticket About $725. Early-bird full registration $725 for members (deadline Aug 31, 2026); lower student and emerging-professional…
- American Film Market (AFM)
Nov 10 to Nov 15, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Ticket $345 to $1,295. One-day $345; three-day $445; four-day $645; Industry $945; Platinum $1,295.
- NAPABA Convention
Nov 12 to Nov 15, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. Registration open to members; members save up to $675; law student membership is a non-voting category.
- SMPTE Media Technology Summit
Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Pasadena, CA
Paid ticket. Fee not in results.
Open call for speakers
- NAES Biennial Conference
Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. Pricing not captured.
- Produced By Conference
Nov 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not posted.
- SCC Annual Scientific Meeting and Showcase
Dec 1 to Dec 2, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. Registration prices not listed. Next after this: SCC81 Nov 12-13 2027 (per a search result).
Open call for speakers · deadline Apr 24, 2026
- SCC Annual Scientific Meeting & Showcase
Dec 1 to Dec 2, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Ticket $1,100 to $1,345. Full access (Tue-Wed): SCC member $1,100, nonmember $1,345. Daily access $875 member / $1,080 nonmember.
- CGS Annual Meeting
Dec 2 to Dec 5, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Ticket $1,020 to $1,900. Member $1,020 early bird (by Oct 1), $1,225 regular; non-member $1,640 early, $1,900 regular.
- NOSH Live
Dec 3 to Dec 4, 2026 · Marina del Rey, CA
Paid ticket. Ticket tiers appear between $899 and $1,599 but tier labels were not clear; early pricing ended around Oct 23.
- BevNET Live Winter
Dec 6 to Dec 8, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. Ticket prices not read (site 403).
- MLA Annual Convention
Jan 7 to Jan 10, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. Member and nonmember rates exist; amounts not read. Late registration opens Dec 4.
Showing 12 of 51 conferences, 36 with dates announced.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Los Angeles County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in California? How to file for unemployment in California (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board
City: Los Angeles
- Foothill Workforce Development Board
Cities: Arcadia, Duarte, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena
- Innovation Network
Cities: Long Beach, Signal Hill
- Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board
Los Angeles
- SELACO WDB Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board
Cities: Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Lakewood, Norwalk
- South Bay Workforce Development Board
Cities: Alondra Park, Carson, Del Aire, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
- Verdugo Workforce Development Board
Cities: Burbank, Glendale, La Canada Flintridge
Alhambra AJCC - Affiliate to East LA/West San Gabriel Valley Comprehensive AJCC
Alhambra · Comprehensive · 323-887-7122
Monday -Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Altadena AJCC
Alttadena · Affiliate · 626-424-6743
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Slawson AJCC
Bell · Affiliate · 323-729-6400
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m
Job Connect
Burbank · Affiliate · 818-238-5580
Monday -Thursday 10a.m.-9:00p.m Friday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m.
South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Center - Carson
Carson · Affiliate · 310-680-3870
Monday - Thursday 8:00am – 5:00pm; Every other Friday 8:00-3:30pm Closed every other Friday
SELACO Cerritos AJCC
Cerritos · Comprehensive · 562-402-9336
Monday to Friday 8:00-5:00 pm
Rancho Dominguez- AJCC of California
Compton · Comprehensive · 310-762-1101
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
Covina AJCC
Covina · Affiliate · 626-667-2601
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm 0pm Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Gardena South Bay One Stop Business and Career Center
Gardena · Affiliate · 310-538-7070
Monday - Thursday, 8 am-5 pm, Friday 8 am-4:30 pm. Closed every other Friday
Verdugo Jobs Center
Glendale · Comprehensive
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - :5:00 pm
South Bay One Stop Business and Career Center - Inglewood
Inglewood · Comprehensive
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Open every other Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
East San Gabriel Valley AJCC
La Puente · Comprehensive · 626-934-5701
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Antelope Valley AJCC
Lancaster · Comprehensive · 661-726-4128
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
LBWIN Adult Career Services Center
Long Beach · Affiliate
Monday -Friday 8:00am -5:00pm
Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network Youth Career Services Center
Long Beach · Affiliate · 562-570-4700
Monday-Thursday 11am-6pm and Fridays 11am-5pm
Boyle Heights WorkSource Center
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 323-267-5930
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday by appointment
Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 213-353-1677
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (Evenings by appointment only)
East LA/West San Gabriel Valley AJCC
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 323-877-7122
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm No appointment necessary
Hollywood WorkSource Center
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 323-454-6100
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Northeast Los Angeles WorkSource Center
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 323-539-2000
Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm
Rio Hondo America`s Job Center of California
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 562-946-2237
Monday - Friday 8:00am -5:00pm
South Los Angeles - WorkSource Center
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 562-445-3673
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Southeast Los Angeles Worksource Center (managed by WLCAC)
Los Angeles · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 213-763-5951
Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm
Veterans AJCC
Los Angeles · Affiliate · 626-375-6792
Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm
Watts/Los Angeles Worksource Center
Los Angeles · Affiliate · 323-249-7751
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
West Adams WorkSource Center
Los Angeles · Comprehensive · 323-293-6284
9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday
Willowbrook AJCC - Affiliate to Rancho Dominguez Comprehensive AJCC
Los Angeles · Affiliate · 310-762-1101
Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Monrovia Adult School Career Center
Monrovia · Affiliate · 626-471-3052
Mon - Wed 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tue -Thu - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Palmdale AJCC-Affiliate to Antelope Valley Comprehensive AJCC
Palmdale · Affiliate · 661-265-7421
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Foothill Employment and Training Connection
Pasadena · Comprehensive · 626-796-5627
Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm
Pomona Valley Comprehensive AJCC
Pomona · Comprehensive · 909-242-7999
Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm
Santa Clarita AJCC
Santa Clarita · Affiliate
Monday - Friday 8:00 am-5pm
Southeast Los Angeles Americas` Job Center of California
South Gate · Comprehensive · 323-586-4700
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
El Proyecto WorkSource-OneStop, Sun Valley
Sun Valley · Comprehensive · 818-504-0334
Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Evening, Saturday by appointment
Northeast San Fernando Valley AJCC
Sylmar · Affiliate · 818-482-1754
Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Centers - Torrance
Torrance · Affiliate · 310-782-2101
Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-4:30pm
Whittier AJCC Affiliate to Rio Hondo AJCC
Whittier · Affiliate · 562-907-6995
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Harbor Gateway WorkSource Center & AJCC
Wilmington · Affiliate · 310-732-5700
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
South Valley WorkSource Center
Woodland Hills · Affiliate · 818-237-9099
8:00am-5:00pm Monday - Friday
Cities in Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles4,449 jobs
- Long Beach915 jobs
- El Segundo853 jobs
- Torrance612 jobs
- Hawthorne541 jobs
- Pasadena266 jobs
- Santa Monica300 jobs
- Culver City218 jobs
- Glendale159 jobs
- Burbank132 jobs
- Beverly Hills133 jobs
- Palmdale104 jobs
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- Redondo Beach101 jobs
- Carson76 jobs
- Santa Fe Springs45 jobs
- Santa Clarita54 jobs
- Manhattan Beach59 jobs
- Pomona48 jobs
- Gardena51 jobs
- Rosemead40 jobs
- Calabasas40 jobs
- Marina del Rey30 jobs
- Lancaster28 jobs
- El Monte38 jobs
- Inglewood36 jobs
- Cerritos27 jobs
- Monterey Park26 jobs
- Downey30 jobs
- Monrovia28 jobs
- Compton17 jobs
- Agoura Hills27 jobs
- San Dimas10 jobs
- Lynwood9 jobs
- Diamond Bar23 jobs
- Lakewood11 jobs
- Irwindale16 jobs
- Alhambra21 jobs
- La Mirada15 jobs
- Baldwin Park15 jobs
- Arcadia19 jobs
- Whittier12 jobs
- Commerce17 jobs
- Vernon17 jobs
- Walnut11 jobs
- La Verne11 jobs
- Bellflower14 jobs
- San Gabriel14 jobs
- Azusa13 jobs
- Montebello13 jobs
- Claremont11 jobs
- Pico Rivera9 jobs
- Duarte9 jobs
- Norwalk3 jobs
- Covina8 jobs
- Paramount8 jobs
- La Puente3 jobs
- Signal Hill2 jobs
- Industry1 jobs
- Lomita1 jobs
- Acton5 jobs
- Malibu5 jobs
- West Covina
- Rancho Palos Verdes5 jobs
- Hacienda Heights
- South Gate
- San Fernando5 jobs
- West Hollywood
- Bell Gardens4 jobs
- Hermosa Beach4 jobs
- Rowland Heights3 jobs
- San Marino3 jobs
- Bell3 jobs
Other California counties
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