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Population
Table 1 summarizes City, County, and State of California (the “State”) population statistics, estimated as of
January 1 of each year.

Table 1
CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE POPULATION STATISTICS

City of Annual County of Annual State of Annual
(1)
Los Angeles Growth Rate Los Angeles Growth Rate California Growth Rate
(1)
(1)
(1)
2000 3,694,742 - 9,519,330 - 33,873,086 -
2005 3,769,131 0.40% 9,816,153 0.62% 35,869,173 1.18%
(1)
2010 3,792,621 0.12 9,818,605 0.00 37,253,956 0.77
(1)
(1)
2015 3,954,715 0.85 10,155,753 0.69 38,952,462 0.91
2016 3,981,283 0.67 10,185,851 0.30 39,214,803 0.67
2017 4,015,087 0.85 10,226,920 0.40 39,504,609 0.74
2018 4,038,313 0.58 10,254,658 0.27 39,740,508 0.60
2019 4,040,079 0.04 10,253,716 (0.01) 39,927,315 0.47
(1) For five-year time series, figures represent average annual growth rate for each of the five years.
Sources: State of California, Department of Finance, E-4 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State, 2001-2010,
with 2000 and 2010 Census Counts, Sacramento, California, November 2012. State of California, Department of
Finance, E-4 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State, 2011-2019, with 2010 Census Benchmark.
Sacramento, California, May 2019.
Industry and Employment

Table 2 summarizes the average number of employed and unemployed residents of the City and the
County, together with the average annual unemployment rate of the City, County, State, and the United
States. Historically, the City’s unemployment rate has been higher than both the County’s and the State’s
rates.
Table 2
ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT AND
UNEMPLOYMENT OF RESIDENT LABOR FORCE
(1)
Civilian Labor Force 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
City of Los Angeles
Employed 1,868,700 1,923,300 1,960,500 1,974,600 1,988,500
Unemployed 140,900 106,900 98,600 95,800 92,900
Total 2,009,600 2,030,100 2,059,100 2,070,500 2,081,300
County of Los Angeles
Employed 4,650,700 4,765,900 4,841,900 4,860,300 4,894,300
Unemployed 329,600 264,600 242,200 235,200 227,300
Total 4,980,300 5,030,500 5,084,000 5,095,500 5,121,600
Unemployment Rates
City 7.0% 5.3% 4.8% 4.7% 4.5%
County 6.6% 5.3% 4.8% 4.6% 4.4%
State 6.2% 5.5% 4.8% 4.3% 4.0%
United States 5.3% 4.9% 4.4% 3.9% 3.7%

(1) March 2019 Benchmark report; not seasonally adjusted. The “benchmark” data is typically released in March for the prior
calendar year. Items may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division for the State and County; U.S.
Bureau of Labor, Department of Labor Statistics for the U.S. Items may not add to totals due to rounding.

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