Indicator · us-labor-force
Labor force
Residents working or looking for work.
- Unit
- people
- Places
- 3,221 counties in 2025
- Built from
- Local area unemployment (LAUS)
Map and compare every county on visualizedata.org →
Median county, 1990–2025
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Highest and lowest in 2025
| Los Angeles County, CA | 5.1M people |
|---|---|
| Cook County, IL | 2.8M people |
| Harris County, TX | 2.5M people |
| Maricopa County, AZ | 2.5M people |
| San Diego County, CA | 1.7M people |
| Kenedy County, TX | 97.5 people |
|---|---|
| King County, TX | 146.3 people |
| Arthur County, NE | 209.5 people |
| McPherson County, NE | 229.6 people |
| McMullen County, TX | 230.9 people |
How it is computed
LAUS, annual average labor force, from the Local area unemployment (LAUS) dataset on this site. visualizedata.org computes the indicator for every place and year; the full table, the map and each place's history are on its page there. The underlying data, with its source and license, is on the dataset page, with the API and downloads.