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Population (2000): 12,365,627
Land Area (2000): 12,562.155 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,201.552 square kilometers

Los Angeles Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	9,348,390	2002	9,869,056	2005	Not Available
2000	9,534,500	2003	12,878,801	2006	13,039,935
2001	9,696,252	2004	12,977,272	2007	12,929,875

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	24,585,570	99.41%
Rural, Farm	2,202	0.01%
Rural, Non-farm	144,216	0.58%

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Los Angeles Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	5,877,308	5,565,877	311,431	5.30%	53
1991	5,776,037	5,348,901	427,136	7.39%	74
1992	5,776,807	5,248,158	528,649	9.15%	91
1993	5,670,245	5,145,302	524,943	9.26%	93
1994	5,631,383	5,156,180	475,203	8.44%	84
1995	5,603,881	5,193,023	410,858	7.33%	74
1996	5,661,090	5,248,234	412,857	7.29%	73
1997	5,796,501	5,445,205	351,295	6.06%	61
1998	5,972,380	5,631,444	340,936	5.71%	57
1999	6,040,793	5,731,446	309,347	5.12%	51
2000	6,158,469	5,854,003	304,466	4.94%	50
2001	6,266,073	5,936,742	329,331	5.26%	53
2002	6,303,033	5,903,567	399,466	6.34%	63
2003	6,316,116	5,909,630	406,486	6.44%	64
2004	6,352,837	5,975,122	377,715	5.95%	59
2005	6,418,914	6,101,929	316,985	4.94%	49
2006	6,474,376	6,189,048	285,329	4.41%	44
2007	6,554,315	6,244,051	310,264	4.73%	47
2008	6,579,888	6,165,851	414,037	6.29%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	5,924,479	5,617,196	307,283	5.19%	52
Feb 1990	5,940,703	5,643,256	297,447	5.01%	50
Mar 1990	5,944,863	5,658,521	286,342	4.82%	48
Apr 1990	5,895,143	5,608,834	286,309	4.86%	49
May 1990	5,916,402	5,627,661	288,741	4.88%	49
Jun 1990	5,908,098	5,626,679	281,419	4.76%	48
Jul 1990	5,955,428	5,625,387	330,041	5.54%	55
Aug 1990	5,937,266	5,608,776	328,490	5.53%	55
Sep 1990	5,778,901	5,445,269	333,632	5.77%	58
Oct 1990	5,784,345	5,459,367	324,978	5.62%	56
Nov 1990	5,771,686	5,436,498	335,188	5.81%	58
Dec 1990	5,770,380	5,433,075	337,305	5.85%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	5,701,842	5,332,424	369,418	6.48%	65
Feb 1991	5,756,662	5,360,470	396,192	6.88%	69
Mar 1991	5,757,820	5,363,727	394,093	6.84%	68
Apr 1991	5,734,209	5,351,551	382,658	6.67%	67
May 1991	5,731,981	5,312,140	419,841	7.32%	73
Jun 1991	5,782,292	5,339,917	442,375	7.65%	77
Jul 1991	5,842,641	5,368,568	474,073	8.11%	81
Aug 1991	5,800,273	5,346,971	453,302	7.82%	78
Sep 1991	5,807,650	5,347,005	460,645	7.93%	79
Oct 1991	5,822,347	5,372,967	449,380	7.72%	77
Nov 1991	5,798,905	5,356,720	442,185	7.63%	76
Dec 1991	5,775,823	5,334,352	441,471	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,763,839	5,267,711	496,128	8.61%	86
Feb 1992	5,780,864	5,270,787	510,077	8.82%	88
Mar 1992	5,762,843	5,268,733	494,110	8.57%	86
Apr 1992	5,729,758	5,263,863	465,895	8.13%	81
May 1992	5,743,003	5,236,903	506,100	8.81%	88
Jun 1992	5,790,823	5,241,102	549,721	9.49%	95
Jul 1992	5,843,933	5,256,974	586,959	10.04%	100
Aug 1992	5,823,509	5,256,237	567,272	9.74%	97
Sep 1992	5,788,260	5,225,172	563,088	9.73%	97
Oct 1992	5,775,287	5,240,702	534,585	9.26%	93
Nov 1992	5,772,852	5,229,371	543,481	9.41%	94
Dec 1992	5,746,711	5,220,337	526,374	9.16%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	5,686,093	5,122,188	563,905	9.92%	99
Feb 1993	5,721,927	5,154,493	567,434	9.92%	99
Mar 1993	5,704,092	5,160,233	543,859	9.53%	95
Apr 1993	5,651,533	5,136,358	515,175	9.12%	91
May 1993	5,657,339	5,145,787	511,552	9.04%	90
Jun 1993	5,673,669	5,144,155	529,514	9.33%	93
Jul 1993	5,735,649	5,175,477	560,172	9.77%	98
Aug 1993	5,697,738	5,174,370	523,368	9.19%	92
Sep 1993	5,643,823	5,127,224	516,599	9.15%	92
Oct 1993	5,640,119	5,127,124	512,995	9.10%	91
Nov 1993	5,618,374	5,129,692	488,682	8.70%	87
Dec 1993	5,612,579	5,146,517	466,062	8.30%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,615,843	5,079,996	535,847	9.54%	95
Feb 1994	5,639,973	5,119,004	520,969	9.24%	92
Mar 1994	5,613,904	5,110,970	502,934	8.96%	90
Apr 1994	5,591,907	5,105,840	486,067	8.69%	87
May 1994	5,606,920	5,136,311	470,609	8.39%	84
Jun 1994	5,615,444	5,125,599	489,845	8.72%	87
Jul 1994	5,669,558	5,146,908	522,650	9.22%	92
Aug 1994	5,659,098	5,163,726	495,372	8.75%	88
Sep 1994	5,638,040	5,180,101	457,939	8.12%	81
Oct 1994	5,667,635	5,233,082	434,553	7.67%	77
Nov 1994	5,642,718	5,237,073	405,645	7.19%	72
Dec 1994	5,615,556	5,235,553	380,003	6.77%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,577,987	5,149,174	428,813	7.69%	77
Feb 1995	5,605,388	5,203,070	402,318	7.18%	72
Mar 1995	5,578,419	5,190,577	387,842	6.95%	70
Apr 1995	5,568,728	5,179,284	389,444	6.99%	70
May 1995	5,549,689	5,167,003	382,686	6.90%	69
Jun 1995	5,571,258	5,166,397	404,861	7.27%	73
Jul 1995	5,643,708	5,188,355	455,353	8.07%	81
Aug 1995	5,622,932	5,186,524	436,408	7.76%	78
Sep 1995	5,623,013	5,197,608	425,405	7.57%	76
Oct 1995	5,651,125	5,237,762	413,363	7.31%	73
Nov 1995	5,634,711	5,219,222	415,489	7.37%	74
Dec 1995	5,619,613	5,231,301	388,312	6.91%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,593,266	5,140,463	452,803	8.10%	81
Feb 1996	5,632,051	5,193,477	438,574	7.79%	78
Mar 1996	5,638,065	5,203,847	434,218	7.70%	77
Apr 1996	5,596,597	5,181,647	414,950	7.41%	74
May 1996	5,613,987	5,198,773	415,214	7.40%	74
Jun 1996	5,611,394	5,202,234	409,160	7.29%	73
Jul 1996	5,702,893	5,243,532	459,361	8.05%	81
Aug 1996	5,679,001	5,270,118	408,883	7.20%	72
Sep 1996	5,698,272	5,305,092	393,180	6.90%	69
Oct 1996	5,728,590	5,340,997	387,593	6.77%	68
Nov 1996	5,723,814	5,340,392	383,422	6.70%	67
Dec 1996	5,715,150	5,358,230	356,920	6.25%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,697,733	5,297,238	400,495	7.03%	70
Feb 1997	5,718,168	5,337,630	380,538	6.65%	67
Mar 1997	5,749,759	5,378,109	371,650	6.46%	65
Apr 1997	5,726,318	5,383,566	342,752	5.99%	60
May 1997	5,731,506	5,399,174	332,332	5.80%	58
Jun 1997	5,748,814	5,394,747	354,067	6.16%	62
Jul 1997	5,842,111	5,461,209	380,902	6.52%	65
Aug 1997	5,850,682	5,488,322	362,360	6.19%	62
Sep 1997	5,842,861	5,491,643	351,218	6.01%	60
Oct 1997	5,862,702	5,537,121	325,581	5.55%	56
Nov 1997	5,873,958	5,567,128	306,830	5.22%	52
Dec 1997	5,913,394	5,606,575	306,819	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,892,857	5,557,016	335,841	5.70%	57
Feb 1998	5,931,495	5,607,368	324,127	5.46%	55
Mar 1998	5,966,059	5,621,968	344,091	5.77%	58
Apr 1998	5,915,113	5,606,103	309,010	5.22%	52
May 1998	5,922,870	5,605,155	317,715	5.36%	54
Jun 1998	5,933,967	5,587,337	346,630	5.84%	58
Jul 1998	6,007,368	5,628,613	378,755	6.30%	63
Aug 1998	5,994,666	5,627,366	367,300	6.13%	61
Sep 1998	6,025,099	5,655,390	369,709	6.14%	61
Oct 1998	6,032,475	5,674,270	358,205	5.94%	59
Nov 1998	6,031,712	5,702,698	329,014	5.45%	55
Dec 1998	6,014,881	5,704,042	310,839	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,992,861	5,653,826	339,035	5.66%	57
Feb 1999	6,012,292	5,685,577	326,715	5.43%	54
Mar 1999	6,012,652	5,703,541	309,111	5.14%	51
Apr 1999	5,967,052	5,678,559	288,493	4.83%	48
May 1999	5,963,483	5,696,973	266,510	4.47%	45
Jun 1999	5,993,900	5,686,639	307,261	5.13%	51
Jul 1999	6,070,402	5,726,645	343,757	5.66%	57
Aug 1999	6,058,642	5,734,548	324,094	5.35%	53
Sep 1999	6,078,977	5,754,147	324,830	5.34%	53
Oct 1999	6,104,248	5,792,231	312,017	5.11%	51
Nov 1999	6,104,034	5,812,572	291,462	4.77%	48
Dec 1999	6,130,975	5,852,098	278,877	4.55%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	6,117,401	5,792,069	325,332	5.32%	53
Feb 2000	6,153,486	5,832,650	320,836	5.21%	52
Mar 2000	6,137,167	5,827,354	309,813	5.05%	50
Apr 2000	6,125,793	5,837,722	288,071	4.70%	47
May 2000	6,105,870	5,803,495	302,375	4.95%	50
Jun 2000	6,139,714	5,828,983	310,731	5.06%	51
Jul 2000	6,162,356	5,821,472	340,884	5.53%	55
Aug 2000	6,177,757	5,845,089	332,668	5.38%	54
Sep 2000	6,170,002	5,869,120	300,882	4.88%	49
Oct 2000	6,191,168	5,901,829	289,339	4.67%	47
Nov 2000	6,194,552	5,920,935	273,617	4.42%	44
Dec 2000	6,226,365	5,967,316	259,049	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	6,238,664	5,934,950	303,714	4.87%	49
Feb 2001	6,263,706	5,979,939	283,767	4.53%	45
Mar 2001	6,276,131	5,982,621	293,510	4.68%	47
Apr 2001	6,250,133	5,964,233	285,900	4.57%	46
May 2001	6,204,968	5,923,766	281,202	4.53%	45
Jun 2001	6,216,590	5,893,605	322,985	5.20%	52
Jul 2001	6,267,554	5,908,406	359,148	5.73%	57
Aug 2001	6,249,711	5,885,747	363,964	5.82%	58
Sep 2001	6,273,030	5,927,758	345,272	5.50%	55
Oct 2001	6,309,577	5,939,390	370,187	5.87%	59
Nov 2001	6,318,097	5,944,632	373,465	5.91%	59
Dec 2001	6,324,719	5,955,857	368,862	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,279,717	5,869,480	410,237	6.53%	65
Feb 2002	6,337,235	5,936,809	400,426	6.32%	63
Mar 2002	6,322,218	5,917,856	404,362	6.40%	64
Apr 2002	6,272,640	5,878,585	394,055	6.28%	63
May 2002	6,256,158	5,869,494	386,664	6.18%	62
Jun 2002	6,251,638	5,834,534	417,104	6.67%	67
Jul 2002	6,310,496	5,874,290	436,206	6.91%	69
Aug 2002	6,292,342	5,875,669	416,673	6.62%	66
Sep 2002	6,318,343	5,930,823	387,520	6.13%	61
Oct 2002	6,337,865	5,958,608	379,257	5.98%	60
Nov 2002	6,321,965	5,940,091	381,874	6.04%	60
Dec 2002	6,335,784	5,956,568	379,216	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	6,295,852	5,884,829	411,023	6.53%	65
Feb 2003	6,338,456	5,932,051	406,405	6.41%	64
Mar 2003	6,330,119	5,936,987	393,132	6.21%	62
Apr 2003	6,301,380	5,918,341	383,039	6.08%	61
May 2003	6,281,928	5,893,722	388,206	6.18%	62
Jun 2003	6,306,219	5,871,339	434,880	6.90%	69
Jul 2003	6,333,421	5,884,491	448,930	7.09%	71
Aug 2003	6,314,404	5,883,138	431,266	6.83%	68
Sep 2003	6,297,120	5,885,296	411,824	6.54%	65
Oct 2003	6,336,484	5,929,570	406,914	6.42%	64
Nov 2003	6,336,375	5,940,293	396,082	6.25%	63
Dec 2003	6,321,638	5,955,502	366,136	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,317,907	5,917,932	399,975	6.33%	63
Feb 2004	6,336,442	5,950,940	385,502	6.08%	61
Mar 2004	6,340,506	5,944,470	396,036	6.25%	62
Apr 2004	6,307,226	5,935,865	371,361	5.89%	59
May 2004	6,305,631	5,930,993	374,638	5.94%	59
Jun 2004	6,318,357	5,920,708	397,649	6.29%	63
Jul 2004	6,391,067	5,977,821	413,246	6.47%	65
Aug 2004	6,357,822	5,976,251	381,571	6.00%	60
Sep 2004	6,347,965	5,983,847	364,118	5.74%	57
Oct 2004	6,391,260	6,032,910	358,350	5.61%	56
Nov 2004	6,414,162	6,060,020	354,142	5.52%	55
Dec 2004	6,405,694	6,069,704	335,990	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	6,359,391	6,005,834	353,557	5.56%	56
Feb 2005	6,393,903	6,043,218	350,685	5.48%	55
Mar 2005	6,382,463	6,056,290	326,173	5.11%	51
Apr 2005	6,390,877	6,081,207	309,670	4.85%	48
May 2005	6,387,085	6,080,311	306,774	4.80%	48
Jun 2005	6,379,403	6,061,921	317,482	4.98%	50
Jul 2005	6,440,097	6,104,302	335,795	5.21%	52
Aug 2005	6,431,452	6,124,590	306,862	4.77%	48
Sep 2005	6,433,720	6,135,058	298,662	4.64%	46
Oct 2005	6,468,026	6,174,724	293,302	4.53%	45
Nov 2005	6,478,912	6,168,377	310,535	4.79%	48
Dec 2005	6,481,642	6,187,316	294,326	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,439,327	6,131,537	307,790	4.78%	48
Feb 2006	6,477,691	6,169,013	308,678	4.77%	48
Mar 2006	6,475,741	6,193,201	282,540	4.36%	44
Apr 2006	6,447,055	6,176,781	270,274	4.19%	42
May 2006	6,441,105	6,166,659	274,446	4.26%	43
Jun 2006	6,431,587	6,146,483	285,104	4.43%	44
Jul 2006	6,486,342	6,166,280	320,062	4.93%	49
Aug 2006	6,464,186	6,160,102	304,084	4.70%	47
Sep 2006	6,465,586	6,183,639	281,947	4.36%	44
Oct 2006	6,508,341	6,246,886	261,455	4.02%	40
Nov 2006	6,516,221	6,249,905	266,316	4.09%	41
Dec 2006	6,539,335	6,278,088	261,247	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	6,506,981	6,202,384	304,597	4.68%	47
Feb 2007	6,524,235	6,228,890	295,345	4.53%	45
Mar 2007	6,527,603	6,240,537	287,066	4.40%	44
Apr 2007	6,496,422	6,217,520	278,902	4.29%	43
May 2007	6,490,099	6,213,935	276,164	4.26%	43
Jun 2007	6,517,557	6,211,200	306,357	4.70%	47
Jul 2007	6,594,345	6,247,991	346,354	5.25%	53
Aug 2007	6,567,378	6,236,349	331,029	5.04%	50
Sep 2007	6,582,254	6,255,912	326,342	4.96%	50
Oct 2007	6,594,100	6,276,123	317,977	4.82%	48
Nov 2007	6,629,011	6,307,149	321,862	4.86%	49
Dec 2007	6,621,799	6,290,622	331,177	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	6,541,219	6,173,542	367,677	5.62%	56
Feb 2008	6,575,867	6,236,303	339,564	5.16%	52
Mar 2008	6,591,169	6,228,850	362,319	5.50%	55
Apr 2008	6,571,599	6,218,329	353,270	5.38%	54
May 2008	6,557,662	6,162,252	395,410	6.03%	60
Jun 2008	6,563,227	6,129,171	434,056	6.61%	66
Jul 2008	6,637,253	6,142,578	494,675	7.45%	75
Aug 2008	6,598,944	6,100,122	498,822	7.56%	76
Sep 2008	6,582,048	6,101,511	480,537	7.30%	73
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Los Angeles Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	513,916	8.82%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	422,458	7.25%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	349,046	5.99%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	301,020	5.16%
5.	Educational Services	284,594	4.88%
6.	Health Care	235,764	4.04%
7.	Finance and Insurance	221,788	3.80%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	181,178	3.11%
9.	Public Administration	173,906	2.98%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	169,632	2.91%
11.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	166,982	2.86%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	152,542	2.62%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	138,096	2.37%
14.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	135,598	2.33%
15.	Other Transportation	128,926	2.21%
16.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	123,026	2.11%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	120,126	2.06%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	118,746	2.04%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	94,386	1.62%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	93,860	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	587,672	12.36%
2.	Health Care	577,240	12.14%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	341,020	7.17%
4.	Finance and Insurance	300,746	6.33%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	285,514	6.00%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	178,228	3.75%
7.	Social Assistance	163,068	3.43%
8.	Public Administration	154,824	3.26%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	118,680	2.50%
10.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	106,436	2.24%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	105,770	2.22%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	103,454	2.18%
13.	Private Household Services	102,992	2.17%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	101,342	2.13%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	91,156	1.92%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	89,078	1.87%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	81,394	1.71%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	71,888	1.51%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	70,256	1.48%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	64,768	1.36%

Los Angeles Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	281,942	4.84%
2.	Other Production Occupations	269,852	4.63%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	258,682	4.44%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	235,114	4.03%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	210,136	3.60%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	196,222	3.37%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	192,576	3.30%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	188,572	3.23%
9.	Computer Specialists	173,824	2.98%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	157,670	2.70%
11.	Top Executives	156,078	2.68%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	152,784	2.62%
13.	Engineers	143,140	2.46%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	142,212	2.44%
15.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	141,188	2.42%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	138,340	2.37%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	114,436	1.96%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	101,878	1.75%
19.	Construction Laborers	97,136	1.67%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	90,566	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	325,606	6.85%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	258,246	5.43%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	206,252	4.34%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	189,304	3.98%
5.	Other Management Occupations	186,000	3.91%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	170,566	3.59%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	153,418	3.23%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	147,636	3.10%
9.	Cashiers	142,532	3.00%
10.	Other Production Occupations	136,078	2.86%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	125,854	2.65%
12.	Registered Nurses	117,832	2.48%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	114,796	2.41%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	114,714	2.41%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	114,346	2.40%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	113,936	2.40%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	109,788	2.31%
18.	Child Care Workers	105,970	2.23%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	98,986	2.08%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	92,366	1.94%

Los Angeles Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,905,305	53.39%
15-35 hours	2,049,083	11.04%
1-14 hours	526,150	2.84%
No regular hours	6,072,941	32.73%

Los Angeles Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	404,549	4.05%
5 AM-5:29 AM	364,638	3.65%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	473,697	4.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM	860,552	8.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	946,977	9.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,459,861	14.63%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,362,903	13.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,157,649	11.60%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	577,142	5.78%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	751,864	7.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	326,586	3.27%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	138,333	1.39%
Noon-3:59 PM	608,776	6.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM	545,287	5.46%

Los Angeles Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	156,656	1.57%
5-9	722,166	7.24%
10-14	1,221,309	12.24%
15-19	1,490,942	14.94%
20-24	1,460,768	14.64%
25-29	579,818	5.81%
30-34	1,675,363	16.79%
35-39	286,564	2.87%
40-44	434,065	4.35%
45-59	923,049	9.25%
60-89	715,844	7.17%
At least 90	312,270	3.13%

Los Angeles Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	132,706	1.33%	5,498,953	55.11%
30-44	162,938	1.63%	2,233,054	22.38%
45-59	80,224	0.80%	842,825	8.45%
At least 60	206,188	2.07%	821,926	8.24%

Los Angeles Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	69,208	0.67%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,512,859	14.62%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,441,582	71.93%
Motorcycle	18,806	0.18%
Other	75,804	0.73%
Public transportation	582,056	5.63%
Walked	278,499	2.69%
Worked at home	367,017	3.55%

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Los Angeles Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 8,144,866 (24,297,054 people)
: 5,656,446 (20,219,988 people)
: 1,776,803
: 11,668,924
Los Angeles Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	751,427	9.23%
$10,000-$14,999	479,384	5.89%
$15,000-$19,999	469,051	5.76%
$20,000-$24,999	489,948	6.02%
$25,000-$29,999	471,769	5.79%
$30,000-$34,999	475,094	5.83%
$35,000-$39,999	434,464	5.33%
$40,000-$44,999	418,063	5.13%
$45,000-$49,999	366,566	4.50%
$50,000-$59,999	674,548	8.28%
$60,000-$74,999	829,361	10.18%
$75,000-$99,999	898,337	11.03%
$100,000-$124,999	531,458	6.52%
$125,000-$149,999	283,111	3.48%
$150,000-$199,999	264,544	3.25%
$200,000 or more	307,992	3.78%

Los Angeles Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	969,504	23.83%
Family, 2 people	868,122	21.33%
Nonfamily, 2 people	231,225	5.68%
Family, 3 people	606,731	14.91%
Nonfamily, 3 people	39,386	0.97%
Family, 4 people	597,389	14.68%
Nonfamily, 4 people	14,361	0.35%
Family, 5 people	348,656	8.57%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5,007	0.12%
Family, 6 people	181,901	4.47%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2,441	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	202,095	4.97%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2,243	0.06%

Los Angeles Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,837,157	31.63%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,603,361	12.04%
Public Assistance	449,301	2.08%
Retirement	1,025,281	4.74%
Self Employment	1,202,959	5.57%
Social Security	1,615,155	7.47%
Supplemental Security	426,051	1.97%
Wage / Salary	6,509,888	30.12%
Other	946,511	4.38%

Los Angeles Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,870,229	45.50%
With children under 18	2,239,714	54.50%

Los Angeles Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	652,375	7.08%
Married	5,010,146	54.34%
Never Married	3,375,919	36.61%
Widowed	182,340	1.98%

Los Angeles Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	972,692	10.06%
Married	5,047,160	52.21%
Never Married	2,811,559	29.09%
Widowed	835,160	8.64%

Los Angeles Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Los Angeles Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Los Angeles Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,514,466	14.06%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,580,951	14.44%
High school diploma or equivalent	3,468,361	19.40%
Some college, no degree	3,977,163	22.25%
Associate degree	1,116,216	6.24%
Bachelors degree	2,796,921	15.64%
Graduate or professional degree	1,423,820	7.96%

Los Angeles Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	225,818	1.83%	187,112	1.51%	412,930	3.34%
Kindergarten	360,947	2.92%	66,428	0.54%	427,375	3.46%
Grades 1-4	1,486,871	12.02%	191,254	1.55%	1,678,125	13.57%
Grades 5-8	1,391,389	11.25%	163,766	1.32%	1,555,155	12.58%
Grades 9-12	1,429,912	11.56%	132,056	1.07%	1,561,968	12.63%
Undergrad college	1,298,700	10.50%	282,653	2.29%	1,581,353	12.79%
Graduate or professional school	193,768	1.57%	147,026	1.19%	340,794	2.76%
Total	6,387,405	51.65%	1,170,295	9.46%	7,557,700	61.12%

Los Angeles Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Los Angeles Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Los Angeles Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	27,544	25,159
2002	26,646	23,074
2003	36,438	32,030
2004	37,680	32,385

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Los Angeles Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Los Angeles Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	20,379,166	83.84%
Below Poverty Level	3,928,176	16.16%

Los Angeles Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Los Angeles Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 34,334
Los Angeles Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	5.878	0.274	0.095	2.976	9.223	0.000	6.103	17.371	6.130	29.604
2000	6.068	0.290	0.106	2.980	9.444	0.000	6.356	17.264	6.740	30.360
2001	5.748	0.288	0.111	3.120	9.266	0.000	6.345	17.717	7.004	31.066
2002	0.296	0.014	0.006	0.137	0.453	0.000	0.858	2.285	0.406	3.549
2003	0.391	0.039	0.005	0.204	0.638	0.000	1.007	3.797	0.876	5.681
2004	0.400	0.040	0.006	0.193	0.640	0.000	1.014	3.733	0.968	5.715
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	0.364	0.036	0.006	0.235	0.641	0.000	0.976	3.400	0.809	5.185
2007	0.354	0.039	0.006	0.236	0.635	0.000	0.971	3.397	0.695	5.064

Los Angeles Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
2002	39,500

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Los Angeles Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Los Angeles Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,987,620	16.07%
10-19 Years	1,805,780	14.60%
20-29 Years	1,894,149	15.32%
30-39 Years	2,084,600	16.86%
40-49 Years	1,772,355	14.33%
50-59 Years	1,210,502	9.79%
60-69 Years	740,518	5.99%
70-79 Years	561,927	4.54%
80-89 Years	258,656	2.09%
90+ Years	49,520	0.40%

Los Angeles Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,120,150	49.49%
Female	6,245,477	50.51%

Los Angeles Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	5,117,792	41.39%
Caucasian	4,418,592	35.73%
Asian	1,508,379	12.20%
African-American	944,111	7.63%
Multiracial	286,919	2.32%
Amerindian	34,023	0.28%
Pacific Islander	31,351	0.25%
Other Race	24,460	0.20%

Los Angeles Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	1,765,122	16.35%
2.	Irish	1,364,766	12.64%
3.	English	1,352,551	12.53%
4.	Italian	810,530	7.51%
5.	United States Or American	681,296	6.31%
6.	French Non-Basque	432,098	4.00%
7.	Russian	357,722	3.31%
8.	Polish	352,236	3.26%
9.	Armenian	321,789	2.98%
10.	Scottish	291,891	2.70%

Los Angeles Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	11,151,107	48.85%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,992,140	35.01%
3.	Chinese	673,694	2.95%
4.	Tagalog	455,698	2.00%
5.	Korean	431,048	1.89%
6.	Vietnamese	392,406	1.72%
7.	Armenian	283,036	1.24%
8.	Persian	184,142	0.81%
9.	Japanese	151,074	0.66%
10.	Arabic	101,928	0.45%

Los Angeles Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	16,133,147	65.23%
Naturalized immigrant	3,268,757	13.22%
Not a citizen	5,330,084	21.55%

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Los Angeles Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Los Angeles County

Orange County

Los Angeles Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Acton	Inglewood	Rossmoor
Agoura Hills	Irvine	Rowland Heights
Alhambra	Irwindale	San Clemente
Aliso Viejo	La Canada Flintridge	San Dimas
Alondra Park	La Crescenta	San Fernando
Altadena	La Habra	San Gabriel
Anaheim	La Habra Heights	San Joaquin Hills
Arcadia	La Mirada	San Juan Capistrano
Artesia	La Palma	San Marino
Atwood	La Puente	San Pedro
Avalon	La Verne	Santa Ana
Avocado Heights	Ladera Heights	Santa Clarita
Azusa	Ladera Ranch	Santa Fe Springs
Baldwin Park	Laguna Beach	Santa Monica
Bell	Laguna Hills	Seal Beach
Bell Gardens	Laguna Niguel	Sherman Oaks
Bellflower	Laguna Woods	Sierra Madre
Beverly Hills	Lake Forest	Signal Hill
Bradbury	Lake Hughes	Silverado
Brea	Lake Los Angeles	South Antelope Valley
Buena Park	Lakewood	South Bay Cities
Burbank	Lancaster	South Coast
Calabasas	Las Flores	South El Monte
Canoga Park	Lawndale	South Gate
Canyon Country	Lennox	South Pasadena
Capistrano Beach	Littlerock	South San Gabriel
Carson	Llano	South San Jose Hills
Castaic	Lomita	South Whittier
Central Coast	Long Beach	Southeast
Cerritos	Los Alamitos	Southwest San Gabriel Valley
Charter Oak	Los Angeles	Stanton
Chatsworth	Lynwood	Stevenson Ranch
Citrus	Malibu	Studio City
City Of Industry	Manhattan Beach	Sun Valley
Claremont	Marina Del Rey	Sunland
Commerce	Mayflower Village	Sunset Beach
Compton	Maywood	Surfside
Corona Del Mar	Midway City	Sylmar
Costa Mesa	Mission Hills	Tarzana
Coto de Caza	Mission Viejo	Temple City
Covina	Monrovia	Toluca Lake
Cudahy	Montebello	Topanga
Culver City	Monterey Park	Torrance
Cypress	Montrose	Trabuco
Dana Point	Mount Wilson	Trabuco Canyon
Del Aire	Mt Baldy	Tujunga
Desert View Highlands	Newhall	Tustin
Diamond Bar	Newport Beach	Universal City
Downey	Newport Coast	Upper San Gabriel Valley
Duarte	North Antelope Valley	Val Verde
East Compton	North Coast	Valencia
East Irvine	North El Monte	Valinda
East La Mirada	North Hills	Valley Village
East Los Angeles	North Hollywood	Valyermo
East Pasadena	Northridge	Van Nuys
East San Gabriel	Norwalk	Venice
East San Gabriel Valley	Orange	Verdugo City
El Monte	Pacific Palisades	Vernon
El Segundo	Pacoima	View Park-Windsor Hills
El Toro	Palmdale	Villa Park
Encino	Palos Verdes	Vincent
Florence-Graham	Palos Verdes Peninsula	Walnut
Foothill Ranch	Panorama City	West Athens
Fountain Valley	Paramount	West Carson
Fullerton	Pasadena	West Compton
Garden Grove	Pearblossom	West Covina
Gardena	Pico Rivera	West Hills
Glendale	Placentia	West Hollywood
Glendora	Playa Del Rey	West Puente Valley
Granada Hills	Pomona	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Hacienda Heights	Porter Ranch	Westlake Village
Harbor City	Portola Hills	Westminster
Hawaiian Gardens	Quartz Hill	Westmont
Hawthorne	Rancho Palos Verdes	Whittier
Hermosa Beach	Rancho Santa Margarita	Willowbrook
Hidden Hills	Redondo Beach	Wilmington
Huntington Beach	Reseda	Winnetka
Huntington Park	Rolling Hills	Woodland Hills
Industry	Rosemead	Yorba Linda

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Los Angeles (3,700,452)	Monrovia (36,929)	West Compton (5,435)
Long Beach (462,872)	Bell (36,664)	Mayflower Village (5,081)
Anaheim (355,868)	West Hollywood (35,716)	Central Coast (4,821)
Santa Ana (337,977)	Brea (35,410)	Trabuco (4,321)
Glendale (194,973)	Dana Point (35,110)	South Coast (4,059)
Huntington Beach (189,594)	San Dimas (34,980)	North El Monte (3,703)
Garden Grove (165,196)	Willowbrook (34,138)	Mission Hills (3,142)
Santa Clarita (151,088)	Claremont (33,998)	Avalon (3,127)
Pomona (149,473)	Manhattan Beach (33,852)	San Joaquin Hills (2,959)
Irvine (143,072)	San Juan Capistrano (33,826)	Newport Coast (2,671)
Torrance (137,946)	Beverly Hills (33,784)	Acton (2,390)
Pasadena (137,035)	Temple City (33,377)	Desert View Highlands (2,337)
Orange (128,821)	South Antelope Valley (33,298)	Hidden Hills (1,875)
Fullerton (126,003)	Lawndale (31,711)	Southeast (1,771)
East Los Angeles (124,283)	La Verne (31,638)	Val Verde (1,472)
Lancaster (118,718)	Westmont (31,623)	Irwindale (1,446)
Palmdale (116,670)	Laguna Hills (31,178)	Littlerock (1,402)
El Monte (115,965)	Maywood (28,083)	El Toro (1,065)
Inglewood (114,910)	West Whittier-Los Nietos (25,129)	Bradbury (855)
Costa Mesa (108,724)	South Pasadena (24,292)	Industry (777)
Downey (107,647)	Cudahy (24,208)	Vernon (91)
Burbank (105,555)	Seal Beach (24,157)	Trabuco Canyon
West Covina (105,080)	Laguna Beach (23,727)	Silverado
Norwalk (103,298)	San Fernando (23,564)	Castaic
Compton (103,288)	Lennox (22,950)	Ladera Ranch
South Gate (96,375)	West Puente Valley (22,589)	Midway City
Mission Viejo (93,102)	Valinda (21,776)	Sunset Beach
Tustin (91,548)	Duarte (21,486)	Surfside
Whittier (89,942)	South El Monte (21,144)	Canyon Country
Carson (89,730)	West Carson (21,138)	Canoga Park
Westminster (88,207)	Agoura Hills (20,537)	East Irvine
Alhambra (85,804)	La Canada Flintridge (20,318)	Tarzana
Hawthorne (84,112)	South San Jose Hills (20,218)	Pearblossom
Santa Monica (84,084)	Lomita (20,046)	Panorama City
Lakewood (79,345)	Hermosa Beach (18,566)	Palos Verdes Peninsula
Buena Park (78,282)	La Crescenta (18,532)	Pacoima
Baldwin Park (75,837)	Santa Fe Springs (17,438)	Playa Del Rey
Bellflower (72,878)	Laguna Woods (16,507)	Porter Ranch
Newport Beach (70,032)	Artesia (16,380)	South Bay Cities
Lynwood (69,845)	El Segundo (16,033)	Sherman Oaks
Pico Rivera (63,428)	Palos Verdes (15,921)	San Pedro
Redondo Beach (63,261)	La Palma (15,408)	Reseda
Montebello (62,150)	East San Gabriel Valley (15,218)	Pacific Palisades
Laguna Niguel (61,891)	Avocado Heights (15,148)	Northridge
Huntington Park (61,348)	Vincent (15,097)	Llano
Florence-Graham (60,197)	Hawaiian Gardens (14,779)	Granada Hills
Monterey Park (60,051)	East San Gabriel (14,512)	Lake Hughes
La Habra (58,974)	Coto de Caza (13,057)	Harbor City
Yorba Linda (58,918)	San Marino (12,945)	Encino
Lake Forest (58,707)	North Coast (12,616)	Montrose
Gardena (57,746)	Malibu (12,575)	North Hollywood
Diamond Bar (56,287)	Commerce (12,568)	North Hills
Paramount (55,266)	North Antelope Valley (12,335)	Mt Baldy
South Whittier (55,193)	Los Alamitos (11,536)	Mount Wilson
Fountain Valley (54,978)	Lake Los Angeles (11,523)	Stevenson Ranch
Rosemead (53,505)	View Park-Windsor Hills (10,958)	Studio City
Hacienda Heights (53,122)	Foothill Ranch (10,899)	Westlake Village
Arcadia (53,054)	Citrus (10,581)	West Hills
Cerritos (51,488)	Sierra Madre (10,578)	Verdugo City
San Clemente (49,936)	Upper San Gabriel Valley (10,551)	Venice
Glendora (49,415)	Rossmoor (10,298)	Chatsworth
Rowland Heights (48,553)	Quartz Hill (9,890)	Wilmington
Rancho Santa Margarita (47,214)	Rolling Hills (9,547)	Capistrano Beach
Newhall (46,851)	East La Mirada (9,538)	Atwood
Covina (46,837)	Signal Hill (9,333)	Woodland Hills
La Mirada (46,783)	East Compton (9,286)	Winnetka
Placentia (46,488)	West Athens (9,101)	Van Nuys
Cypress (46,229)	Charter Oak (9,027)	Valyermo
Walnut (46,184)	Del Aire (9,012)	Toluca Lake
Azusa (44,712)	Alondra Park (8,622)	Sylmar
Bell Gardens (44,054)	Marina Del Rey (8,176)	Sunland
Altadena (42,610)	South San Gabriel (7,595)	Sun Valley
Rancho Palos Verdes (41,145)	Ladera Heights (6,568)	Topanga
La Puente (41,063)	Portola Hills (6,391)	City Of Industry
Aliso Viejo (40,166)	East Pasadena (6,045)	Valley Village
San Gabriel (39,804)	Villa Park (5,999)	Valencia
Calabasas (39,444)	Southwest San Gabriel Valley (5,999)	Universal City
Culver City (38,816)	La Habra Heights (5,712)	Tujunga
Stanton (37,403)	Las Flores (5,625)	Corona Del Mar