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Working in Los Angeles, California

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Los Angeles, also known as L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.87 million residents within the city limits as of 2025, it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York City, and the largest city in the Western United States. The city has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and it is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people. Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles an

California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest U.S. state by population and third-largest by

🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0

National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank

Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.1% — via FRED

National quits rate: 2.0% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)

Weekly initial unemployment claims: 197,000 — via FRED

GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank

Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank

Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank

Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD

Cost of living in California: 10.7% above the national average — via BEA

Minimum wage in California: $16.90/hr — via FRED

Real GDP per capita in California: $86,110 — via FRED

Home prices in California (year over year): +1.8% — via FRED

Median household income in Los Angeles County: $87,760 — via US Census ACS / Data USA

Average commute time in Los Angeles County: 31 min — via US Census ACS / Data USA

Most common commute in Los Angeles County: Drove Alone (65%) — via US Census ACS / Data USA

Households with home internet in Los Angeles County: 93% — via US Census ACS / Data USA

Nearby history: Federal Building, listed 2021 (289m away) — via National Register of Historic Places

Typical climate: average high 79°F / low 56°F year-round (summers around 88°F, winters around 48°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals

Walkability: Most walkable — via EPA National Walkability Index

Typical rent nearby: $2,085/mo · $2,601/mo — via HUD Fair Market Rents

• Elevation 105m (344 ft)

Source: Wikipedia (state)