Job market report: Los Angeles, CA
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Los Angeles, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 813 open listings in Los Angeles; 2,404 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 194 new in the last 7 days; 11 today.
- Typical listed pay: $122k a year ($109k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
- Living costs in CA: 13% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
- 4,820 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in Los Angeles
- Manager · 179 listings · typical $132k a year
- Mechanic and technician · 63 listings · typical $74k a year
- Engineer · 63 listings · typical $174k a year
- Sales · 49 listings · typical $180k a year
- Marketing · 26 listings · typical $125k a year
- Software engineer · 23 listings · typical $280k a year
- Warehouse and logistics · 23 listings · typical $93k a year
- Accounting and finance · 19 listings · typical $145k a year
- Data and analytics · 16 listings · typical $93k a year
- Nurse · 15 listings · typical $87k a year
Employers hiring most
- Department of the Air Force Headquarters · 124 jobs
- Forest Service · 117 jobs
- DoorDash · 101 jobs
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 43 jobs
- Veterans Health Administration · 37 jobs
- CookUnity · 23 jobs
- Air Force Civilian Career Training · 20 jobs
- Farm Service Agency · 19 jobs
Nearby cities
- Hawthorne, CA · 1,038 jobs · 11 mi
- Long Beach, CA · 303 jobs · 18 mi
- Beverly Hills, CA · 70 jobs · 9 mi
- Irvine, CA · 64 jobs · 35 mi
- Riverside, CA · 39 jobs · 49 mi
- Pasadena, CA · 31 jobs · 9 mi
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Live map and job list for Los Angeles · Pay is what listings publish, not what people earn.