Statistics were compiled from reports from the civilian labor force and unemployment data, both of which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.
Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey that measures non-farm employment, hours and earnings by industry. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.
California Employees on Non-Farm Payrolls by Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Rank
Metropolitan Statistical Area
July (in thousands)
1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
6174.7
2
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward
2506.2
3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
1520.9
4
San Diego-Carlsbad
1507.5
5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
1155.8
6
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade
1016.4
7
Fresno
361.4
8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
307.9
9
Bakersfield
268.8
10
Stockton-Lodi
238.5
11
Santa Rosa
211.9
12
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
187.3
13
Modesto
180.8
14
Salinas
147.9
15
Vallejo-Fairfield
140.4
16
Visalia-Porterville
126.3
17
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande
117.9
18
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
104.7
19
Chico
83.4
20
Napa
76.1
21
Redding
67.4
22
Merced
67.3
23
El Centro
49.9
24
Yuba City
44.2
25
Hanford-Corcoran
41.7
26
Madera
38.5
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