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Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 5,943,886 | 16,614,362 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 3,235,121, 54.43%, see rank | 53.97% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,108,278, 34.26%, see rank | 34.31% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 502,710, 15.54%, see rank | 15.79% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 640,507, 19.80%, see rank | 18.27% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 13,894, 0.43%, see rank | 2.17% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 275,009, 8.50%, see rank | 8.78% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 540,460, 16.71%, see rank | 15.46% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 2,708,765, 45.57%, see rank | 46.03% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,046,946, 38.65%, see rank | 39.53% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 576,121, 21.27%, see rank | 21.35% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 885,366, 32.69%, see rank | 32.22% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 6,170, 0.23%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5,262, 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 183,070, 6.76%, see rank | 5.56% | 5.77% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 5,943,886, 100% | 16,614,362 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 29,837, 0.50%, see rank | 2.29% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 347,036, 5.84%, see rank | 6.19% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 684,851, 11.52%, see rank | 10.11% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 220,356, 3.71%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 642,585, 10.81%, see rank | 11.11% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 285,200, 4.80%, see rank | 4.67% | 5.00% |
| Information | 227,338, 3.82%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 414,977, 6.98%, see rank | 6.51% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 749,952, 12.62%, see rank | 12.47% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 1,193,477, 20.08%, see rank | 20.91% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 596,322, 10.03%, see rank | 9.62% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 196,986, 3.31%, see rank | 4.70% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 354,969, 5.97%, see rank | 5.36% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 5,964,925 | 16,632,466 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 3,263,150, 54.71%, see rank | 54.34% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,100,614, 33.73%, see rank | 33.82% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 482,293, 14.78%, see rank | 14.93% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 654,342, 20.05%, see rank | 18.62% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 13,171, 0.40%, see rank | 2.01% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 296,801, 9.10%, see rank | 9.79% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 555,577, 17.03%, see rank | 15.51% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 2,701,775, 45.29%, see rank | 45.66% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,031,817, 38.19%, see rank | 39.05% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 545,602, 20.19%, see rank | 20.38% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 915,565, 33.89%, see rank | 33.43% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 6,006, 0.22%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,095, 0.23%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 189,822, 7.03%, see rank | 5.77% | 6.07% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 5,964,925, 100% | 16,632,466 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 27,508, 0.46%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 377,481, 6.33%, see rank | 6.96% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 714,693, 11.98%, see rank | 10.35% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 234,378, 3.93%, see rank | 3.42% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 637,458, 10.69%, see rank | 11.02% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 285,524, 4.79%, see rank | 4.70% | 5.07% |
| Information | 230,450, 3.86%, see rank | 3.01% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 448,721, 7.52%, see rank | 7.01% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 738,747, 12.38%, see rank | 12.21% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 1,155,527, 19.37%, see rank | 20.09% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 577,304, 9.68%, see rank | 9.23% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 193,491, 3.24%, see rank | 4.63% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 343,643, 5.76%, see rank | 5.23% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 5,979,467 | 16,550,706 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 3,316,789, 55.47%, see rank | 55.04% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,100,378, 33.18%, see rank | 33.47% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 481,723, 14.52%, see rank | 14.65% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 660,330, 19.91%, see rank | 18.59% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 12,954, 0.39%, see rank | 1.89% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 487,785, 14.71%, see rank | 15.76% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 573,619, 17.29%, see rank | 15.64% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 2,662,678, 44.53%, see rank | 44.96% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,009,080, 37.90%, see rank | 38.84% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 533,451, 20.03%, see rank | 20.06% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 910,921, 34.21%, see rank | 33.97% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 5,803, 0.22%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 13,434, 0.50%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 189,989, 7.14%, see rank | 5.78% | 6.09% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area | California | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 5,979,467, 100% | 16,550,706 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 26,991, 0.45%, see rank | 2.04% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 404,363, 6.76%, see rank | 7.40% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 735,586, 12.30%, see rank | 10.55% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 243,400, 4.07%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 632,088, 10.57%, see rank | 11.03% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 286,091, 4.78%, see rank | 4.69% | 5.08% |
| Information | 232,227, 3.88%, see rank | 3.05% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 459,326, 7.68%, see rank | 7.22% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 735,329, 12.30%, see rank | 12.13% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 1,122,538, 18.77%, see rank | 19.53% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 571,131, 9.55%, see rank | 9.12% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 184,930, 3.09%, see rank | 4.49% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 345,467, 5.78%, see rank | 5.20% | 4.84% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.