Los Angeles Metro Area

MSA: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
counties: Los Angeles, Orange

Population (2017 estimate): 13.4 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.8%

NFP Employment (2017): 6.1 million
Average Earnings (2017): $51,450

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.4000,1.7,
2013,2.1000,1.6,
2014,2.0000,1.9,
2015,2.5000,2.1,
2016,2.5000,1.8,
2017,1.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,-0.6000,2.3,
2013,1.9000,2.0,
2014,4.1000,2.3,
2015,2.3000,2.4,
2016,1.1000,2.0,
2017,2.4000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,10.2000,8.1000,
2013,9.0000,7.4000,
2014,7.6000,6.2000,
2015,6.1000,5.3000,
2016,5.0000,4.9000,
2017,4.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,45770.00,42068.00,
2013,46640.00,42900.00,
2014,48530.00,43888.00,
2015,49660.00,44928.00,
2016,50220.00,45812.00,
2017,51450.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	330,970	57.2	1.1	$110,850
Business and Financial Operations	352,020	60.9	1.2	$71,950
IT and Mathematical	161,410	27.9	0.9	$88,710
Architecture and Engineering	100,720	17.4	1.0	$89,850
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	47,570	8.2	1.0	$69,930
Community and Social Services	85,010	14.7	1.0	$50,920
Legal and Judicial	51,820	9.0	1.2	$103,200
Education, Training, and Library	332,170	57.4	0.9	$54,890
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	185,700	32.1	2.4	$62,880
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	287,320	49.7	0.8	$78,390
Healthcare Support	130,730	22.6	0.8	$31,720
Protective Services	137,760	23.8	1.0	$39,720
Food Preparation and Serving Related	548,250	94.8	1.0	$23,320
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	155,910	27.0	0.9	$26,560
Personal Care and Services	178,540	30.9	1.0	$24,300
Sales and Related	595,200	102.9	1.0	$29,040
Office and Administrative Support	982,470	169.9	1.1	$36,920
Construction and Extraction	179,070	31.0	0.8	$51,060
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	172,220	29.8	0.8	$47,430
Production	369,990	64.0	1.0	$28,780
Transportation and Material Moving	393,430	68.0	1.0	$28,180