Merced, California Metro Area

MSA: Merced, CA
county: Merced

Population (2016 estimate): 269,000
Unemployment Rate (February 2018): 10.6%

NFP Employment (2016): 65,000
Average Earnings (2016): $32,670

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2011,0.5000,1.2,
2012,0.9000,1.7,
2013,2.0000,1.6,
2014,2.6000,1.9,
2015,2.3000,2.1,
2016,2.8000,1.7,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2011,-6.9000,2.8,
2012,14.6000,2.3,
2013,12.7000,1.9,
2014,-5.7000,2.4,
2015,-9.0000,2.3,
2016,1.9000,2.0,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2011,17.6000,8.9000,
2012,16.3000,8.1000,
2013,14.5000,7.4000,
2014,12.8000,6.2000,
2015,11.4000,5.3000,
2016,10.4000,4.9000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2011,28940.00,41140.00,
2012,33160.00,42100.00,
2013,37370.00,42900.00,
2014,35230.00,43940.00,
2015,32050.00,44940.00,
2016,32670.00,45850.00,

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	2,650	40.4	0.8	$89,030
Business and Financial Operations	1,870	28.5	0.6	$63,400
IT and Mathematical	680	10.4	0.4	$58,720
Architecture and Engineering	290	4.5	0.3	$77,000
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	720	11.0	1.3	$48,970
Community and Social Services	1,410	21.6	1.5	$51,320
Legal and Judicial	190	2.8	0.4	$86,500
Education, Training, and Library	8,400	128.2	2.1	$50,550
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	340	5.1	0.4	$49,380
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	2,830	43.1	0.7	$76,220
Healthcare Support	1,800	27.4	1.0	$27,620
Protective Services	1,410	21.5	0.9	$54,750
Food Preparation and Serving Related	5,740	87.5	1.0	$22,120
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	1,940	29.5	0.9	$28,370
Personal Care and Services	1,250	19.1	0.6	$24,270
Sales and Related	5,940	90.7	0.9	$23,800
Office and Administrative Support	8,610	131.4	0.8	$35,100
Construction and Extraction	1,490	22.7	0.6	$42,420
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,370	36.2	0.9	$39,780
Production	5,190	79.2	1.2	$30,460
Transportation and Material Moving	5,700	86.9	1.3	$30,010