Salinas, California Metro Area

MSA: Salinas, CA
county: Monterey

Population (2017 estimate): 438,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 9.4%

NFP Employment (2017): 139,000
Average Earnings (2017): $41,780

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.4000,1.7,
2013,1.0000,1.6,
2014,2.5000,1.9,
2015,2.5000,2.1,
2016,2.3000,1.8,
2017,1.8000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,2.9000,2.3,
2013,3.0000,2.0,
2014,3.3000,2.3,
2015,2.0000,2.4,
2016,-0.2000,2.0,
2017,2.4000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,11.6000,8.1000,
2013,10.3000,7.4000,
2014,9.0000,6.2000,
2015,8.1000,5.3000,
2016,7.7000,4.9000,
2017,7.2000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,37700.00,42068.00,
2013,38820.00,42900.00,
2014,40100.00,43888.00,
2015,40890.00,44928.00,
2016,40790.00,45812.00,
2017,41780.00,47112.00,

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	6,700	40.6	0.8	$93,750
Business and Financial Operations	4,980	30.2	0.6	$70,310
IT and Mathematical	2,100	12.7	0.4	$86,100
Architecture and Engineering	1,040	6.3	0.4	$84,950
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,400	8.5	1.0	$82,150
Community and Social Services	2,010	12.2	0.9	$40,320
Legal and Judicial	780	4.8	0.6	$64,470
Education, Training, and Library	13,430	81.5	1.3	$61,920
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,790	10.9	0.8	$47,880
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	6,580	39.9	0.7	$95,000
Healthcare Support	2,800	17.0	0.6	$34,760
Protective Services	4,470	27.1	1.1	$62,540
Food Preparation and Serving Related	16,850	102.2	1.1	$24,490
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	5,910	35.8	1.1	$30,430
Personal Care and Services	3,770	22.9	0.7	$25,360
Sales and Related	15,030	91.2	0.9	$27,900
Office and Administrative Support	19,360	117.5	0.8	$36,630
Construction and Extraction	4,640	28.2	0.7	$53,160
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	5,850	35.5	0.9	$48,710
Production	4,520	27.4	0.4	$32,480
Transportation and Material Moving	9,500	57.6	0.8	$34,080