San Diego, California Metro Area

MSA: San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
county: San Diego

Population (2017 estimate): 3.3 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.2%

NFP Employment (2017): 1.5 million
Average Earnings (2017): $52,600

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.6000,1.7,
2013,2.6000,1.6,
2014,2.2000,1.9,
2015,3.0000,2.1,
2016,2.7000,1.8,
2017,2.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,7.1000,2.3,
2013,-1.6000,2.0,
2014,-3.2000,2.3,
2015,1.0000,2.4,
2016,3.9000,2.0,
2017,3.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,9.1000,8.1000,
2013,7.8000,7.4000,
2014,6.4000,6.2000,
2015,5.2000,5.3000,
2016,4.7000,4.9000,
2017,4.0000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,51030.00,42068.00,
2013,50210.00,42900.00,
2014,48600.00,43888.00,
2015,49110.00,44928.00,
2016,51030.00,45812.00,
2017,52600.00,47112.00,

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	81,820	59.0	1.2	$107,450
Business and Financial Operations	82,950	59.8	1.2	$72,650
IT and Mathematical	49,360	35.6	1.2	$92,310
Architecture and Engineering	41,190	29.7	1.7	$89,550
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	21,620	15.6	1.9	$71,930
Community and Social Services	17,780	12.8	0.9	$47,040
Legal and Judicial	12,530	9.0	1.2	$89,060
Education, Training, and Library	86,160	62.1	1.0	$54,040
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	18,610	13.4	1.0	$50,860
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	71,210	51.3	0.9	$80,260
Healthcare Support	33,090	23.9	0.8	$33,970
Protective Services	33,790	24.4	1.0	$46,070
Food Preparation and Serving Related	149,680	107.9	1.2	$23,830
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	46,970	33.9	1.1	$26,510
Personal Care and Services	47,070	33.9	1.1	$24,210
Sales and Related	140,650	101.4	1.0	$28,620
Office and Administrative Support	215,970	155.7	1.0	$37,120
Construction and Extraction	58,880	42.4	1.1	$51,210
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	42,360	30.5	0.8	$46,360
Production	67,970	49.0	0.8	$33,180
Transportation and Material Moving	65,050	46.9	0.7	$28,160