San Jose, California Metro Area

MSA: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
counties: San Benito, Santa Clara

Population (2017 estimate): 2.0 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 2.7%

NFP Employment (2017): 1.1 million
Average Earnings (2017): $80,680

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,3.8000,1.7,
2013,4.0000,1.6,
2014,4.2000,1.9,
2015,3.8000,2.1,
2016,3.1000,1.8,
2017,2.5000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,3.3000,2.3,
2013,-0.3000,2.0,
2014,-2.5000,2.3,
2015,4.5000,2.4,
2016,0.3000,2.0,
2017,6.3000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.0000,8.1000,
2013,6.6000,7.4000,
2014,5.3000,6.2000,
2015,4.3000,5.3000,
2016,3.9000,4.9000,
2017,3.3000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,74520.00,42068.00,
2013,74290.00,42900.00,
2014,72440.00,43888.00,
2015,75680.00,44928.00,
2016,75910.00,45812.00,
2017,80680.00,47112.00,

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	85,040	81.3	1.6	$156,570
Business and Financial Operations	75,890	72.6	1.4	$90,370
IT and Mathematical	130,550	124.9	4.2	$121,280
Architecture and Engineering	56,740	54.3	3.1	$112,090
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	11,800	11.3	1.4	$81,630
Community and Social Services	10,570	10.1	0.7	$51,560
Legal and Judicial	7,790	7.4	1.0	$142,100
Education, Training, and Library	58,110	55.6	0.9	$60,880
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	14,640	14.0	1.0	$61,900
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	42,390	40.6	0.7	$103,390
Healthcare Support	17,440	16.7	0.6	$38,790
Protective Services	17,260	16.5	0.7	$41,470
Food Preparation and Serving Related	77,990	74.6	0.8	$25,050
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	27,920	26.7	0.9	$28,330
Personal Care and Services	26,990	25.8	0.8	$25,150
Sales and Related	96,390	92.2	0.9	$38,820
Office and Administrative Support	130,540	124.9	0.8	$45,270
Construction and Extraction	36,450	34.9	0.9	$60,290
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	26,700	25.5	0.7	$53,750
Production	52,300	50.0	0.8	$37,210
Transportation and Material Moving	38,680	37.0	0.5	$33,640