San Luis Obispo, California Metro Area

MSA: San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
county: San Luis Obispo

Population (2017 estimate): 283,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 2.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 117,000
Average Earnings (2017): $40,250

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,3.9000,1.7,
2013,3.8000,1.6,
2014,3.8000,1.9,
2015,3.2000,2.1,
2016,2.3000,1.8,
2017,2.2000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,6.3000,2.3,
2013,8.0000,2.0,
2014,-1.3000,2.3,
2015,2.0000,2.4,
2016,2.9000,2.0,
2017,-2.3000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.2000,8.1000,
2013,6.8000,7.4000,
2014,5.6000,6.2000,
2015,4.7000,5.3000,
2016,4.3000,4.9000,
2017,3.6000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,36850.00,42068.00,
2013,39810.00,42900.00,
2014,39280.00,43888.00,
2015,40050.00,44928.00,
2016,41210.00,45812.00,
2017,40250.00,47112.00,

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	5,790	51.2	1.0	$86,840
Business and Financial Operations	N/A	N/A	N/A	$64,200
IT and Mathematical	2,230	19.8	0.7	$74,750
Architecture and Engineering	2,000	17.8	1.0	$93,400
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,050	9.3	1.1	$69,320
Community and Social Services	1,460	13.0	0.9	$44,100
Legal and Judicial	460	4.1	0.5	$60,630
Education, Training, and Library	7,730	68.5	1.1	$48,770
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,030	9.2	0.7	$42,680
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	6,770	60.0	1.0	$73,360
Healthcare Support	2,590	22.9	0.8	$30,820
Protective Services	3,320	29.4	1.2	$70,260
Food Preparation and Serving Related	13,590	120.3	1.3	$24,370
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	4,950	43.9	1.4	$25,420
Personal Care and Services	5,470	48.4	1.5	$24,020
Sales and Related	11,940	105.8	1.0	$28,230
Office and Administrative Support	16,670	147.7	0.9	$32,910
Construction and Extraction	5,520	48.9	1.2	$52,960
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3,620	32.1	0.8	$40,260
Production	4,860	43.1	0.7	$36,560
Transportation and Material Moving	4,730	41.9	0.6	$31,260