San Francisco Metro Area

MSA: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo

Population (2016 estimate): 4.7 million
Unemployment Rate (February 2018): 2.9%

NFP Employment (2016): 2.3 million
Average Earnings (2016): $63,710

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2011,1.8000,1.2,
2012,3.8000,1.7,
2013,3.4000,1.6,
2014,3.3000,1.9,
2015,3.9000,2.1,
2016,3.6000,1.7,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2011,7.7000,2.8,
2012,-2.3000,2.3,
2013,3.2000,1.9,
2014,2.3000,2.4,
2015,5.6000,2.3,
2016,2.2000,2.0,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2011,9.1000,8.9000,
2012,7.8000,8.1000,
2013,6.4000,7.4000,
2014,5.2000,6.2000,
2015,4.3000,5.3000,
2016,3.8000,4.9000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2011,57250.00,41140.00,
2012,55910.00,42100.00,
2013,57690.00,42900.00,
2014,59020.00,43940.00,
2015,62340.00,44940.00,
2016,63710.00,45850.00,

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	162,760	71.9	1.4	$134,000
Business and Financial Operations	177,570	78.5	1.5	$84,480
IT and Mathematical	135,380	59.8	2.0	$111,330
Architecture and Engineering	52,030	23.0	1.3	$96,080
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	41,040	18.1	2.2	$85,470
Community and Social Services	32,290	14.3	1.0	$51,830
Legal and Judicial	24,380	10.8	1.4	$123,280
Education, Training, and Library	125,180	55.3	0.9	$54,710
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	46,950	20.7	1.5	$60,740
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	104,720	46.3	0.8	$102,920
Healthcare Support	43,570	19.3	0.7	$38,230
Protective Services	45,340	20.0	0.8	$45,090
Food Preparation and Serving Related	210,310	92.9	1.0	$26,710
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	72,980	32.2	1.0	$32,940
Personal Care and Services	71,630	31.7	1.0	$27,580
Sales and Related	213,270	94.2	0.9	$35,370
Office and Administrative Support	332,300	146.8	0.9	$44,400
Construction and Extraction	89,500	39.5	1.0	$61,730
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	62,770	27.7	0.7	$55,960
Production	91,780	40.6	0.6	$35,580
Transportation and Material Moving	126,020	55.7	0.8	$36,600