Visalia, California Metro Area

MSA: Visalia-Porterville, CA
county: Tulare

Population (2017 estimate): 464,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 11.0%

NFP Employment (2017): 125,000
Average Earnings (2017): $31,510

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.7000,1.7,
2013,2.4000,1.6,
2014,0.9000,1.9,
2015,3.3000,2.1,
2016,3.0000,1.8,
2017,2.7000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,-0.1000,2.3,
2013,-2.2000,2.0,
2014,-5.5000,2.3,
2015,10.1000,2.4,
2016,13.0000,2.0,
2017,-5.6000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,16.2000,8.1000,
2013,14.4000,7.4000,
2014,13.1000,6.2000,
2015,11.5000,5.3000,
2016,11.2000,4.9000,
2017,10.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,29020.00,42068.00,
2013,28390.00,42900.00,
2014,26820.00,43888.00,
2015,29530.00,44928.00,
2016,33370.00,45812.00,
2017,31510.00,47112.00,

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	5,140	35.2	0.7	$84,680
Business and Financial Operations	3,270	22.4	0.4	$59,730
IT and Mathematical	1,000	6.9	0.2	$64,180
Architecture and Engineering	690	4.7	0.3	$63,740
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,120	7.7	0.9	$50,000
Community and Social Services	3,440	23.6	1.6	$40,710
Legal and Judicial	410	2.8	0.4	$69,170
Education, Training, and Library	12,270	84.0	1.4	$46,370
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	630	4.3	0.3	$40,200
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	7,450	51.0	0.9	$64,810
Healthcare Support	3,400	23.3	0.8	$28,870
Protective Services	2,300	15.7	0.7	$58,140
Food Preparation and Serving Related	10,940	74.9	0.8	$22,800
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,500	24.0	0.8	$24,550
Personal Care and Services	2,880	19.7	0.6	$23,160
Sales and Related	14,250	97.6	0.9	$23,960
Office and Administrative Support	18,200	124.6	0.8	$31,610
Construction and Extraction	3,880	26.6	0.7	$39,240
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	5,790	39.7	1.0	$40,470
Production	9,170	62.8	1.0	$31,770
Transportation and Material Moving	11,590	79.4	1.2	$27,400