Nurse working with a patient. Photo by MCS 2nd Class Sara Eshleman, U.S. Navy.
First Quarter, 2020
| Occupational Title | Number Employed |
|---|---|
| Home Health & Personal Care Aides | 208,300 |
| Fast Food & Counter Workers | 111,650 |
| Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand | 111,100 |
| Retail Salespersons | 107,970 |
| Cashiers | 106,820 |
| Office Clerks, General | 98,030 |
| Registered Nurses | 90,040 |
| Waiters & Waitresses | 73,250 |
| Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, & Executive | 68,440 |
| General & Operations Managers | 68,120 |
July 2020
| Occupational Title | Number Employed |
|---|---|
| Social Assistance - Individual & Family Services | 201,700 |
| Public Education (K-12) | 187,000 |
| Limited-Service Eating Places | 154,400 |
| Hospitals | 121,400 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 109,300 |
| County Government | 108,000 |
| City Government | 91,900 |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 89,900 |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 88,300 |
| Grocery Stores | 86,000 |
Personal care worker with a client. Photo by Matthias Zomer via Pexels.com.
Occupations with at least 1,000 workers
| Occupational Title | Base Year Employment Estimate | Projected Year Employment Estimate | Numeric Change | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Health Aides | 7,400 | 10,460 | 3,060 | 41.4% |
| Personal Care Aides | 207,050 | 289,600 | 82,550 | 39.9% |
| Physician Assistants | 1,930 | 2,650 | 720 | 37.3% |
| Nurse Practitioners | 2,900 | 3,910 | 1,010 | 34.8% |
| Software Developers, Applications | 16,360 | 21,880 | 5,520 | 33.7% |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 1,480 | 1,950 | 470 | 31.8% |
| Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapist Assistants & Aides | 3,660 | 4,780 | 1,120 | 30.6% |
| Physical Therapist Aides | 1,410 | 1,840 | 430 | 30.5% |
| Massage Therapists | 6,970 | 9,050 | 2,080 | 29.8% |
| Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 92,620 | 120,130 | 27,510 | 29.7% |
Source of occupational/employment data: California Employment Development Dept., Labor Market Information
In 2018, median income for men and women, respectively. This was a 26 percent difference.
In 2018, median income for all households. That was a 3 percent increase over the median household income for 2017.
In 2018, median household income for white households that were not Hispanic or Latino. These households had the highest median household income among all racial groups. Asian households followed at $78,972. Hispanic or Latino households had a median income of $57,125 and Black or African American households, $48,519.
Source of income data: U.S. Census Bureau
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor was first organized in 1885 to push back then at L.A.'s powerful business opposition to organized labor. Today, the organization represents 345 affiliated labor unions in the county, counting more than 800,000 members among its ranks.
In 2018, percent of persons working full-Time, year-round, covered by workplace-provided health insurance.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Traffic on I-405. Courtesy Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs-Carol M. Highsmith's America Project & Library of Congress.
In 2018, percent of commuters, or 276,112, who left to work between midnight and 5 a.m. The largest share of commuters (27.3% or 1.2 million) traveled to work between 9 a.m. and noon.
In 2018, average time to commute to work. This placed Los Angeles County commuters in 97th place among all U.S. counties (New York City commuters averaged about 42-45 minutes; Boise, Idaho, commuters averaged 40 minutes; San Francisco commuters averaged 33 minutes).
In 2018, percent of commuters who traveled to work alone. Carpoolers made up 9.5% of commuters and 0.8% bicycled to work.
In 2018, percent of workers, age 16 and over, who worked at home. Of course, this number increased with stay-at-home health orders after the COVID-19 outbreak beginning in 2020.
Source of commuting data: U.S. Census Bureau
