In 2020, 2.89 million people were working in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry in California -- the most out of any industry. The education and health services industry employed the second most people in the state, at 2.73 million.
Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 16, 2021). Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls in California in 2020, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/ (last visited July 01, 2022)