In 2022, around 3.13 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 2.94 million.
Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in the United States in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 15, 2023). Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in the United States in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in the United States in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in the United States in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls in California in The United States in 2022, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in the United States in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Employees on nonfarm payrolls in California in the United States in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305520/california-employees-industry/