In 2022, the total number of nonfarm employees in California stood at about 17.7 million people. Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2023). Number of nonfarm employees in California in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305628/california-nonfarm-employees/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of nonfarm employees in California in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305628/california-nonfarm-employees/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of nonfarm employees in California in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305628/california-nonfarm-employees/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Nonfarm Employees in California in The United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305628/california-nonfarm-employees/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of nonfarm employees in California in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305628/california-nonfarm-employees/ (last visited October 03, 2023)
Number of nonfarm employees in California in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305628/california-nonfarm-employees/