Restaurant in Long Beach. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total for all sectors | 285,383 | 3,900,772 | $246,652,690 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting | 116 | 707 | $25,109 |
| Fishing, hunting & trapping | 13 | 55 | $1,704 |
| Support activities for agriculture & forestry | 102 | 644 | $23,179 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Mining, quarrying & oil & gas extraction | 90 | 2,658 | $353,419 |
| Oil & gas extraction | 36 | 1,622 | $263,492 |
| Mining (except oil & gas) | 20 | 573 | $49,430 |
| Support activities for mining | 34 | 463 | $40,497 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Utilities | 244 | 13,774 | $1,781,402 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution | 95 | 7,603 | $1,095,748 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | 62 | 4,911 | $558,409 |
| Water, Sewage & Other Systems | 87 | 1,260 | $127,245 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Construction | 15,996 | 145,735 | $9,587,361 |
| Construction of buildings | 5,879 | 38,528 | $2,643,715 |
| Heavy & civil engineering construction | 431 | 10,664 | $1,048,542 |
| Specialty trade contractors | 9,686 | 96,543 | $5,895,104 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Manufacturing | 11,223 | 317,988 | $20,541,934 |
| Food manufacturing | 1,086 | 42,576 | $1,996,374 |
| Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing | 177 | 6,886 | $415,237 |
| Textile mills | 167 | 3,615 | $155,309 |
| Textile product mills | 212 | 3,446 | $163,777 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Apparel manufacturing | 1,828 | 20,090 | $716,118 |
| Leather & allied product manufacturing | 61 | 1,440 | $59,629 |
| Wood product manufacturing | 226 | 2,698 | $114,892 |
| Paper manufacturing | 132 | 6,991 | $450,674 |
| Printing & related support activities | 965 | 12,502 | $625,384 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Petroleum & coal products manufacturing | 47 | 5,363 | $664,736 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 509 | 21,660 | $1,512,581 |
| Plastics & rubber products manufacturing | 366 | 16,576 | $965,117 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 249 | 6,191 | $326,826 |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 124 | 5,812 | $351,363 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 1,858 | 41,603 | $2,475,706 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 608 | 13,676 | $896,527 |
| Computer & electronic product manufacturing | 483 | 34,124 | $3,224,788 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance & component manufacturing | 259 | 8,328 | $526,019 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 386 | 37,825 | $3,539,707 |
| Furniture & related product manufacturing | 564 | 11,190 | $481,851 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 916 | 15,396 | $879,319 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Wholesale trade | 21,996 | 247,854 | $16,546,941 |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 10,741 | 123,429 | $8,936,923 |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 9,863 | 117,095 | $7,202,445 |
| Wholesale electronic markets & agents & brokers | 1,392 | 7,330 | $407,573 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Retail trade | 28,709 | 414,073 | $14,632,869 |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,187 | 46,185 | $2,537,085 |
| Furniture & home furnishings stores | 1,282 | 13,371 | $479,517 |
| Electronics & appliance stores | 848 | 10,513 | $357,158 |
| Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,420 | 25,378 | $886,766 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Food & beverage stores | 4,640 | 90,096 | $2,661,280 |
| Health & personal care stores | 3,334 | 30,792 | $1,217,650 |
| Gasoline stations | 1,664 | 13,640 | $355,768 |
| Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 4,913 | 63,694 | $1,632,125 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument & book stores | 998 | 11,042 | $251,004 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| General merchandise stores | 927 | 58,493 | $1,668,260 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 2,788 | 20,570 | $648,919 |
| Nonstore retailers | 3,708 | 30,299 | $1,937,337 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Transportation & warehousing | 8,697 | 186,325 | $11,439,994 |
| Air transportation | 194 | 26,729 | $2,427,230 |
| Water transportation | 42 | 2,905 | $214,903 |
| Truck transportation | 4,088 | 30,537 | $1,608,795 |
| Transit & ground passenger transportation | 686 | 15,959 | $906,858 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Pipeline transportation | 18 | 410 | $55,682 |
| Scenic & sightseeing transportation | 88 | 1,112 | $47,765 |
| Support activities for transportation | 2,469 | 58,616 | $3,845,517 |
| Couriers & messengers | 523 | 29,913 | $1,239,906 |
| Warehousing & storage | 589 | 20,144 | $1,093,338 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Information | 12,431 | 195,599 | $25,472,008 |
| Publishing industries (except internet) | 1,024 | 23,965 | $3,161,185 |
| Motion picture & sound recording industries | 8,025 | 87,399 | $10,909,638 |
| Broadcasting (except internet) | 415 | 24,379 | $3,006,427 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Telecommunications | 1,676 | 28,659 | $2,353,648 |
| Data processing, hosting & related services | 558 | 13,276 | $1,612,339 |
| Other information services | 733 | 17,921 | $4,428,771 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Finance & insurance | 13,161 | 154,508 | $20,102,826 |
| Credit intermediation & related activities | 4,911 | 70,564 | $7,103,575 |
| Securities, commodity contracts & other financial investments & related activities | 3,242 | 27,405 | $7,722,276 |
| Insurance carriers & related activities | 4,905 | 55,923 | $5,191,477 |
| Funds, trusts & other financial vehicles | 102 | 297 | $50,464 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Real estate & rental & leasing | 17,683 | 95,150 | $6,549,926 |
| Real estate | 15,753 | 70,485 | $4,849,149 |
| Rental & leasing services | 1,806 | 22,973 | $1,476,559 |
| Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) | 124 | 1,692 | $224,218 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 38,526 | 301,529 | $30,078,516 |
| Legal Services | 8,351 | 54,540 | $6,583,689 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, & Payroll Services | 5,429 | 41,187 | $3,578,946 |
| Architectural, Engineering, & Related Services | 3,568 | 33,824 | $3,169,049 |
| Specialized Design Services | 2,510 | 8,695 | $644,017 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Computer Systems Design & Related Services | 4,394 | 46,005 | $5,135,735 |
| Management, Scientific, & Technical Consulting Services | 8,656 | 48,137 | $4,261,217 |
| Scientific Research & Development Services | 641 | 23,196 | $2,978,122 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, & Related Services | 2,236 | 27,122 | $2,480,751 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services | 2,741 | 18,823 | $1,246,990 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Management of companies & enterprises | 1,398 | 83,075 | $8,573,259 |
| Administrative & support & waste management & remediation services | 11,593 | 248,330 | $10,574,572 |
| Administrative & support services | 11,127 | 236,891 | $9,816,011 |
| Waste management & remediation services | 466 | 11,439 | $758,561 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Educational services | 4,331 | 161,401 | $6,946,158 |
| Elementary & Secondary Schools | 915 | 49,261 | $2,424,816 |
| Junior Colleges | 36 | 2,085 | $93,866 |
| Colleges, Universities, & Professional Schools | 180 | 78,701 | $3,547,338 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Business Schools & Computer & Management Training | 212 | 1,298 | $78,826 |
| Technical & Trade Schools | 294 | 3,832 | $161,751 |
| Other Schools & Instruction | 2,177 | 21,355 | $455,326 |
| Educational Support Services | 517 | 4,869 | $184,235 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Health care & social assistance | 34,460 | 587,230 | $34,393,364 |
| Ambulatory health care services | 26,872 | 235,110 | $14,307,744 |
| Hospitals | 121 | 161,194 | $13,776,138 |
| Nursing & residential care facilities | 2,493 | 89,765 | $3,163,761 |
| Social assistance | 4,974 | 101,161 | $3,145,721 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 18,843 | 102,789 | $10,861,774 |
| Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries | 16,822 | 45,425 | $9,271,392 |
| Museums, historical sites & similar institutions | 125 | 5,229 | $219,456 |
| Amusement, gambling & recreation industries | 1,896 | 52,135 | $1,370,926 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Accommodation & food services | 24,345 | 471,470 | $11,763,978 |
| Accommodation | 1,340 | 53,475 | $2,099,026 |
| Food services & drinking places | 23,005 | 417,995 | $9,664,952 |
| Business Sector † | Number of Establishments | Total Mid-March Employees ‡ | Annual Payroll ($1,000) |
| Other services (except public administration) | 21,097 | 169,717 | $6,391,808 |
| Repair & maintenance | 6,154 | 35,481 | $1,467,750 |
| Personal & laundry services | 8,764 | 58,560 | $1,981,545 |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional & similar organizations | 6,179 | 75,676 | $2,942,513 |
| Industries not classified | 444 | 860 | $35,472 |
* Excludes most government employees, railroad employees and self-employed persons.
† Business Sector categories are per the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), developed by representatives from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, to use a uniform and comparable system for classifying industries and for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the economy. Entries here, although not exhaustive, include all major business sectors and key sub-sectors.
‡ Paid employees consist of full and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who were on the payroll during the pay period including March 12. Included are employees on paid sick leave, holidays, and vacations; not included are proprietors or partners of unincorporated businesses.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
