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Los Angeles Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Los Angeles, CA California United States
White Collar 995,235 74.68% 10,616,711 77.32% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 337,480 25.32% 3,113,663 22.68% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 226,418 14.40% 2,734,483 17.00% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 354,682 22.56% 3,651,087 22.69% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 414,135 26.34% 4,231,141 26.30% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 237,611 15.11% 2,194,156 13.64% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1,784 0.11% 163,126 1.01% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 114,704 7.30% 1,268,494 7.88% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 222,776 14.17% 1,845,169 11.47% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Los Angeles Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Los Angeles, CA California United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 2,658 0.17% 260,208 1.62% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 84,405 5.37% 1,012,591 6.29% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 178,472 11.35% 1,790,777 11.13% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 52,658 3.35% 548,172 3.41% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 138,087 8.78% 1,529,161 9.51% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 65,987 4.20% 806,746 5.01% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 101,036 6.43% 586,937 3.65% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 108,354 6.89% 1,102,408 6.85% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 223,205 14.20% 2,059,283 12.80% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 302,165 19.22% 3,334,687 20.73% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 164,486 10.46% 1,409,455 8.76% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 114,621 7.29% 876,228 5.45% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 35,976 2.29% 771,003 4.79% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Los Angeles Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Los Angeles, CA California United States
Employment Potential 2,929,696 28,013,195 237,450,726
Civilian Total 1,572,110 16,087,656 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 874,241 29.84% 8,797,159 31.40% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 697,869 23.82% 7,290,497 26.03% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 1,264 0.04% 139,044 0.50% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 334 0.01% 19,359 0.07% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 164,405 5.61% 1,236,385 4.41% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 117,001 3.99% 851,347 3.04% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 453,893 15.49% 4,028,980 14.38% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 620,689 21.19% 5,650,424 20.17% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Los Angeles Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Los Angeles, CA California United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 1,192,465 75.85% 11,760,666 73.10% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 90,062 5.73% 924,910 5.75% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 91,554 5.82% 1,198,648 7.45% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 40,744 2.59% 665,061 4.13% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 19,867 1.26% 343,645 2.14% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 134,443 8.55% 1,167,013 7.25% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 2,975 0.19% 27,713 0.17% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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Los Angeles, California Demographics Summary

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