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Table 3 summarizes the California Employment Development Department’s estimated average annual
employment for the County, for various employment categories. Separate figures for the City are not
maintained. Percentages indicate the percentage of the total employment for each type of employment for
the given year. For purposes of comparison, the most recent employment data for the State is also
summarized.

Table 3
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ESTIMATED INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR FORCE
(1)
County of Los Angeles State of California
2020 2020
Agricultural 4,400 407,300
Mining and Logging 1,700 19,800
Construction 145,500 855,100
Manufacturing 313,800 1,261,700
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 787,300 2,894,900
Information 185,800 529,000
Financial Activities 211,500 815,300
Professional and Business Services 593,300 2,595,200
Educational and Health Services 820,900 2,731,600
Leisure and Hospitality 394,400 1,477,600
Other Services 127,000 473,200
Government 565,600 2,487,100
Total 4,151,000 16,547,900
(2)
(1) Since 2000, the California Employment Development Department has converted employer records from the Standard Industrial
Classification coding system to the North American Industry Classification System.
(2) Total may not equal sum of parts due to independent rounding.
Note: Based on surveys distributed to employers; not directly comparable to Civilian Labor Force data reported in Table 2.

Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division. Based on March 2020 Benchmark
report released March 12, 2021.

Major Employers
Table 4 lists the top 10 major non-governmental employers in the County.

Table 4
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MAJOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS

Employer Product/Service Employees
Kaiser Permanente Nonprofit health care plan 41,349
University of Southern California Private university 22,164
Target Corp. Retailer 20,000
Northrop Grumman Corp. Defense contractor 18,000 *
Ralphs/Food 4 Less (Kroger Co. Division) Grocery retailer 15,532
Cedars-Sinai Health system 15,302
Amazon Online retailer 15,000 *
Allied Universal Security professionals 14,480
Providence Health care 14,094
Walt Disney Co. Media and entertainment 12,750 *
*Business Journal estimate.
Source: Los Angeles Business Journal, Weekly Lists, originally published August 31, 2020.

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