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The West > California > Labor

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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 78,561 [1st of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.174 per 1,000 people [2nd of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 60,073 [1st of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 16.626 per 10,000 people [2nd of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 115,149,000 [1st of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.187 per capita [3rd of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees 30,073 [1st of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 8.323 per 10,000 people [4th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 14,373 [1st of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.978 per 10,000 people [5th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours 29,325,000 [1st of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.116 per 10 people [4th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 626,000 [1st of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 62,831 [2nd of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 17.389 per 10,000 people [26th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 32,003 [2nd of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 8.857 per 10,000 people [29th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 61,853,000 [2nd of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 17.119 per 10 people [29th of 44]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 252,241 [1st of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.981 per 1,000 people [7th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 94,978 [1st of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 26.286 per 10,000 people [8th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 191,008,000 [1st of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 52.864 per 10 people [7th of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 33,616 [2nd of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.93 per 1,000 people [25th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 208 [40th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.058 per 10,000 people [40th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 4,405,000 [27th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.219 per 10 people [38th of 40]
Employed 14,687,000 [1st of 50]
Employment Ratio 67.5 [43rd of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 146,249 [1st of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.048 per 1,000 people [28th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 105,586 [1st of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.922 per 1,000 people [28th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 220,475,000 [1st of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.102 per capita [25th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 155,807 [1st of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.312 per 1,000 people [24th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 113,717 [1st of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 31.473 per 10,000 people [26th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 231,708,000 [1st of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.413 per capita [26th of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 64,392 [1st of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 17.821 per 10,000 people [21st of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 49,334 [1st of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.365 per 1,000 people [19th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 95,389,000 [2nd of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.64 per capita [20th of 46]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees 4,439 [1st of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.229 per 10,000 people [9th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,299 [1st of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.913 per 10,000 people [12th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours 6,129,000 [1st of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.17 per capita [13th of 15]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 68,409 [4th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.893 per 1,000 people [31st of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 38,731 [5th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.072 per 1,000 people [34th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 81,666,000 [5th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.26 per capita [36th of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 27.1 [6th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 107,492 [1st of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.975 per 1,000 people [12th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 62,521 [1st of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.73 per 1,000 people [14th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 127,835,000 [1st of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.538 per capita [13th of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 42,038 [1st of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 11.635 per 10,000 people [32nd of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,201 [32nd of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.089 per 1,000 people [46th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 71,051,000 [1st of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 19.664 per 10 people [34th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 63 [2nd of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.174 per 100,000 people [36th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 86 [1st of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.238 per 100,000 people [36th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 40 [1st of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.111 per 100,000 people [32nd of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 71 [2nd of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.197 per 100,000 people [35th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions 12 [2nd of 18]
    Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions (per capita) 0.332 per 1 million people [15th of 18]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 467 [1st of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.129 per 10,000 people [44th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 194 [2nd of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 0.537 per 100,000 people [43rd of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 25,085 [2nd of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.943 per 10,000 people [32nd of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 19,075 [2nd of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.279 per 10,000 people [31st of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 42,151,000 [3rd of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.167 per capita [31st of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 14.4 % [17th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 20.9 % [17th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 16.1 % [24th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 3.4 % [5th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 11.1 % [27th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 75.5 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 65.2 % [35th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 75.4 % [40th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 11.3 % [11th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 4.8 % [9th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 17.6 % [41st of 51]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees 11,871 [2nd of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.285 per 10,000 people [11th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,248 [2nd of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.006 per 10,000 people [11th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours 15,997,000 [2nd of 22]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 44.274 per 100 people [12th of 22]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 76,195 [1st of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 21.088 per 10,000 people [28th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 57,981 [2nd of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.605 per 1,000 people [27th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 123,038,000 [1st of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 34.052 per 10 people [26th of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 18,894 [6th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.523 per 1,000 people [33rd of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 14,526 [8th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.02 per 10,000 people [31st of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 31,019,000 [8th of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.585 per 10 people [34th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 65,942 [1st of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 1.825 per 1,000 people [27th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 45,329 [1st of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.255 per 1,000 people [27th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 87,712,000 [1st of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 24.275 per 10 people [25th of 44]
Textile mills > Number of employees 11,676 [6th of 21]
    Textile mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.323 per 1,000 people [15th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) 9,636 [6th of 21]
    Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.267 per 1,000 people [14th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers hours 1,886,000 [18th of 22]
    Textile mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 5.22 per 100 people [20th of 22]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 14,795 [2nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.409 per 1,000 people [16th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 10,676 [2nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.955 per 10,000 people [14th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 22,045,000 [3rd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.101 per 10 people [14th of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 1,440,882 [1st of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.988 per 100 people [30th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 895,157 [1st of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.477 per 100 people [31st of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,831,228,000 [1st of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 50.681 per capita [32nd of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 130,966 [4th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.625 per 1,000 people [24th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 72,185 [1st of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.998 per 1,000 people [27th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 150,265,000 [4th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 41.588 per 10 people [30th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 5.6% [8th of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 6.2 [6th of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 4.8 [16th of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 24.8 [3rd of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 23.5 [3rd of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $8.00 [2nd of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 39,313 [1st of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 10.88 per 10,000 people [26th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 31,074 [1st of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.86 per 1,000 people [30th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 64,502,000 [1st of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.785 per capita [26th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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