US Census Bureau
Skip top of page navigation

American Community Survey (ACS)


Skip top of page navigation
2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
California
Supplementary Surveys Logo

 To print table, please use LANDSCAPE orientation.
TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
24,821,084
100%
24,995,992
100%
174,908
+/-26,963
yes
In labor force
16,264,200
65.5%
16,412,702
65.7%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Civilian labor force
16,172,917
65.2%
16,333,554
65.3%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Employed
15,184,207
61.2%
15,214,703
60.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Unemployed
988,710
(NA)
1,118,851
(NA)
130,141
+/-49,022
yes
Percent unemployed
6.1
(NA)
6.9
(NA)
0.8
+/-0.5
yes
Armed Forces
91,283
0.4%
79,148
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
8,556,884
34.5%
8,583,290
34.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
12,676,008
100%
12,764,642
100%
88,634
+/-25,710
yes
In labor force
7,268,901
57.3%
7,339,449
57.5%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Civilian labor force
7,255,385
57.2%
7,330,411
57.4%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Employed
6,780,682
53.5%
6,809,940
53.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
2,878,108
100%
2,934,128
100%
56,020
+/-45,264
yes
All parents in family in labor force
1,595,732
55.4%
1,608,056
54.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
5,644,404
100%
6,047,045
100%
402,641
+/-65,357
yes
All parents in family in labor force
3,621,875
64.2%
3,904,080
64.6%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
1,846,381
100%
1,852,166
100%
5,785
+/-34,876
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
179,975
9.7%
187,912
10.1%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
93,964
5.1%
108,865
5.9%
0.8%
+/-0.8%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
14,803,213
100%
14,864,060
100%
60,847
+/-121,001
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
10,707,641
72.3%
10,895,298
73.3%
1.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
2,071,264
14.0%
1,950,073
13.1%
- 0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
Public transportation (including taxicab)
796,203
5.4%
798,542
5.4%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Walked
409,866
2.8%
379,495
2.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Other means
278,177
1.9%
272,147
1.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Worked at home
540,062
3.6%
568,505
3.8%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
26.7
(NA)
26.5
(NA)
-0.2
+/-0.5
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
15,184,207
100%
15,214,703
100%
30,496
+/-116,898
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,341,002
35.2%
5,370,710
35.3%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Service occupations
2,355,133
15.5%
2,363,297
15.5%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Sales and office occupations
4,004,515
26.4%
4,028,905
26.5%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
230,995
1.5%
203,939
1.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
1,299,530
8.6%
1,316,125
8.7%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,953,032
12.9%
1,931,727
12.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
320,792
2.1%
293,790
1.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction
966,861
6.4%
981,300
6.4%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Manufacturing
1,964,087
12.9%
1,967,097
12.9%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Wholesale trade
624,483
4.1%
575,567
3.8%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Retail trade
1,702,916
11.2%
1,732,261
11.4%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
705,416
4.6%
759,112
5.0%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Information
590,033
3.9%
553,500
3.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
1,049,265
6.9%
1,043,090
6.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
1,777,797
11.7%
1,789,952
11.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Educational, health, and social services
2,650,571
17.5%
2,742,497
18.0%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
1,325,700
8.7%
1,323,148
8.7%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Other services (except public administration)
802,940
5.3%
732,552
4.8%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Public administration
703,346
4.6%
720,837
4.7%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
11,638,609
76.6%
11,686,122
76.8%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Government workers
2,148,606
14.2%
2,208,731
14.5%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
1,344,651
8.9%
1,274,767
8.4%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Unpaid family workers
52,341
0.3%
45,083
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
11,389,368
100%
11,551,928
100%
162,560
+/-85,308
yes
Less than $10,000
876,119
7.7%
894,012
7.7%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
689,885
6.1%
653,266
5.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
$15,000 to $24,999
1,362,839
12.0%
1,352,903
11.7%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
1,271,371
11.2%
1,323,939
11.5%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
1,705,470
15.0%
1,720,005
14.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
2,150,194
18.9%
2,191,241
19.0%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
1,286,268
11.3%
1,314,096
11.4%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
1,225,107
10.8%
1,295,326
11.2%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
421,953
3.7%
408,954
3.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no