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Which counties in California are adding jobs fastest?

Yuba County (+26.8%), San Mateo County (+19.8%) and San Joaquin County (+19.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest in California between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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California counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Yuba County+26.8%12,80088,691
2San Mateo County+19.8%477,938743,568
3San Joaquin County+19.5%232,910823,815
4Glenn County+17.5%5,81128,141
5San Bernardino County+16.3%718,6122,224,091
6Riverside County+15.7%687,5262,544,916
7Alpine County+12.7%5871,043
8Madera County+12.3%30,472167,927
9Colusa County+12.3%4,55221,836
10Calaveras County+12.1%7,14946,605
11Fresno County+11.5%301,7311,035,456
12Kern County+11.1%219,016927,068
13Modoc County+10.6%1,2588,426
14Yolo County+10.6%74,652224,410
15Tulare County+10.0%107,492485,146
16San Francisco County+9.9%740,362826,079
17San Benito County+9.8%14,22270,082
18Del Norte County+9.5%4,46126,410
19Kings County+9.4%28,791154,327
20Tehama County+8.8%13,62064,665
21Sierra County+8.5%2043,098
22Sacramento County+8.2%533,7091,618,460
23Santa Clara County+8.0%1,171,3971,914,391
24San Diego County+7.7%1,391,7213,282,248
25Placer County+7.6%167,628442,081
26Merced County+7.6%49,545297,260
27Alameda County+7.2%749,1241,636,630
28Shasta County+6.5%53,944181,648
29El Dorado County+6.1%49,522192,323
30Sutter County+5.7%23,96998,787
31Solano County+5.7%122,010455,376
32San Luis Obispo County+5.6%98,720282,367
33Stanislaus County+5.4%152,942557,719
34Santa Barbara County+4.5%160,460442,065
35Imperial County+4.5%34,323181,411
36Marin County+4.5%106,249253,694
37Ventura County+3.6%273,697830,851
38Napa County+3.2%66,372132,949
39Orange County+3.2%1,580,7783,149,507
40Mariposa County+3.2%2,60916,918
41Los Angeles County+3.1%3,987,7369,694,934
42Mono County+2.9%7,23712,505
43Plumas County+1.8%3,85718,583
44Lake County+1.1%10,06367,772
45Contra Costa County+0.8%343,6901,170,070
46Santa Cruz County+0.7%80,209258,852
47Monterey County+0.5%116,784433,729
48Sonoma County+0.1%177,367486,444
49Lassen County+0.1%3,48328,117
50Siskiyou County−1.2%8,45542,013
51Butte County−1.3%63,158209,211
52Mendocino County−1.4%23,35688,122
53Tuolumne County−1.5%12,54853,160
54Humboldt County−2.1%34,729131,647
55Inyo County−2.7%5,04818,158
56Amador County−5.2%7,77641,876
57Nevada County−5.8%27,771101,911
58Trinity County−7.2%1,42615,720

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in California has the fastest job growth?

Yuba County: +26.8%, ahead of San Mateo County (+19.8%) and San Joaquin County (+19.5%), of 58 California counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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