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The longer view · ACS annual estimates

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

Employment among residents aged 16+. Metro boundaries and industry definitions can change between releases.

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Share of resident employment

The 2020 gap is intentional: standard ACS 1-year estimates were not published. Lines do not bridge missing years. Year-to-year changes are descriptive, not statistically tested growth.

Annual figures & age profile

Year	Employed in selection	Share	Population	Aged 22–24	Aged 25–29
2010	155,223	18.1%	1,843,255	72,050	135,287
2011	162,581	18.4%	1,865,450	70,290	139,354
2012	167,120	18.4%	1,894,388	71,837	139,582
2013	175,198	18.7%	1,919,641	78,200	140,121
2014	176,492	18.1%	1,952,872	77,925	143,585
2015	193,113	19.4%	1,976,836	80,217	146,719
2016	214,213	21.3%	1,978,816	76,751	154,525
2017	217,348	20.9%	1,998,463	77,749	159,742
2018	217,458	20.8%	1,999,107	76,961	161,751
2019	234,004	22.3%	1,990,660	77,073	162,733
2021	214,942	21.6%	1,952,185	70,934	146,306
2022	229,957	22.4%	1,938,524	75,178	144,376
2023	234,641	22.4%	1,945,767	80,924	146,273
2024	255,202	24.0%	1,995,484	82,067	152,546

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Industry footprint by metro

Share is the percentage of all employed residents working in your selected industries. Concentration compares that share with the US average for the same year: 2× means twice the share, not twice your chance of a job.

Metropolitan area	Employed in selection	Industry share	US concentration	Residents 22–29
Ocala, FL Metro Area	18,967± 2,743 MOE	10.8%	0.8×	34,602
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area	17,758± 2,448 MOE	10.7%	0.8×	38,678
Lancaster, PA Metro Area	30,940± 3,279 MOE	10.7%	0.8×	53,540
Grants Pass, OR Metro Area	3,881± 1,486 MOE	10.7%	0.8×	5,943
Savannah, GA Metro Area	22,635± 2,823 MOE	10.7%	0.8×	48,900
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area	32,641± 3,092 MOE	10.6%	0.8×	70,160
Jackson, MS Metro Area	30,092± 3,460 MOE	10.6%	0.8×	62,219
Salinas, CA Metro Area	20,585± 2,765 MOE	10.6%	0.8×	47,212
Tulsa, OK Metro Area	53,482± 2,809 MOE	10.6%	0.8×	111,757
Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area	19,493± 2,852 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	44,929
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Metro Area	11,406± 2,045 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	21,676
Casper, WY Metro Area	4,292± 1,098 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	7,532
Columbus, IN Metro Area	4,560± 1,346 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	9,133
Chico, CA Metro Area	9,877± 2,064 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	27,856
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro Area	8,987± 1,990 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	16,628
Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area	16,188± 2,378 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	36,633
Flint, MI Metro Area	18,589± 2,564 MOE	10.5%	0.8×	39,261
Reading, PA Metro Area	22,477± 2,379 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	42,162
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area	63,303± 3,922 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	136,594
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area	66,770± 5,606 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	145,571
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area	42,616± 3,564 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	85,735
Rapid City, SD Metro Area	8,123± 2,017 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	13,958
Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area	42,991± 3,978 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	101,643
Jacksonville, NC Metro Area	7,239± 1,922 MOE	10.4%	0.8×	36,817
Lincoln, NE Metro Area	19,640± 2,491 MOE	10.3%	0.8×	45,519
Coeur d'Alene, ID Metro Area	9,394± 1,774 MOE	10.3%	0.8×	17,698
Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area	29,653± 3,248 MOE	10.3%	0.8×	60,232
Syracuse, NY Metro Area	32,209± 2,878 MOE	10.3%	0.8×	65,304
Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area	48,492± 3,436 MOE	10.3%	0.8×	106,810
Homosassa Springs, FL Metro Area	5,945± 1,244 MOE	10.2%	0.8×	9,980

Definitions & source

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, DP03 and B01001. Counts cover civilian employed residents aged 16 and over, including people who commute elsewhere. They are not local workplace job counts or job vacancies. No career seniority breakdown is available in these tables.

Ages 22–24 and 25–29 are published bands; we do not estimate an exact 22–26 group. MOEs are 90% margins of error; combined counts use the Census square-root-of-summed-squares approximation. Small differences may be sampling noise. Historical boundaries and classifications are not harmonized.

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