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          Current Employment for Cooks, Fast Food in CALIFORNIA

          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area 48,440
          2 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area 16,910
          3 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area 10,630
          4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area 10,160
          5 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area 8,020
          6 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area 4,790
          7 Fresno, CA Metro Area 3,910
          8 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area 2,520
          9 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area 2,450
          10 Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area 2,260
          11 Modesto, CA Metro Area 1,620
          12 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area 1,430
          13 Visalia, CA Metro Area 1,410
          14 Vallejo, CA Metro Area 1,150
          15 Salinas, CA Metro Area 1,100
          16 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area 1,050
          17 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area 850
          18 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area 710
          19 Merced, CA Metro Area 660
          20 North Coast Region of California Balance of State 620
          21 Chico, CA Metro Area 580
          22 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State 560
          23 Redding, CA Metro Area 470
          24 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area 450
          25 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State 400
          26 Yuba City, CA Metro Area 390
          27 Napa, CA Metro Area 370
          28 El Centro, CA Metro Area 330