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          Current Employment for Food Preparation Workers in CALIFORNIA

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          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area 44,930
          2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area 14,470
          3 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area 11,190
          4 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area 9,360
          5 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area 5,930
          6 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area 5,510
          7 Fresno, CA Metro Area 2,090
          8 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area 1,950
          9 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area 1,910
          10 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area 1,490
          11 Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area 1,470
          12 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area 1,410
          13 Salinas, CA Metro Area 1,180
          14 Modesto, CA Metro Area 1,170
          15 Vallejo, CA Metro Area 930
          16 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area 900
          17 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area 830
          18 Visalia, CA Metro Area 760
          19 North Coast Region of California Balance of State 740
          20 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State 640
          21 Napa, CA Metro Area 620
          22 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State 540
          23 Chico, CA Metro Area 480
          24 Merced, CA Metro Area 460
          25 Redding, CA Metro Area 420
          26 El Centro, CA Metro Area 320
          27 Yuba City, CA Metro Area 320
          28 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area 260