There were 15 air transportation businesses in California that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in California than in any other category.
The following table shows how many air transportation businesses with 500 or more employees were in California during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Air transportation businesses with 500 or more employees in California (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
4,978
2013
4,864
2014
4,873
2015
4,877
2016
4,522
