There were 179 administrative and support services 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 administrative and support services businesses with 500 or more employees were in California during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Administrative and support services businesses with 500 or more employees in California (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
363,690
2013
369,754
2014
374,413
2015
380,407
2016
384,877
