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 ambulatory health care services businesses with 500 or more employees were in California during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Ambulatory health care services businesses with 500 or more employees in California (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
583,515
2013
586,276
2014
589,906
2015
603,555
2016
611,974