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Volume 27, Number 7—July 2021
Synopsis

Industry Sectors Highly Affected by Worksite Outbreaks of Coronavirus Disease, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19–September 30, 2020

Zuelma ContrerasComments to Author , Van Ngo, Marifi Pulido, Faith Washburn, Gayane Meschyan, Fruma Gluck, Karen Kuguru, Roshan Reporter, Condessa Curley, Rachel Civen, Dawn Terashita, Sharon Balter, and Umme-Aiman Halai
Author affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Table 1

Descriptive statistics for worksite outbreaks of coronavirus disease, by North American Industry Classification System industry sector, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19–September 30, 2020*

Sector No. (%) outbreaks No. (%) outbreak-associated cases Average no. employed annually† Outbreak-associated incidence‡ Median duration of outbreaks, d (min–max) Median no. outbreak-associated cases (min–max) Median no. staff at outbreak sites (min–max)
Overall total
698 (100.0)
7,625 (100.0)
4,439,578
171.8
13.0 (0–189)
6.0 (3–277)
95.0 (3–8,585)
Accommodation and food services
71 (10.2)
346 (4.5)
448,709
77.1
9.0 (0–71)
4.0 (3–16)
29.0 (3–180)
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
14 (2.0)
100 (1.3)
278,535
35.9
11.0 (1–85)
6.0 (3–17)
40.0 (11–239)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
3 (0.4)
63 (0.8)
107,967
58.4
41.0 (13–62)
22.0 (3–38)
302.0 (134–1,500)
Construction
27 (3.9)
257 (3.4)
149,695
171.7
7.0 (1–83)
6.0 (3–81)
50.0 (7–3,000)
Educational services
11 (1.6)
62 (0.8)
380,928
12.3
7.0 (0–53)
5.0 (3–14)
69.5 (22–249)
Finance and insurance
9 (1.3)
66 (0.9)
134,635
49.0
11.0 (1–30)
4.0 (3–22)
18.0 (4–201)
Healthcare and social assistance§
29 (4.2)
199 (2.6)
777,828
20.7
11.0 (0–35)
6.0 (3–27)
68.0 (10–347)
Information
10 (1.4)
46 (0.6)
210,439
21.9
7.0 (1–23)
4.0 (3–9)
58.5 (20–140)
Manufacturing
184 (26.4)
3,319 (43.5)
338,308
980.8
20.0 (3–189)
9.0 (3–277)
153.5 (5–7,000)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
1 (0.1)
3 (0.0)
1,895
158.3
9.0 (9–9)
3.0 (3–3)
22.0 (22–22)
Other services (except public administration)
10 (1.4)
66 (0.9)
154,961
42.6
11.0 (2–36)
6.0 (3–13)
31.0 (8–120)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
10 (1.4)
50 (0.7)
299,007
16.7
6.5 (1–21)
4.0 (3–16)
20.0 (3–216)
Public administration
44 (6.3)
483 (6.3)
174,522
276.2
12.0 (2–117)
6.0 (3–67)
160.0 (6–1,200)
Real estate and rental and leasing
8 (1.2)
36 (0.5)
88,646
38.4
7.5 (0–11)
5.0 (3–7)
22.0 (6–115)
Retail trade
137 (19.6)
871 (11.4)
416,640
208.3
12.0 (0–141)
5.0 (3–25)
99.0 (5–8,585)
Transportation and warehousing
73 (10.5)
980 (12.9)
230,039
425.1
23.0 (0–158)
9.0 (3–125)
255.0 (4–2,083)
Utilities
3 (0.4)
14 (0.2)
28,370
49.3
10.0 (5–11)
3.0 (3–8)
19.0 (10–71)
Wholesale trade 54 (7.7) 664 (8.7) 218,454 304.0 18.0 0–79) 8.0 (3–87) 84.0 (9–600)

*Max, maximum; min, minimum.
†Denominator data were derived from 2019 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for Los Angeles County.
‡Per 100,000 persons. Incidence rate calculations excluded cases in nonemployees (n = 62).
§Full name of sector is healthcare and social assistance, but analysis includes only worksites in social assistance.

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