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
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.