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 Contreras
, 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
, 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
Table 3
Descriptive statistics for 10 North American Industry Classification System industry subsector that had the highest outbreak-associated incidence rates for coronavirus disease, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19–September 30, 2020*
| Subsector | Sector | No. (%) outbreaks | No. (%) outbreak-associated cases | Average no. employed annually† | Outbreak-associated incidence‡ | Median no. outbreak-associated cases (min–max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
71 (10.2) |
1,592 (20.9) |
40,088 |
3,971.3 |
11.0 (3–277) |
| Warehousing and storage |
Transportation and Warehousing |
35 (5.0) |
621 (8.1) |
21,765 |
2,853.2 |
10.0 (3–125) |
| Apparel manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
15 (2.1) |
595 (7.8) |
27,223 |
2,185.7 |
16.0 (3–184) |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
6 (0.9) |
99 (1.3) |
6,357 |
1,557.3 |
10.5 (5–50) |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
7 (1.0) |
130 (1.7) |
8,694 |
1,495.3 |
7.0 (3–68) |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
10 (1.4) |
92 (1.2) |
11,476 |
801.7 |
7.5 (3–22) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
11 (1.6) |
97 (1.3) |
12,263 |
791.0 |
7.0 (4–24) |
| Chemical manufacturing |
Manufacturing |
9 (1.3) |
141 (1.8) |
19,656 |
717.3 |
8.0 (3–58) |
| Couriers and messengers |
Transportation and Warehousing |
14 (2.0) |
213 (2.8) |
32,195 |
655.4 |
16.0 (5–31) |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | Public Administration | 37 (5.3) | 443 (5.8) | 72,265 | 611.6 | 6.0 (3–67) |
*Only rates for subsectors with >20 cases are included. 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).
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