Editing Escondido, California (section)

=== Economy ===
[[File:Mark Skovorodko Photography - Palomar Hospital Escondido.jpg|alt=An aerial view of Palomar Medical Center, the top employer in Escondido, California.|thumb|Aerial view of Palomar Medical Center in Escondido]]

Residents work in a range of industries. Out of the approximately 64,000 employed civilian residents over the age of 16, 15% work in educational, health care and social services; 13% in retail trade; 13% in construction; 12% in professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services; 11% in arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services; 11% in manufacturing; and 11% in other services.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=C24050. Industry by occupation for the civilian employed population 16 years and older| work=2006–2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=August 1, 2010| archive-date=December 27, 1996| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/| url-status=live}}</ref>