Editing Madera County, California (section)

===21st century===

====Employment====
Madera County's employment sectors are a blend of traditional industries like farming and manufacturing, coupled hospitality and service-oriented fields.<ref name="Madera County Economic Forecast 2021">{{cite web |title=Madera County Economic Forecast 2021: Employment Sectors 2015-2021 History, 2022-2050 Forecast |url=https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/transportation-planning/documents/data-analytics-services/transportation-economics/socioeconomic-forecasts/2022/madera-2022--a11y.pdf |website=California Department of Transportation |access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>{{rp|8}} Based on the average employment percentages from 2015 to 2022, the employment sectors in Madera County are ranked as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Madera County Employment Sectors<ref name="Madera County Economic Forecast 2021" />{{rp|8}}
! Sector
! Employment Share
|-
| Government
| 12.71%
|-
| Farm
| 12.08%
|-
| Health & Education
| 11.08%
|-
| Wholesale & Retail Trade
| 5.45%
|-
| Leisure
| 4.26%
|-
| Professional Services
| 3.63%
|-
| Manufacturing
| 3.31%
|-
| Construction
| 2.14%
|-
| Transportation and Utilities
| 1.44%
|-
| Financial Activities
| 0.71%
|-
| Information
| 0.30%
|}

The sectors that saw the largest decrease in the period were information (-25%), financial activities (-12.50%) and manufacturing (-5.71%). Looking towards the future, Government, Health and Education and Professional Sectors are forecast to be the fastest growing employment sectors.<ref name="Madera County Economic Forecast 2021" />{{rp|8}}

====Agriculture====
Madera County is heavily invested in permanent crops, with [[almond]]s as the leading commodity, followed by [[grape]]s and [[pistachio]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madera County, California, farmers feel the pain of groundwater rules |url=https://fruitgrowersnews.com/news/madera-county-california-farmers-feel-the-pain-of-groundwater-rules/ |website=Fruit Growers News |date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref> This area also places significant emphasis on cattle ranching and pollination services, particularly for almond cultivation, both ranking among the top five local agricultural sectors. In 2022, Madera County's overall gross crop production was valued at $1.9 billion. The county is renowned for its agricultural prowess, holding state rankings of #1 in fig production, #4 in both almonds and nuts, #4 in grape production (specifically the raisin variety), and #4 in pistachios.<ref>{{cite web |title=County Agriculture Stats |url=https://maderafb.com/county-agriculture-stats/ |publisher=Madera County Farm Bureau |access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Leading Crops of Madera County<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Crop & Livestock Report |url=https://www.maderacounty.com/home/showpublisheddocument/35712/638306511100370000 |publisher=Madera County Department of Agriculture |access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>
! Commodity
! 2022 Rank
! 2022 Dollar Value
! 2021 Rank
|-
| Almonds, Nuts & Hulls
| 1
| $570,739,000
| 1
|-
| Milk
| 2
| $454,727,000
| 2
|-
| Grapes
| 3
| $233,893,000
| 3
|-
| Pistachios
| 4
| $227,873,000
| 4
|-
| Pollination
| 5
| $66,880,000
| 5
|-
| Cattle & Calves
| 6
| $62,317,000
| 6
|-
| Mandarins & Tangerines
| 7
| $45,036,000
| 7
|-
| Corn Silage
| 8
| $37,293,000
| 9
|-
| Replacement Heifers
| 9
| $34,255,000
| 8
|-
| Alfalfa, Hay & Silage*
| 10
| $26,845,000
| **
|}

In the 1990s [[Mixtec people|Mixtec]] farmworkers were a large presence in the southern part of the state, and were beginning to filter northwards here along with other Mexican indigenous agricultural laborers to work in the county's farms.<ref name="Mix-1995"/>