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Economy
As of 2010, there were 1,793 Palestinians over the age of 16 living in the Los Angeles County area, 65% of whom were in the labor force (employed or seeking employment). The unemployment rate at this time was 2.8%: much lower than the national average for the USA. The majority of Palestinians in LA work in the private sector (65% of workers), with 18.4% employed by the Government and 10.2% self-employed. The management, business, science and arts sector employs the highest percentage of Palestinians in LA, followed by sales and office work. Based on the 893 total households included in 2010 US Census data, the mean household income for Palestinians in LA County was $96,729: higher than the national average for the USA.

Education
The majority of Palestinians in LA enrolled in school attend elementary school, followed by graduate school and college. 46.8% of the Palestinian Diaspora in LA over 25 years old hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and 89.6% are educated to high school level or higher.

Demographics
As of 2010 there were 2,306 people of Palestinian origin living in Los Angeles County. Of them 52.9% were born in the USA and 47.1% were foreign born. Foreign born Palestinians in Los Angeles County originate mostly from Asia and the Middle East, followed by Latin America. However many are critical of the use of US Census data to record the population of Palestinians in the US. According to Kathleen Christison "No reliable immigration or census figures exist for Palestinian Americans. Because the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization service has only rarely recognized "Palestinian" as a nationality, meaningful immigration statistics are lacking."