Santa Rosa is an industrial city and a retail, financial, and medical center for the fertile Sonoma Valley. There is dairying; sheep and poultry are raised; and fruits, vegetables, grain, and nursery products are grown. Forbes Magazine ranked the Santa Rosa metropolitan area 185th out of 200, on its 2007 list of Best Places For Business And Careers, and was ranked second on the list five years before. According to the city's Community Profile (2006), five of Santa Rosa's major employers are government agencies, four are manufacturers, two are hospitals, and one is a public utility.
The most common industries for males include construction (12%), professional, scientific, and technical services (6%), accommodation and food services (6%), administrative and support and waste management services (5%), health care (5%), computer and electronic products (5%), and finance and insurance (4%).
The most common industries for females include health care (15%), educational services (10%), finance and insurance (8%), accommodation and food services (7%), professional, scientific, and technical services (6%), social assistance (4%), and public administration (4%).
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