Fresno is considered a Large City with a population of 698,021 and 43,371 businesses. 522 in 2018 were added to the Fresno Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 391.

The economy of Fresno employs 429,283 people and has an unemployment rate of 11.1%. Some of the largest industries in Fresno are Professional Services (2,287),Restaurants (1,365), and Entertainment Agencies & Bureaus (938).