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May 2009 Monthly Analysis
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MONTHLY COMPARISON
According to the California Employment Development Department’s monthly Labor Market
release - Between March 2009 and April 2009, the total number of jobs located in the
East Bay counties
of Alameda and Contra Costa County decreased by 400 jobs, slipping to 995,200..
• Trade, transportation, and utilities decreased by 1,000 jobs, about its
usual seasonal
cutback. Retail trade (down 1,000 jobs) accounted for all of the loss.
• Manufacturing lost 500 jobs, largely in durable goods (down 400 jobs).
• Financial activities fell by 400 jobs. Banks, savings and loan institutions,
and credit unions (down 300 jobs) accounted for most of the loss.
• Government led the month-over gains with a larger-than-usual net increase of
1,000 jobs. Federal government (up 800 jobs) accounted for most of the increase.
• Leisure and hospitality and construction each gained 400 jobs, following their
usual upward trend from March-to-April over the prior 19 years.
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Between April 2008 and April 2009, the total number of jobs located in the East Bay
decreased by 43,100 jobs or 4.2 percent.
• Construction decreased by 8,800 jobs,
largely in specialty trade contractors (down
7,200jobs).
• Trade, transportation, and utilities
declined by 8,700 jobs, mostly in retail
trade (down5,900 jobs).
• Professional and business services lost
8,300 jobs, mainly in employment
services(down 4,300 jobs).
• Other major industries with losses of at
least 4,000 jobs each included manufacturing
and financial activities.
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April-09
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1 Month Change
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12 Month Change
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12 Month % Change
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24 Month Change
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Construction
|
56,400
|
400
|
-8,800
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-13.5%
|
-14,300
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Professional and Business Services
|
154,300
|
-300
|
-8,300
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-5.1%
|
-100
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Retail Trade
|
103,700
|
-1,000
|
-5,900
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-5.4%
|
-7,200
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Manufacturing
|
88,600
|
-500
|
-5,200
|
-5.5%
|
-5,100
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Financial Activities
|
53,000
|
-400
|
-4,900
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-8.5%
|
-10,000
|
|
Leisure and Hospitality
|
86,100
|
400
|
-2,800
|
-3.1%
|
-1,000
|
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Educational and Health Services
|
127,600
|
-100
|
-2,100
|
-1.6%
|
3,800
|
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Wholesale Trade
|
46,700
|
0
|
-1,500
|
-3.1%
|
-1,800
|
|
Other Services
|
34,900
|
-200
|
-1,400
|
-3.9%
|
-1,000
|
|
Trans, Warehousing & Utilities
|
35,000
|
0
|
-1,300
|
-3.6%
|
-1,900
|
|
Information
|
27,300
|
100
|
-700
|
-2.5%
|
-2,100
|
|
Government
|
178,800
|
1,000
|
-200
|
-0.1%
|
-8,100
|
|
Total, All Industries
|
995,200
|
-400
|
-43,100
|
-4.2%
|
-49,100
|
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INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT DATA SOURCE:
California Employment Development
Department
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EAST BAY CONSTRUCTION PAYROLL
EMPLOYMENT
Activity in the East Bay’s construction sector reflects the housing downturn continuing
to affect the region and the nation at large. All East Bay construction sub-sectors but
Highway, Street and Bridge Construction (unchanged) posted losses in the year-over-year
comparison./p>
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Apr-09
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Change 1 MO
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Change 12 MO
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12 Month % Change
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24 Month Change
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Highway, Street, and Bridge
|
3,300
|
100
|
100
|
3.1%
|
0
|
|
Nonresidential Building
|
5,400
|
100
|
-200
|
-3.6%
|
-100
|
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Residual-Other Heavy and Civil
Engineer
|
4,300
|
100
|
-300
|
-6.5%
|
-1,400
|
|
Residential Building Construction
|
8,400
|
0
|
-1,200
|
-12.5%
|
-3,800
|
|
Building Equipment Contractors
|
13,400
|
0
|
-1,300
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-8.8%
|
-1,600
|
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Building Foundation and Exterior
Contractors
|
7,900
|
0
|
-1,500
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-16.0%
|
-2,400
|
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Other Specialty Trade Contract
|
13,700
|
100
|
-4,400
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-24.3%
|
-5,000
|
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All Construction
|
56,400
|
400
|
-8,800
|
-13.5%
|
-14,300
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EAST BAY MANUFACTURING PAYROLL
EMPLOYMENT
The East Bay’s manufacturing sector showed an overall loss of 4,500 jobs when compared with February 2008. Most losses occurred in the food and residual-miscellaneous sectors.
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Apr-09
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Change 1 MO
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Change 12 MO
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12 Month % Change
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24 Month Change
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Residual-Miscellaneous
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29,100
|
-100
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-2,300
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-7.3%
|
-2,600
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Computer and Electronic Product
|
18,400
|
-200
|
-1,500
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-7.5%
|
-1,500
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Residual-Food Manufacturing
|
19,200
|
-200
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-1,100
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-5.4%
|
-800
|
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Transportation Equipment
|
7,000
|
-100
|
-600
|
-7.9%
|
-500
|
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Chemical Manufacturing
|
6,900
|
0
|
100
|
1.5%
|
-300
|
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Petroleum and Coal Products
|
8,000
|
100
|
200
|
2.6%
|
600
|
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All Manufacturing
|
88,600
|
-500
|
-5,200
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-5.5%
|
-5,100
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