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June 2009 Monthly Analysis
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MONTHLY COMPARISON
According to the California Employment Development Department, between April 2009 and May 2009, the total number of jobs located in the East Bay increased by 600 jobs to reach 994,900.
• Leisure and hospitality increased by 1,200 jobs seasonally. Food services and bars (up 700 jobs) accounted for the bulk of the increase.
• Trade, transportation, and utilities netted a gain of 500 jobs. Retail trade (up 500 jobs) accounted for the majority of the net increase.
• On the downside, construction lost 500 jobs, far below its usual 1,100-job increase from April-to-May over the prior 19 years. Specialty trade contractors (down 400 jobs) accounted for most of the decrease.
• Manufacturing and professional and business services each lost 200 jobs.
• Government declined by 100 jobs, far below its usual 500-job increase from April-to-May over the prior 19 years.
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Between May 2008 and May 2009, the total number of jobs located in the East Bay decreased by 44,500 jobs or 4.3 percent.
• Construction decreased by 9,900 jobs, largely in specialty trade contractors (down 8,100 jobs).
• Trade, transportation, and utilities declined by 9,000 jobs, mostly in retail trade (down 5,600 jobs).
• Professional and business services lost 6,800 jobs, mainly in employment services (down 3,400 jobs).
• Other major industries with losses of at least 4,000 jobs each included manufacturing and financial activities.
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SECTOR
|
May-09
|
1 Month Change
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12 Month Change
|
12 Month % Change
|
24 Month Change
|
|
Construction
|
55,700
|
-500
|
-9,900
|
-15.1%
|
-16,200
|
|
Professional and Business
Services
|
154,100
|
-200
|
-6,800
|
-4.2%
|
-700
|
|
Retail Trade
|
104,200
|
500
|
-5,600
|
-5.1%
|
-7,100
|
|
Manufacturing
|
88,400
|
-200
|
-5,400
|
-5.8%
|
-5,600
|
|
Financial Activities
|
52,900
|
-100
|
-5,000
|
-8.6%
|
-10,300
|
|
Leisure and Hospitality
|
86,600
|
1,200
|
-3,800
|
-4.2%
|
-2,300
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
46,400
|
-100
|
-1,700
|
-3.5%
|
-2,400
|
|
Trans, Warehousing &
Utilities
|
34,900
|
100
|
-1,700
|
-4.6%
|
-2,000
|
|
Educational and Health
Services
|
128,200
|
0
|
-1,600
|
-1.2%
|
3,900
|
|
Other Services
|
35,100
|
100
|
-1,500
|
-4.1%
|
-1,200
|
|
Information
|
26,900
|
-100
|
-1,100
|
-3.9%
|
-2,700
|
|
Government
|
178,700
|
-100
|
-400
|
-0.2%
|
-10,500
|
|
Total, All Industries
|
994,900
|
600
|
-44,500
|
-4.3%
|
-57,300
|
|
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 Nonresidential building (unchanged) posted losses in the year-over-year comparison.
|
|
May-09
|
Change 1 MO
|
Change 12 MO
|
12 Month % Change
|
24 Month Change
|
|
Nonresidential Building
|
5,600
|
200
|
0
|
0.0%
|
100
|
|
Highway, Street, and Bridge
|
3,200
|
0
|
-100
|
-3.0%
|
-200
|
|
Residual-Other Heavy and Civil Engineer
|
4,200
|
-100
|
-400
|
-8.7%
|
-1,500
|
|
Building Equipment Contractors
|
13,300
|
-100
|
-1,500
|
-10.1%
|
-1,900
|
|
Residential Building
|
8,200
|
-200
|
-1,300
|
-13.7%
|
-4,200
|
|
Building Foundation and Exterior Contractors
|
7,600
|
-200
|
-1,800
|
-19.1%
|
-2,900
|
|
Other Specialty Trade Contract
|
13,600
|
-100
|
-4,800
|
-26.1%
|
-5,600
|
|
Heavy and Civil
Engineering Construction
|
7,400
|
-100
|
-500
|
-6.3%
|
-1,700
|
|
Construction of
Buildings
|
13,800
|
0
|
-1,300
|
-8.6%
|
-4,100
|
|
Specialty Trade
Contractors
|
34,500
|
-400
|
-8,100
|
-19.0%
|
-10,400
|
|
All East Bay Construction
|
55,700
|
-500
|
-9,900
|
-15.1%
|
-16,200
|
EAST BAY MANUFACTURING PAYROLL
EMPLOYMENT
The East Bay’s manufacturing sector showed an overall loss of 5,400 jobs when compared with May 2008. Most losses occurred in the food and residual-miscellaneous sectors.
|
|
May-09
|
Change 1 MO
|
Change 12 MO
|
12 Month % Change
|
24 Month Change
|
|
Petroleum and Coal Products
|
8,100
|
100
|
200
|
2.5%
|
700
|
|
Chemical
|
6,900
|
0
|
100
|
1.5%
|
-300
|
|
Residual-Food
|
19,300
|
200
|
-1,100
|
-5.4%
|
-900
|
|
Transportation Equipment
|
7,100
|
0
|
-500
|
-6.6%
|
-500
|
|
Computer and Electronic Product
|
18,300
|
0
|
-1,500
|
-7.6%
|
-1,600
|
|
Residual-Miscellaneous
|
28,700
|
-500
|
-2,600
|
-8.3%
|
-3,000
|
|
Nondurable Goods
|
34,300
|
300
|
-800
|
-2.3%
|
-500
|
|
Durable Goods
|
54,100
|
-500
|
-4,600
|
-7.8%
|
-5,100
|
|
All East Bay Manufacturing
|
88,400
|
-200
|
-5,400
|
-5.8%
|
-5,600
|
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