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February 2010 Monthly Analysis
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East Bay Employment
EAST BAY PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
Note: The California EDD is currently going through their annual benchmark. Please note the East Bay Payroll Employment graphs below only contain revised data from the past twelve months.
MONTHLY COMPARISON
According to the California Employment Development Department’s Labor Market report, between December 2009 and January 2010, the total number of jobs in the East Bay lost 18,600 jobs to reach 937,500.
• Trade, transportation, and utilities fell by 7,300 jobs over the month. Retail trade shed 5,600 jobs as the holiday shopping season tapered off, with department stores losing one-third of those retail jobs.
• The winter break saw public and private schools cut back seasonally by a combined 3,400 jobs.
• Professional and business services lost 2,800 jobs. Within this major industry, employment services (including temporary agencies) decreased by 1,100 jobs.
• Other industries posting declines of at least 700 jobs over the month included: construction; leisure and hospitality; financial activities; and health care.
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Between January 2009 and January 2010, the total number of jobs in the East Bay receded by 18,600 or 5.4 percent.
• Trade, transportation, and utilities contracted by 12,900 jobs, mostly in retail trade (down 7,100 jobs).
• Professional and business services experienced scattered losses, down by 10,800 jobs from last January.
• Construction and manufacturing each declined, down by 8,000 jobs and 7,800 jobs, respectively.
• Leisure and hospitality registered the only major industry gain over the year, up by a net 300 jobs.
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Jan-10 |
1 Month Change |
12 Month Change |
12 Month % Change |
24 Month Change |
24 Month % Change |
| Educational and Health Services |
128,500 |
-1,800 |
-1,400 |
-1.10% |
3,400 |
+2.70% |
| Information |
24,100 |
-400 |
-2,500 |
-9.40% |
-4,000 |
-14.20% |
| Other Services |
33,000 |
0 |
-1,100 |
-3.20% |
-2,200 |
-6.20% |
| Trans, Warehousing & Utilities |
31,200 |
-1,600 |
-3,200 |
-9.30% |
-5,800 |
-15.70% |
| Wholesale Trade |
42,500 |
-100 |
-2,600 |
-5.80% |
-5,700 |
-11.80% |
| Financial Activities |
50,800 |
-700 |
-3,200 |
-5.90% |
-7,700 |
-13.20% |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
83,900 |
-1,200 |
+300 |
+0.40% |
-2,200 |
-2.60% |
| Government |
169,200 |
-2,300 |
-6,300 |
-3.60% |
-7,900 |
-4.50% |
| Manufacturing |
80,000 |
-200 |
-7,800 |
-8.90% |
-14,200 |
-15.10% |
| Retail Trade |
99,300 |
-5,600 |
-7,100 |
-6.70% |
-14,500 |
-12.70% |
| Construction |
48,800 |
-1,800 |
-8,000 |
-14.10% |
-16,800 |
-25.60% |
| Professional and Business Services |
143,600 |
-2,800 |
-10,800 |
-7.00% |
-18,700 |
-11.50% |
| Total, All Industries |
937,500 |
-18,600 |
-53,700 |
-5.40% |
-96,300 |
-9.30% |
| INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT DATA SOURCE: California Employment Development Department |
EAST BAY CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT
All subsectors of the East Bay’s construction sector posted losses in the year-over-year comparison - adding up to a loss of 8,000 jobs between January 2009 and January 2010.
| |
Jan-10 |
1 Month Change |
12 Month Change |
12 Month % Change |
24 Month Change |
24 Month % Change |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
4,400 |
-200 |
-700 |
-13.70% |
-1,400 |
-24.10% |
| Building Foundation and Exterior Contractors |
6,800 |
-300 |
-1,500 |
-18.10% |
-2,500 |
-26.90% |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
12,700 |
-300 |
-1,400 |
-9.90% |
-2,100 |
-14.20% |
| Residential Building Construction |
6,200 |
-400 |
-1,800 |
-22.50% |
-4,000 |
-39.20% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors - Residual |
12,800 |
-400 |
-1,800 |
-12.30% |
-4,800 |
-27.30% |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
5,900 |
-200 |
-800 |
-11.90% |
-2,000 |
-25.30% |
| Construction of Buildings |
10,600 |
-600 |
-2,500 |
-19.10% |
-5,400 |
-33.80% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors |
32,300 |
-1,000 |
-4,700 |
-12.70% |
-9,400 |
-22.50% |
| Construction |
48,800 |
-1,800 |
-8,000 |
-14.70% |
-16,800 |
-26.20% |
EAST BAY MANUFACTURING PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
The East Bay’s manufacturing sector showed an overall loss of 7,800 jobs between January 2009 and January 2010.
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Jan-10 |
1 Month Change |
12 Month Change |
12 Month % Change |
24 Month Change |
24 Month % Change |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
7,900 |
+100 |
-200 |
-2.50% |
200 |
+2.60% |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
6,800 |
0 |
-300 |
-4.20% |
-1,000 |
-12.80% |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
6,300 |
-100 |
-300 |
-4.50% |
-600 |
-8.70% |
| Nondurable Goods - Residual |
17,500 |
-300 |
-1,300 |
-6.90% |
-3,000 |
-14.60% |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing |
15,800 |
-100 |
-2,700 |
-14.60% |
-4,100 |
-20.60% |
| Durable Goods - Residual |
25,700 |
200 |
-3,000 |
-10.50% |
-5,700 |
-18.20% |
| Nondurable Goods |
31,700 |
-300 |
-1,800 |
-5.40% |
-3,400 |
-9.70% |
| Durable Goods |
48,300 |
100 |
-6,000 |
-11.00% |
-10,800 |
-18.30% |
| Manufacturing |
80,000 |
-200 |
-7,800 |
-7.20% |
-14,200 |
-12.10% |
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