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June 2010 Monthly Analysis
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East Bay Employment
EAST BAY PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
MONTHLY COMPARISON
According to the California Employment Development Department’s Labor Market report, between April 2010 and May 2010, the total number of jobs in the East Bay increased 4,000 jobs to reach 945,800.
• Government increased by 3,100 jobs with payrolls at the federal level increasing by 2,700 jobs, while local government added 400 jobs.
• Leisure and hospitality increased by 800 jobs seasonally, with arts, entertainment, and recreation accounting for half of those jobs.
• Construction and trade, transportation, and utilities each added 500 jobs seasonally.
Within those major industries, specialty trade contractors added 500 jobs, while retail trade added 400 jobs.
• Private health care decreased 500 jobs, countering its usual seasonal gain of 200 jobs.
ANNUAL COMPARISON
Between May 2009 and May 2010, the total number of jobs in the East Bay receded by 28,000 or 2.9 percent.
• Construction decreased 6,000 jobs, marking its 37th consecutive month of job losses on a year-over basis. More than three-fifths of the decrease occurred in specialty trade contractors.
• Manufacturing lost 5,700 jobs, mostly in durable goods.
• Trade, transportation, and utilities lost 5,600 jobs and Retail trade lost 2,900 jobs.
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities lost 1,400 jobs, and wholesale trade lost another 1,300 jobs.
• Public and private schools decreased payrolls by a combined 4,600 jobs. Local public schools lost 2,500 jobs, while state public schools lost 1,300 jobs. Private schools lost 800 jobs over the year as well.
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May-10 |
1 Month Change |
12 Month Change |
12 Month % Change |
24 Month Change |
24 Month % Change |
| Educational and Health Services |
130,200 |
-700 |
-1,900 |
-1.40% |
1,000 |
0.80% |
| Information |
24,100 |
100 |
-900 |
-3.60% |
-4,000 |
-14.30% |
| Other Services |
34,200 |
0 |
-1,100 |
-3.10% |
-2,300 |
-6.30% |
| Trans, Warehousing & Utilities |
31,700 |
200 |
-1,400 |
-4.20% |
-3,900 |
-10.90% |
| Wholesale Trade |
42,800 |
-100 |
-1,300 |
-2.90% |
-5,200 |
-10.80% |
| Financial Activities |
50,900 |
0 |
-1,900 |
-3.60% |
-7,000 |
-12.10% |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
85,200 |
800 |
-600 |
-0.70% |
-4,400 |
-4.90% |
| Government |
176,300 |
3,100 |
-2,100 |
-1.20% |
-5,900 |
-3.30% |
| Manufacturing |
76,400 |
0 |
-5,700 |
-6.90% |
-17,400 |
-18.60% |
| Retail Trade |
98,100 |
400 |
-2,900 |
-2.90% |
-11,600 |
-10.60% |
| Construction |
47,600 |
500 |
-6,000 |
-11.20% |
-18,100 |
-27.50% |
| Professional and Business Services |
145,300 |
-300 |
-2,400 |
-1.60% |
-17,300 |
-10.70% |
| Total, All Industries |
945,800 |
4,000 |
-28,000 |
-2.90% |
-95,900 |
-9.20% |
| 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 6,000 jobs between May 2009 and May 2010.
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May-10 |
1 Month Change |
12 Month Change |
12 Month % Change |
24 Month Change |
24 Month % Change |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
4,300 |
0 |
-400 |
-8.50% |
-1,400 |
-24.60% |
| Building Foundation and Exterior Contractors |
7,000 |
300 |
-400 |
-5.40% |
-2,500 |
-26.30% |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
12,500 |
100 |
-1,100 |
-8.10% |
-2,300 |
-15.50% |
| Residential Building Construction |
6,000 |
0 |
-1,300 |
-17.80% |
-3,500 |
-36.80% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors - Residual |
12,000 |
100 |
-2,200 |
-15.50% |
-6,500 |
-35.10% |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
5,800 |
0 |
-600 |
-9.40% |
-2,000 |
-25.60% |
| Construction of Buildings |
10,300 |
0 |
-1,700 |
-14.20% |
-4,800 |
-31.80% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors |
31,500 |
500 |
-3,700 |
-10.50% |
-11,300 |
-26.40% |
| Construction |
47,600 |
500 |
-6,000 |
-11.20% |
-18,100 |
-27.50% |
EAST BAY MANUFACTURING PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
The East Bay’s manufacturing sector showed an overall loss of 5,700 jobs between May 2009 and May 2010.
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May-10 |
1 Month Change |
12 Month Change |
12 Month % Change |
24 Month Change |
24 Month % Change |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
8,000 |
100 |
-100 |
-1.20% |
100 |
1.30% |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
2,500 |
0 |
-4,400 |
-63.80% |
-5,200 |
-67.50% |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
6,100 |
0 |
-300 |
-4.70% |
-700 |
-10.30% |
| Nondurable Goods - Residual |
17,700 |
100 |
-300 |
-1.70% |
-2,600 |
-12.80% |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing |
16,400 |
100 |
-700 |
-4.10% |
-3,400 |
-17.20% |
| Durable Goods - Residual |
25,700 |
-300 |
100 |
0.40% |
-5,600 |
-17.90% |
| Nondurable Goods |
31,800 |
200 |
-700 |
-2.20% |
-3,200 |
-9.10% |
| Durable Goods |
44,600 |
-200 |
-5,000 |
-10.10% |
-14,200 |
-24.10% |
| Manufacturing |
76,400 |
0 |
-5,700 |
-6.90% |
-17,400 |
-18.60% |
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