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Sacramento County Profile

About this area:
Sacramento is located in the heart of the state�s Central Valley. The county is bordered by Contra Costa and San Joaquin to the south, El Dorado and Amador to the east, Placer and Sutter to the north, and Yolo and Solano to the west.

EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES

Unemployment Rate and Labor Force (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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Area

Year

Time Period

Labor Force

No. of
Employed

No. of
Unemployed

Unemployment Rate

Sacramento County

2009

Dec

676,500

593,700

82,900

12.2

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Employment by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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Year

Time Period

CES
Industry Title

No. of
Employed

2009

Dec

Total Wage and Salary

834,000

2009

Dec

Total Nonfarm

826,100

2009

Dec

Service Providing

750,500

2009

Dec

Total Private

591,900

2009

Dec

Residual-Private Services Providing

516,300

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Occupations with Fastest Job Growth (% change)

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Occupation	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change
Occupation	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
Multi-Media Artists and Animators	2006 - 2016	250	420	170	68.0
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	2006 - 2016	1,770	2,700	930	52.5
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	2006 - 2016	140	210	70	50.0
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	2006 - 2016	230	340	110	47.8
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2006 - 2016	270	400	130	48.1

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Projections of Employment by Industry

High Wage Occupations

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Occupation	Year	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
Occupation	Year	Time Period	Hourly Mean	25th	Median	75th
Family and General Practitioners	2009	1st Qtr	$79.96	$57.47	$77.28	N/A
Psychiatrists	2009	1st Qtr	$78.62	$57.95	$64.29	N/A
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	2009	1st Qtr	$76.90	$68.61	$74.60	N/A
Dentists, General	2009	1st Qtr	$76.73	$53.16	$71.95	N/A
Pediatricians, General	2009	1st Qtr	$75.26	$53.55	$73.91	N/A

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Building Permits (US Census Bureau)

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Type of Permit

Year

Time Period

No. of Permits

Total Costs

Multi-Family

2008

Annual

1,087

$98,187,767

Single Family

2008

Annual

1,866

$363,487,084

Total all types construction permits

2008

Annual

2,953

$461,674,851

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Consumer Price Index (US BLS & Calif. DIR)

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Area	Consumer Price Index				% Change
Area	Time Period	2007	Time Period	2006	% Change
United States	Annual	207.3	Annual	201.6	2.8
California	Annual	217.4	Annual	210.5	3.3

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Median Price of Existing Homes Sold (Calif. Assoc. of Realtors)

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Year

Time Period

Type

Median Price

2009

Dec

Median Price of Homes Sold

$177,250

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Data from the California Association of Realtors

State Revenues by Source

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Tax Type Description

Year

Time Period

Tax Revenue

Alcoholic Beverage Taxes and Fees

2006

Annual

$333,789,000

Bank and Corporation (Income) Taxes

2006

Annual

$11,157,898,000

Cigarette Tax

2006

Annual

$1,078,536,000

Horse Racing (Parimutuel) License Fees

2006

Annual

$37,527,000

Estate, Inheritance and Gift Taxes

2006

Annual

$6,348,000

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Taxable Sales (Calif. Board of Equalization)

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Year

Time Period

Sales Type Description

Sales

2007

Annual

Retail

$20,560,510,000

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POPULATION AND CENSUS DATA

Population

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Area

Year

Time Period

Source

Population

Sacramento County

2008

Annual

California Dept of Finance

1,424,415

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Measures of Income

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Income Type

Year

Time Period

Income

Population

Median Household Income - Small Area Income Estimates (Census Bureau)

2007

Annual

$56,823

N/A

Per Capita Personal Income - BEA

2007

Annual

$36,340

1,380,232

Total Personal Income - BEA

2007

Annual

$50,157,252,000

1,380,232

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County-to-County Commute Patterns (US Census Bureau)

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Year

Time Period

Area of Residence

Area of WorkPlace

Number of Workers

2000

Census

Sacramento County , CA

453,317

2000

Census

Placer County , CA

Sacramento County , CA

35,458

2000

Census

Sacramento County , CA

Placer County , CA

29,788

2000

Census

Sacramento County , CA

Yolo County , CA

23,681

2000

Census

El Dorado County , CA

Sacramento County , CA

19,353

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JOB OPENINGS & TRAINING PROVIDERS

Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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Job Openings

Training Providers in Area

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Provider Name

Provider Type

Location

California Emergency Foodlink

Other (incl. religious schools and seminaries)

Sacramento,CA

Techskills of Sacramento

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

Sacramento,CA

California Career College - Fair Oaks

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

Fair Oaks,CA

Northern California Teamsters Apprentice Training

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

Rancho Murieta,CA

Alliant International University - Sacramento

University or College (four-year school)

Sacramento,CA