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San Diego County Profile

About this area:
San Diego is the southern-most county in California, enjoying seventy miles of Pacific Ocean coastline, and sharing its southern border with the country of Mexico. Orange and Riverside counties border the county to the north, and Imperial County neighbors San Diego on the east.

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

San Diego County

2009

Dec

1,554,100

1,397,600

156,500

10.1

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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

1,258,300

2009

Dec

Total Nonfarm

1,248,400

2009

Dec

Service Providing

1,089,600

2009

Dec

Total Private

1,022,200

2009

Dec

Residual-Private Services Providing

863,400

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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
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	2006 - 2016	2,480	3,830	1,350	54.4
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	2006 - 2016	110	160	50	45.5
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	2006 - 2016	6,550	9,290	2,740	41.8
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2006 - 2016	630	870	240	38.1
Veterinarians	2006 - 2016	400	550	150	37.5

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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
Dentists, All Other Specialists	2009	1st Qtr	$78.77	$56.81	$73.49	N/A
Pediatricians, General	2009	1st Qtr	$77.90	$57.02	$73.16	N/A
Natural Sciences Managers	2009	1st Qtr	$72.53	$53.69	$68.70	N/A
Family and General Practitioners	2009	1st Qtr	$72.40	$58.24	$68.35	N/A
Actuaries	2009	1st Qtr	$64.65	$35.10	$55.93	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

2,996

$324,480,532

Single Family

2008

Annual

2,361

$745,164,080

Total all types construction permits

2008

Annual

5,357

$1,069,644,612

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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

$329,000

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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

$47,485,988,000

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POPULATION AND CENSUS DATA

Population

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Area

Year

Time Period

Source

Population

San Diego County

2008

Annual

California Dept of Finance

3,146,274

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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

$61,724

N/A

Per Capita Personal Income - BEA

2007

Annual

$44,430

2,959,734

Total Personal Income - BEA

2007

Annual

$131,499,657,000

2,959,734

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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

San Diego County , CA

1,253,629

2000

Census

Riverside County , CA

San Diego County , CA

18,641

2000

Census

San Diego County , CA

Orange County , CA

12,277

2000

Census

San Diego County , CA

Los Angeles County , CA

7,768

2000

Census

Orange County , CA

San Diego County , CA

6,786

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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

Pro - Train Institute

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

Vista,CA

California Flight Academy

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

El Cajon,CA

San Diego & Imperial Cnties Slate, Tile & Comp Roofers & Waterproofers

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

San Diego,CA

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

San Diego,CA

San Ysidro Center Adult School

Schools with Occupational Programs (ROP)

San Ysidro,CA