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Santa Barbara County Profile

About this area:
Located along California�s coastline about 300 miles south of San Francisco and 100 miles north of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara occupies 2,745 square miles of land and enjoys a mild and sunny climate. The county is bordered on the north by San Luis Obispo County and on the east by Ventura and Kern counties. State Highway 101 is the major transportation route.

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

Santa Barbara County

2009

Dec

220,300

199,800

20,500

9.3

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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

182,800

2009

Dec

Total Nonfarm

168,700

2009

Dec

Service Providing

146,900

2009

Dec

Total Private

131,100

2009

Dec

Residual-Private Services Providing

109,300

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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
Personal and Home Care Aides	2006 - 2016	2,640	4,100	1,460	55.3
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	2006 - 2016	220	320	100	45.5
Service Station Attendants	2006 - 2016	70	100	30	42.9
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	2006 - 2016	830	1,160	330	39.8
Chemists	2006 - 2016	50	70	20	40.0

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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
Chief Executives	2009	1st Qtr	$78.54	$54.43	$73.77	N/A
Family and General Practitioners	2009	1st Qtr	$77.38	$60.54	$72.64	N/A
Dentists, General	2009	1st Qtr	$76.16	$48.30	$64.00	N/A
Lawyers	2009	1st Qtr	$73.24	$46.84	$70.60	N/A
Natural Sciences Managers	2009	1st Qtr	$72.70	$52.13	$65.65	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

139

$16,747,082

Single Family

2008

Annual

203

$69,346,299

Total all types construction permits

2008

Annual

342

$86,093,381

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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

$325,500

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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

$6,067,223,000

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POPULATION AND CENSUS DATA

Population

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Area

Year

Time Period

Source

Population

Santa Barbara County

2008

Annual

California Dept of Finance

428,655

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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

$57,741

N/A

Per Capita Personal Income - BEA

2007

Annual

$47,302

402,092

Total Personal Income - BEA

2007

Annual

$19,019,786,000

402,092

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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

Santa Barbara County , CA

168,864

2000

Census

Ventura County , CA

Santa Barbara County , CA

9,009

2000

Census

San Luis Obispo County , CA

Santa Barbara County , CA

7,480

2000

Census

Santa Barbara County , CA

San Luis Obispo County , CA

5,045

2000

Census

Santa Barbara County , CA

Ventura County , CA

2,419

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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

Bilingual Vocational Center, LLC

Schools with Occupational Programs (ROP)

Ventura,CA

Adizes Graduate School

Other (incl. religious schools and seminaries)

Santa Barbara,CA

Pacific School of Massage & Healing Arts

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

Gualala,CA

Jennings Hypnosis Institute

Apprenticeship, Business, Career, & Tech Schools

Buellton,CA

Santa Barbara City College

Community Colleges (two-year school)

Santa Barbara,CA