SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - 2011

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Attachment G California Multi- Sector Workforce Partnership Targeted Employment Sectors by Local Workforce Investment Area Contra Costa County (Includes City of Richmond) 2008 -2018 Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Projection Highlights Non -farm employment, which makes up about 91 percent of total employment, is expected to grow by 7.2 percent. Approximately 63 percent or 46,700 jobs will be created in the following industry sectors: Education Services, Health Care and Social Assistance (28,300 jobs) and Professional and Business Services (18,400 jobs). Industry projections for total employment, which includes Self- Employment, Unpaid Family Workers, Private Household Workers, Farm, and Non -farm Employment in Alameda and Contra Costa counties is expected to reach 1,211,100 by 2018. This increase represents a gain of 77,800 jobs. The fastest growing industry sectors, based on growth rate, are Education Services, Health Care & Social Assistance (22 percent), Professional & Business Services (11.3 percent) and Financial Activities (9.6 percent). Other industry sectors growing faster than the counties' non -farm employment growth rate include Leisure & Hospitality (8.9 percent), Government (7.5 percent), and Construction (7.4 percent). Kern /Ingo /Mono Consortium 2008 -2018 Kern County Projection Highlights The largest number of new jobs is forecasted in Education Services, Health Care, and Social Assistance (10,300), Government (7,100), and Professional and Business Services (6,300). These industry sectors account for 60 percent of all job growth in non -farm employment. The fastest growing non -farm industry sector is Education Services, Health Care, and Social Assistance with an annual average growth rate of 4 percent. Other major industry sectors with significant growth rates are Wholesale Trade (3.3 percent), Professional and Business Services (2.5 percent), and Leisure and Hospitality (2.1 percent). Job growth is projected in all major industry sectors in the county. 2008 -2018 Alpine, Ingo, and Mono Counties Projection Highlights Non -farm employment, which makes up about 91 percent of total employment, is expected to grow by 8.2 percent or 1,290 jobs. Approximately 65 percent of this region's non -farm employment is concentrated in the Leisure and Hospitality and Government sectors. These two industry sectors are expected to account for 67 percent of the new jobs over the projection period. The fastest growing non -farm industry sectors, based on growth rate, are Education Services, Health Care and Social Assistance (27.1 percent), Wholesale Trade (20 percent), Professional and Business Services (15 percent) and Government (11.6 percent). Other industry sectors growing faster than the 57