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HOUSING NEEDS <br />Resident Occupations <br />The ability to afford housing depends on household income, which is influenced <br />by employment status and occupation. The California Employment Development <br />Department provides annual and monthly estimates of labor force participation, <br />employment levels, and unemployment rates in cities. The number of employed <br />residents in Santa Ana increased 7 percent, from 136,400 in 2000 to 146,300 in <br />July 2013. With the downturn in the regional economy since 2008, Santa Ana's <br />unemployment rate has risen considerably over the past decade, from 5.7 percent <br />in 2000 to 8.5 percent in 2008 and hitting its peak at 14.9 percent in 2010. The job <br />market has started to recover, and unemployment was down to 10.4 percent in <br />July of 2013. Santa Ana's unemployment rate has been consistently higher than <br />the county's which also reached its peak in 2010 at 9.5 percent. The county's rate <br />for July 2013 was 6.5 percent. <br />Chart A-7 shows the industries that employ Santa Ana residents according to the <br />US Census Bureau's 2010 Longitudinal Employer - Household Dynamics. Nearly <br />one in five employed Santa Ana residents (18 percent) works in manufacturing, <br />and another 11 percent work in retail trade. The administrative support, waste <br />management, and remediation sector also employs 14 percent of Santa Ana <br />residents. This sector encompasses service industries that support business <br />activity, including temporary agencies, janitorial and landscaping services, and <br />others. 0° <br />As shown in Table A -1, the Census reports that 16 percent of Santa Ana residents <br />work in management and professional jobs, 27 percent in services, 23 percent in <br />sales, 13 percent in construction, extraction/maintenance occupations, and 21 <br />percent in production /transportation /material- moving jobs. The 2012 National <br />Compensation Survey shows that managerial and professional occupations pay <br />an average salary of more than $90,000. However, most jobs held by Santa Ana <br />residents pay average wages below $53,000 annually. <br />Table A -1 <br />Average Wage Levels by Occupational Group <br />Occupation <br />Percent of Job Base <br />Average <br />Salary <br />Residents <br />Percent <br />Management, business, science, and alts <br />23,188 <br />16% <br />$ 93,970 <br />Service occupations <br />38,735 <br />27% <br />$ 22,880 <br />Sales and office <br />34,028 <br />23% <br />$ 41,440 <br />Construction, extraction, and maintenance <br />18,755 <br />13% <br />$ 53,490 <br />Production, transportation, and material moving <br />1 30,945 <br />21% <br />$ 32,200 <br />Sources: US Bureau of the Census American Community Survey, 2011; <br />National Compensation Survey, 2012 for the Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine Metropolitan Division <br />Manufacturing <br />I Trade <br />_ Admin/Waste <br />Management <br />Accommodation and <br />Food Service <br />Health Care and Social <br />Assistance <br />Construction <br />Wholesale Trade <br />= Educational Services <br />Professional, Scientific and <br />Technical Services <br />- Public Administration <br />All Others <br />10% 20% <br />Chart A -7: Employment <br />Sectors for Santa Ana <br />Residents <br />Percent of Total Jobs <br />Admin /Waste Management = <br />Administrative Support, Waste <br />Management and Remediation. <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, <br />Longitudinal Employer - Household <br />Dynamics 2010. <br />AA& <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT A -7 <br />