California Regional Labor Market Publications

Check here for studies and reports pertaining to California’s regional workforce trends and market conditions.

Bay Area

The Culture of Innovation - What Makes San Francisco Bay Area Companies Different? - produced by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute in cooperation with Booz & Company, this report analyzes the culture of Bay Area companies compared to other companies globally, asking what accounts for their success at innovation.

Innovation and Investment: Building Tomorrow’s Economy in the Bay Area - produced by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute in cooperation with McKinsey & Company, this report assesses the state of the Bay Area's economy and benchmarks its performance against other major leading metropolitan areas.

East Bay Labor Market Profile - Alameda and Contra Costa counties

North Bay Labor Market Profile - Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties

San Francisco-San Mateo Labor Market Profile

Underemployment Survey, Santa Clara County - BW Research Partnership, Inc. and Green LMI partnered with work2future to conduct an underemployment survey of Santa Clara residents 18 to 64 years of age.

Santa Cruz-Monterey Labor Market Profile

Silicon Valley in Transition: Economic and Workforce Implications in the Age of iPads, Android Apps, and the Social Web - study of the information and communications technologies cluster by a partnership of Silicon Valley workforce boards: NOVA, work2future (San Jose), San Mateo County, and Santa Cruz County.

Silicon Valley Labor Market Profile - Santa Clara County

Sonoma County Economic and Development Reports - economic reports related to the state of Sonoma County’s economy and business development (from the Sonoma County Economic Development Board).

Central

Central Valley Labor Market Profile - Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare counties

The 2012 Fresno County Employment Study - 2012 survey conducted by the Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board to assess business climate and employment landscape.

Greater Sacramento Labor Market Profile - El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties

Industry, Employment, and Skills in a Time of Transition: An Employment Forecast for Santa Barbara County - the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board and BW Research Partnership, Inc. assessed the county's regional workforce and its economy with a particular emphasis on understanding the county's key industry clusters. (click here for Executive Summary)

Mother Lode Labor Market Profile - Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne counties

San Luis Obispo Performance Metrics Report - the San Luis Obispo Workforce Investment Board commissioned this report to track the ability of its workers to obtain employment that pays a living wage.

South Central Coast Labor Market Profile - San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties

Los Angeles Area

Inland Empire Labor Market Profile - Riverside and San Bernardino counties

Los Angeles County Labor Market Profile

Orange County Labor Market Profile

Northern California

Northern Coastal Labor Market Profile - Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Trinity counties

Northern Inland Labor Market Profile - Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Tehama counties

San Diego/Imperial

2011 Occupational Outlook Report – Using data gathered from 800 local San Diego employers, this report profiles 46 local occupations with information on experience and education requirements, wages, and growth expectations.

Occupational Outlook 2012 Update: Focus on Reentry  – This supplement to the 2011 Occupational Outlook Report focuses on industries and occupations that may be relevant for job seekers with a prior criminal conviction.

San Diego-Imperial Labor Market Profile