State of CaliforniaEMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTLabor Market Information Division Daniel Schneider4389 Imperial Avenue 619-266-4224San Diego, CA 92113

Dec-2017 Jan-2018 Jan-2018

Revised Prelim Prelim

Total, All

Industries 65,700 65,700 0 66,900 65,700 (1,200)

Total Farm 11,400 12,400 1,000 12,800 12,400 (400)

Total Nonfarm 54,300 53,300 (1,000) 54,100 53,300 (800)

Mining, Logging,

and Construction 1,800 1,800 0 1,800 1,800 0

Manufacturing 1,500 1,500 0 1,800 1,500 (300)

Trade,

Transportation &

Utilities 13,000 12,200 (800) 12,900 12,200 (700)

Information 300 300 0 300 300 0

Financial

Activities 1,200 1,200 0 1,300 1,200 (100)

Professional &

Business Services 2,700 2,700 0 2,700 2,700 0

Educational &

Health Services 9,600 9,600 0 9,400 9,600 200

Leisure &

Hospitality 4,400 4,400 0 4,400 4,400 0

Other Services 1,000 1,000 0 900 1,000 100

Government 18,800 18,600 (200) 18,600 18,600 0

Notes: Data not adjusted for seasonality. Data may not add due to rounding

Labor force data are revised month to month

Additional data are available on line at www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

Industry Change Jan-2017 Change

March 7, 2018

IMMEDIATE RELEASEEL CENTRO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA)

(Imperial County)

The unemployment rate in the Imperial County was 17.0 percent in January 2018, unchanged from a

revised 17.0 percent in December 2017, and below the year-ago estimate of 19.8 percent. This compares

with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.6 percent for California and 4.5 percent for the nation during

the same period.

17.0%

19.0%

21.0%

23.0%

25.0%

27.0%

29.0%

Unemployment Rate Historical Trend

March 7, 2018

Employment Development Department El Centro MSALabor Market Information Division (Imperial County)

(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force

March 2017 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

Jan 17 Nov 17 Dec 17 Jan 18 Percent Change

Revised Prelim Month Year

Civilian Labor Force (1) 76,500 73,700 72,600 72,800 0.3% -4.8%

Civilian Employment 61,400 60,200 60,300 60,400 0.2% -1.6%

Civilian Unemployment 15,100 13,600 12,300 12,400 0.8% -17.9%

Civilian Unemployment Rate 19.8% 18.4% 17.0% 17.0%

(CA Unemployment Rate) 5.6% 4.2% 4.2% 4.6%

(U.S. Unemployment Rate) 5.1% 3.9% 3.9% 4.5%

Total, All Industries (2) 66,900 65,800 65,700 65,700 0.0% -1.8%

Total Farm 12,800 12,000 11,400 12,400 8.8% 3.1%

Total Nonfarm 54,100 53,800 54,300 53,300 1.8% -1.5%

Total Private 35,500 34,900 35,500 34,700 -2.3% -2.3%

Goods Producing 3,600 3,100 3,300 3,300 0.0% -8.3%

Mining, Logging, and Construction 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 0.0% 0.0%

Manufacturing 1,800 1,300 1,500 1,500 0.0% -16.7%

Durable Goods 600 500 500 500 0.0% -16.7%

Nondurable Goods 1,200 800 1,000 1,000 0.0% -16.7%

Service Providing 50,500 50,700 51,000 50,000 -2.0% -1.0%

Private Service Providing 31,900 31,800 32,200 31,400 -2.5% -1.6%

Trade, Transportation & Utilities 12,900 12,700 13,000 12,200 -6.2% -5.4%

Wholesale Trade 1,900 2,000 2,100 2,000 -4.8% 5.3%

Retail Trade 8,100 8,600 8,700 8,100 -6.9% 0.0%

Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 2,900 2,100 2,200 2,100 -4.5% -27.6%

Information 300 300 300 300 0.0% 0.0%

Financial Activities 1,300 1,300 1,200 1,200 0.0% -7.7%

Professional & Business Services 2,700 2,600 2,700 2,700 0.0% 0.0%

Educational & Health Services 9,400 9,500 9,600 9,600 0.0% 2.1%

Leisure & Hospitality 4,400 4,400 4,400 4,400 0.0% 0.0%

Other Services 900 1,000 1,000 1,000 0.0% 11.1%

Government 18,600 18,900 18,800 18,600 -1.1% 0.0%

Federal Government 2,100 2,100 2,100 2,100 0.0% 0.0%

State & Local Government 16,500 16,800 16,700 16,500 -1.2% 0.0%

State Government 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 0.0% 0.0%

Local Government 13,800 14,100 14,000 13,800 1.4% 0.0%

Local Government Excluding Education 7,100 7,100 7,100 7,100 0.0% 0.0%

Special Districts plus Indian Tribes 3,000 2,900 3,000 3,000 0.0% 0.0%

Daniel Schneider 619/266-4224 or Emerson Figueroa 909/481-6214

These data, as well as other labor market data, are available via the Internet

at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. If you need assistance, please call (916) 262-2162.

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Notes:

(1) Civilian labor force data are by place of residence; include self-employed

individuals, unpaid family workers, household domestic workers, & workers on strike.

Data may not add due to rounding. The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.

(2) Industry employment is by place of work; excludes self-employed individuals,

unpaid family workers, household domestic workers, & workers on strike.

Data may not add due to rounding.

These data are produced by the Labor Market Information Division of the California

Employment Development Department (EDD). Questions should be directed to:

Employment Development Department

Labor Market Information Division

http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

(916) 262-2162

RANK BY

RATELABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

--- 19,294,600 18,407,900 886,700 4.6%

7 848,100 820,400 27,700 3.3%

23 550 530 30 4.5%

27 14,580 13,880 700 4.8%

31 102,400 96,600 5,700 5.6%

18 21,180 20,270 910 4.3%

58 10,430 8,500 1,930 18.5%

9 564,000 544,500 19,500 3.4%

37 9,700 9,080 620 6.4%

15 90,300 86,700 3,600 4.0%

47 447,900 408,800 39,100 8.7%

43 12,730 11,780 940 7.4%

15 62,500 60,020 2,480 4.0%

57 72,800 60,400 12,400 17.0%

18 8,710 8,340 380 4.3%

51 382,700 347,600 35,100 9.2%

49 56,900 51,800 5,100 9.0%

34 29,890 28,110 1,780 6.0%

38 9,970 9,320 650 6.5%

25 5,118,000 4,875,400 242,700 4.7%

46 62,500 57,400 5,000 8.0%

2 141,500 137,900 3,600 2.5%

39 7,000 6,520 480 6.9%

24 39,620 37,810 1,810 4.6%

54 113,700 102,400 11,300 9.9%

49 3,170 2,880 290 9.0%

12 9,450 9,100 350 3.7%

53 208,200 188,300 19,800 9.5%

14 71,700 68,900 2,800 3.9%

12 49,070 47,230 1,840 3.7%

5 1,621,800 1,571,200 50,700 3.1%

10 182,600 176,200 6,300 3.5%

55 7,180 6,460 720 10.0%

25 1,084,900 1,034,100 50,800 4.7%

17 703,300 673,500 29,800 4.2%

34 30,200 28,400 1,800 6.0%

18 960,300 918,600 41,700 4.3%

11 1,581,900 1,525,000 56,900 3.6%

3 568,400 553,600 14,800 2.6%

41 327,100 304,300 22,800 7.0%

7 141,500 136,800 4,700 3.3%

1 452,100 441,400 10,700 2.4%

28 212,000 201,600 10,400 4.9%

4 1,044,700 1,014,600 30,200 2.9%

41 142,500 132,500 10,000 7.0%

31 74,300 70,200 4,200 5.6%

39 1,280 1,190 90 6.9%

47 17,770 16,230 1,550 8.7%

22 208,000 198,800 9,200 4.4%

5 261,900 253,800 8,100 3.1%

43 241,800 223,900 17,900 7.4%

52 45,000 40,800 4,200 9.4%

33 25,520 24,030 1,490 5.8%

36 4,790 4,490 300 6.2%

56 203,500 181,300 22,100 10.9%

30 21,160 20,070 1,100 5.2%

18 424,200 406,000 18,200 4.3%

29 107,400 102,000 5,400 5.0%

43 28,600 26,500 2,100 7.4%

State of California

March 7, 2018

March 2017 Benchmark

REPORT 400 C

Monthly Labor Force Data for Counties

January 2018 - Preliminary

Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

COUNTY

STATE TOTAL

ALAMEDA

ALPINE

AMADOR

BUTTE

CALAVERAS

COLUSA

CONTRA COSTA

DEL NORTE

EL DORADO

FRESNO

GLENN

HUMBOLDT

IMPERIAL

INYO

KERN

KINGS

LAKE

LASSEN

LOS ANGELES

MADERA

MARIN

MARIPOSA

MENDOCINO

MERCED

MODOC

MONO

MONTEREY

NAPA

NEVADA

ORANGE

PLACER

PLUMAS

RIVERSIDE

SACRAMENTO

SAN BENITO

SAN BERNARDINO

SAN DIEGO

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN JOAQUIN

SAN LUIS OBISPO

SAN MATEO

SANTA BARBARA

SANTA CLARA

SANTA CRUZ

VENTURA

SHASTA

SIERRA

SISKIYOU

SOLANO

SONOMA

STANISLAUS

YOLO

YUBA

Notes

1) Data may not add due to rounding. The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.

2) Labor force data for all geographic areas now reflect the March 2016 benchmark and Census 2010 population controls at the state level.

SUTTER

TEHAMA

TRINITY

TULARE

TUOLUMNE

72,800

60,400

12,400

Jan-17 Jan-18

Month-Over

Gain or Loss

Year-Over

Gain or Loss

66,900 65,700 0 -1,200

12,800 12,400 1,000 -400

1,800 1,800 0 0

1,800 1,500 0 -300

12,900 12,200 -800 -700

300 300 0 0

1,300 1,200 0 -100

2,700 2,700 0 0

9,400 9,600 0 200

4,400 4,400 0 0

900 1,000 0 100

18,600 18,600 -200 0

Employers with Most Job Ads

Data Sources: California EDD, LMID: CES, LAUS; HWOL

January 2018 Employment SnapshotImperial County

Unemployment Rates (Unadjusted) Labor Force …

17.0% Imperial County People Employed …

4.6% California People Unemployed …

4.5% United States

Change in Employment by Industry

Industry Dec-17

Total Wage and Salary 65,700

Total Farm 11,400

Mining, Logging and Construction 1,800

1,500Manufacturing

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 13,000

Information 300

Financial Activities 1,200

Professional and Business Services 2,700

Education and Health Services 9,600

Leisure and Hospitality 4,400

Other Services 1,000

Government 18,800

Occupations with Most Job Ads

El Cento Regional Medical Center Registered Nurses

Calexico Unified School District Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Imperial Valley College Retail Salespersons

Autozone, Inc. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Imperial County Office of Education Teacher Assistants

Imperial Unified School District First-Line Supervisors of Food Prep. & Servers

Lowe's Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses

Provided by: Daniel Schneider, Labor Market Consultant. Phone: (619)266-4224. Email: daniel.schneider@edd.ca.gov

U.S. Navy Elementary School Teachers, Not Spec. Ed.

Fresenius Medical Care Occupational Therapists

Soliant

15.0%

17.0%

19.0%

21.0%

23.0%

25.0%

27.0%

29.0%

Unemployment Rate Historical Trend

Note: The data provided does not suggest that the occupations of the unemployed directly align with the occupations of the advertised vacancies. Sources: Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division; Help Wanted Online from The Conference Board and WANTED Technologies

Recent Job Ads

El Centro MSA - January 2018 Not Seasonally Adjusted

“Unemployment data for the years 2010 – 2015 are unavailable due to the annual benchmarking process. Data will be added as it is released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”

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Number of Job Ads vs. Number of Unemployed

# of Unemployed (Left Axis) # of Job Ads (Right Axis)• El Centro Regional Medical Center - 61

• Calexico Unified School District - 38

• Imperial Valley College - 32

• Autozone, Inc. - 23

• Imperial County Office of Education - 21

• Imperial Unified School District - 20

• Lowe's - 17

• U.S. Navy - 16

• Fresenius Medical Care - 13

• Soliant - 12

Employers with Most Job Ads

El Centro, 389

Imperial, 200

Calexico, 123 Brawley, 109

Calipatria, 38

Winterhaven, 29

Heber, 7

Holtville, 7

Palo Verde, 6

Salton Sea Beach, 6

Cities with Most Job Ads

• Registered Nurses - 96

• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers - 56

• Retail Salespersons - 48

• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers - 42

• Teacher Assistants - 21

• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers - 16

• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses - 16

• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education - 15

• Occupational Therapists - 14

• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General - 14

Occupations with Most Job Ads