Workforce_Indicators_2008

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Rancho Santiago Community College District
Chancellors Community Advisors
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2008- 2009 Workforce Report

• Demographic projections about Orange Countys
  current and future workforce
• Information on Orange Countys students, with a
  particular emphasis on science, technology,
  engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
• Employment trends in Orange Countys major
  industry clusters, newly defined this year and
  including emerging clusters such as biotechnology
  and nanotechnology
• Projections of occupations showing fastest growth
• Housing and rental costs from a workforce
  perspective

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Recent Economic Challenges

• Orange Countys unemployment rate currently
  stands at 5.7 in July 2008, up from 4.2 a year
  ago and 3.4 in 2006
• The financial and construction sectors accounted
  for nearly 2/3rds of job losses in the last year
• Median home prices are down 28.5 in the last 12
  months

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How Our Neighbors Have Fared

• San Diego Countys current unemployment rate is
  6.4. Orange County has nearly 200,000 more jobs
• Los Angeles Countys unemployment rate is 7.8
  versus 4.9 a year ago
• San Bernardino Countys unemployment rate is
  8.5, Riverside Countys is 9.5, with median
  home prices down over 35

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Orange County Has Been Here Before

• In 1990, Orange Countys unemployment rate stood
  at 3.5, rising to 5.3 in 1991, 6.7 in 1992,
  and peaking at 6.9 in 1993
• From then on, the Orange County economic engine
  began to create jobs, jobs, jobs
• Beginning in the latter half of 1993, by 1999
  Orange County created over 230,000 jobs taking
  the unemployment rate down to 2.7

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Are Demographics Destiny? Projected Age in OC
2000-2050
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Are Demographics Destiny? Projected Ethnicity in
OC 2000-2050
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2008 Workforce Clusters

• Business and Professional Services
• Management and Administration (sub-cluster)
• Construction
• Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
• Healthcare
• Information Technology
• Logistics and Transportation
• Transportation (sub-cluster)

• Manufacturing
• Advanced Manufacturing (sub-cluster)
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Hospitality (sub-cluster)
• Emerging Clusters
• Biotechnology and Nanotechnology
• Energy, Environment and Green Technologies

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Orange County Cluster Employment -- 2007
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Orange County Cluster Average Annual Salaries --
2007
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Top 10 OC Growth Occupations Absolute Job
Growth Next 10 Years
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Top 10 OC Growth Occupations Job Growth Next
10 Years
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Projected OC Employment -- Minimum Training
Required






Minimum Training Required Percent of County Employment, 2004 Estimated Number of Jobs, 2007 Estimated Percent Increase, 2004-2014 Estimated Number of Jobs, 2014
High School Diploma or Less 70.4 963,887 16.0 1,109,882
Post-Secondary Education 7.5 102,522 21.9 121,084
Bachelors or Higher 22.1 302,459 23.2 373,612
Training Level Not Classified 0.0 268 9.7 320
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of Population (25 or older) without a High
School Diploma
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of Population (25 or older) with a Bachelors
Degree or Higher
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High School Four Year Drop-Out Rate 2007
Orange County
Statewide
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OC High School Exit ExamTrend 2001-2007
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2007 UC / CSU Eligible Graduates, OC Compared to
State
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SAT Scores 2007 OC Compared to Peers
Orange County
United States
California
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SAT Scores By OC School District, 2007
County State USA
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OC English Language Learners 1996-2007
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English Learners OC Compared to Neighboring
Counties
Orange County
California
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English Learners By OC School District 2007
County
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2008 STEM 11th and 12th Grade AP Enrollment OC
Compared to Peers
Orange
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2007 OC Enrollment in Upper Level Science and
Math Courses by Gender
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Passing (3 or Greater) AP Test Scores OC
School Districts 2007
Statewide
Orange County
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Is School or District Preparing Students for
Future Jobs? (School Leaders)
Response National OC
Yes 57 69
No 14 10
Not Sure 17 13
No Opinion 2 3
I have not thought about this before 1 0
Source Project Tomorrow NetDay Survey
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Is School Preparing You for a Good Job in the
Future? (Students)
Response G6-8 National G9-12 National G6-8 OC G9-12 OC
Yes 50 49 54 50
Source Project Tomorrow NetDay Survey
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Thank You!