{"id":305,"date":"2008-11-11T12:50:29","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T19:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/cqtwo\/?p=305"},"modified":"2009-11-11T23:05:49","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T06:05:49","slug":"ie-more-on-job-losses-in-the-inland-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/cqtwo\/2008\/11\/11\/ie-more-on-job-losses-in-the-inland-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"IE*: More on job losses in the Inland Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a report<\/a> [pdf] from the California Employee Development Department<\/a>, the Inland Empire since 1984 has created an average of 32,208 new jobs per year.\u00a0 The highest year of job creation, 2005, saw 62,663 new jobs in the region.<\/p>\n

But, as I’ve noted<\/a>, the current jobs situation in IE is dire, with unemployment at 9.1% and forecast to rise above 12%.\u00a0 Here’s some more color behind those unemployment rates:<\/p>\n

The IE has lost a net total of 19,700 for the year to date, the first time since at least 1984.\u00a0 Disregarding job creation, a total of 31,000 jobs have been lost, nearly all (an estimated 95%, according to John Husing*) tied to construction.<\/p>\n

The collapse has been swift and severe.\u00a0 As I’ve discussed before<\/a>, the IE has low educational attainment rates.\u00a0 Given that fact, blue collar jobs, notably construction, are especially important here.<\/p>\n

Share of Adults, No College Class<\/h3>\n

Southern California Counties, People 25 & Over, 2006**<\/p>\n\n<\/col>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
San Bernardino.<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riverside<\/td>\n<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Los Angele<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange<\/td>\n<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Diego<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

~<\/p>\n

According to Grubb & Ellis, the region still accounts for four fifths of the entire southern California industrial construction market.\u00a0 But there are lots of empty office, warehouse, and light industrial buildings all around — I can think of several city blocks of newly built industrial buildings that are sitting empty in Redlands at the moment.\u00a0 That construction market, in other words, will continue to slow with the attendant effects on employment.<\/p>\n

* Of Economics & Politics, Inc.<\/a> The data here comes from a presentation entitled “Inland Empire 2008\u000b: A Very Difficult Year!<\/a>” [ppt].<\/p>\n

** 2006 American Community Survey via Economics & Politics, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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