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State of California October 16, 2015 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Labor Market Information Division Contact: Jorge Villalobos 745 Franklin Street, Basement (415) 749-2002 San Francisco, CA 94102 SAN FRANCISCO-REDWOOD CITY-SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO METROPOLITAN DIVISION

(SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES) Gains in professional and business services led the year-over job figures

The unemployment rate in the San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco MD was 3.1 percent in September 2015, down from a revised 3.4 percent in August 2015, and below the year-ago estimate of 4.1 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.5 percent for California and 4.9 percent for the nation during the same period. The unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in San Francisco County, and 3.0 percent in San Mateo County.

Between August 2015 and September 2015, the total number of jobs in the San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco MD, which includes the counties of San Francisco and San Mateo, rose by 1,900 jobs to total 1,069,600.

• Private educational and health services rose by 2,500 jobs, performing better than its prior 10-year average gain of 1,800 jobs between August and September.

• Government added a net 2,400 jobs, better than its typical increase of 2,100 jobs at this time of year. Local public schools (up 2,400 jobs) accounted for the bulk of the expansion.

• Other services grew by 900 jobs, also outperforming its typical gain of 300 jobs at this time of year.

• Meanwhile, leisure and hospitality fell by 3,000 jobs. This followed an unusually large July-to-August gain.

Between September 2014 and September 2015, the total number of jobs in the counties of San Francisco and San Mateo increased by 47,900 jobs, or 4.7 percent.

• Professional and business services led the year-over figures with an addition of 24,300 jobs. Computer systems design and related services (up 12,500 jobs) accounted for more than half of the gain.

• Trade, transportation, and utilities surged by 4,700 jobs. Retail trade (up 3,300 jobs) accounted for most of the gain.

• Leisure and hospitality expanded 3,900 jobs, while information added 3,400 jobs.

• Government rose by 3,100 jobs, while private educational and health services scored a 2,500-job gain.

• Construction, as well as other services, increased by 2,300 jobs each.

State of CaliforniaEMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTLabor Market Information Division Jorge Villalobos745 Franklin Street, Basement 415/749-2002San Francisco, CA 94102

Aug-2015 Sep-2015 Sep-2015Revised Prelim Prelim

Total, All Industries 1,067,700 1,069,600 1,900 1,021,700 1,069,600 47,900Total Farm 2,000 2,000 0 2,000 2,000 0Total Nonfarm 1,065,700 1,067,600 1,900 1,019,700 1,067,600 47,900Mining and Logging 100 100 0 100 100 0Construction 39,400 39,000 (400) 36,700 39,000 2,300Manufacturing 36,900 36,900 0 36,300 36,900 600Trade, Transportation & Utilities 150,500 151,000 500 146,300 151,000 4,700Information 58,600 58,500 (100) 55,100 58,500 3,400Financial Activities 73,500 73,200 (300) 72,400 73,200 800Professional & Business Services 272,700 272,100 (600) 247,800 272,100 24,300Educational & Health Services 130,800 133,300 2,500 130,800 133,300 2,500Leisure & Hospitality 140,200 137,200 (3,000) 133,300 137,200 3,900Other Services 41,800 42,700 900 40,400 42,700 2,300Government 121,200 123,600 2,400 120,500 123,600 3,100

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

October 16, 2015

IMMEDIATE RELEASESAN FRANCISCO-REDWOOD CITY-SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO METROPOLITAN DIVISION (MD)

(San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)

The unemployment rate in the San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco MD was 3.1 percent in September 2015, down from a revised 3.4 percent in August 2015, and below the year-ago estimate of 4.1 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.5 percent for California and 4.9 percent for the nation during the same period. The unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in San Francisco County, and 3.0 percent in San Mateo County.

Industry Change Sep-2014 Change

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October 16, 2015

Employment Development Department San Francisco Redwood City South San Francisco MDLabor Market Information Division (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force

March 2014 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally AdjustedSep 14 Jul 15 Aug 15 Sep 15 Percent Change

Revised Prelim Month YearCivilian Labor Force (1) 971,000 999,300 1,006,000 1,000,800 -0.5% 3.1% Civilian Employment 931,700 962,700 971,400 969,800 -0.2% 4.1% Civilian Unemployment 39,400 36,700 34,600 30,900 -10.7% -21.6%Civilian Unemployment Rate 4.1% 3.7% 3.4% 3.1%(CA Unemployment Rate) 7.0% 6.5% 6.1% 5.5%(U.S. Unemployment Rate) 5.7% 5.6% 5.2% 4.9%

Total, All Industries (2) 1,021,700 1,055,200 1,067,700 1,069,600 0.2% 4.7% Total Farm 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 0.0% 0.0% Total Nonfarm 1,019,700 1,053,200 1,065,700 1,067,600 0.2% 4.7% Total Private 899,200 934,700 944,500 944,000 -0.1% 5.0% Goods Producing 73,100 74,900 76,400 76,000 -0.5% 4.0% Mining and Logging 100 100 100 100 0.0% 0.0% Construction 36,700 38,000 39,400 39,000 -1.0% 6.3% Building, Development & General & Heavy Cons 16,100 16,000 16,600 16,400 -1.2% 1.9% Specialty Trade Contractors 20,600 22,000 22,800 22,600 -0.9% 9.7% Manufacturing 36,300 36,800 36,900 36,900 0.0% 1.7% Durable Goods 16,300 16,700 16,600 16,600 0.0% 1.8% Nondurable Goods 20,000 20,100 20,300 20,300 0.0% 1.5% Service Providing 946,600 978,300 989,300 991,600 0.2% 4.8% Private Service Providing 826,100 859,800 868,100 868,000 0.0% 5.1% Trade, Transportation & Utilities 146,300 149,900 150,500 151,000 0.3% 3.2% Wholesale Trade 26,000 26,200 26,200 26,400 0.8% 1.5% Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 11,800 12,200 12,200 12,200 0.0% 3.4% Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 10,600 10,500 10,500 10,600 1.0% 0.0% Retail Trade 80,400 82,800 83,200 83,700 0.6% 4.1% Food & Beverage Stores 18,300 18,300 18,400 18,500 0.5% 1.1% Health & Personal Care Stores 6,100 6,100 6,100 6,200 1.6% 1.6% Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores 10,500 10,700 10,600 10,400 -1.9% -1.0% General Merchandise Stores 11,800 12,000 12,000 11,900 -0.8% 0.8% Miscellaneous Store Retailers 5,700 5,800 5,800 5,800 0.0% 1.8% Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 39,900 40,900 41,100 40,900 -0.5% 2.5% Utilities 5,600 5,700 5,700 5,700 0.0% 1.8% Transportation & Warehousing 34,300 35,200 35,400 35,200 -0.6% 2.6% Air Transportation 15,100 15,400 15,400 15,400 0.0% 2.0% Couriers & Messengers 4,100 4,400 4,400 4,500 2.3% 9.8% Information 55,100 58,100 58,600 58,500 -0.2% 6.2% Publishing Industries (except Internet) 19,000 19,300 18,900 18,700 -1.1% -1.6% Telecommunications 6,300 6,200 6,200 6,100 -1.6% -3.2% Financial Activities 72,400 73,700 73,500 73,200 -0.4% 1.1% Finance & Insurance 52,600 52,700 52,500 52,400 -0.2% -0.4% Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 18,300 18,400 18,200 18,000 -1.1% -1.6% Depository Credit Intermediation 10,800 10,700 10,600 10,500 -0.9% -2.8% Nondepository Credit Intermediation 4,500 4,700 4,700 4,700 0.0% 4.4% Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments 21,300 21,200 21,300 21,400 0.5% 0.5% Insurance Carriers & Related 11,900 12,100 12,100 12,100 0.0% 1.7% Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 19,800 21,000 21,000 20,800 -1.0% 5.1% Real Estate 14,800 15,000 15,000 14,900 -0.7% 0.7% Professional & Business Services 247,800 270,100 272,700 272,100 -0.2% 9.8% Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 158,100 180,200 182,300 182,000 -0.2% 15.1% Legal Services 16,500 17,300 17,200 17,100 -0.6% 3.6% Accounting, Tax Preparation & Bookkeeping Se 10,200 11,200 11,200 10,900 -2.7% 6.9% Architectural, Engineering & Related Services 13,100 14,000 14,100 14,000 -0.7% 6.9% Computer Systems Design & Related Services 58,400 68,700 70,200 70,900 1.0% 21.4% Management of Companies & Enterprises 26,800 26,600 27,000 26,700 -1.1% -0.4% Administrative & Support & Waste Services 62,900 63,300 63,400 63,400 0.0% 0.8% Administrative & Support Services 60,700 61,100 61,200 61,100 -0.2% 0.7%

October 16, 2015

Employment Development Department San Francisco Redwood City South San Francisco MDLabor Market Information Division (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force

March 2014 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally AdjustedSep 14 Jul 15 Aug 15 Sep 15 Percent Change

Revised Prelim Month Year Employment Services 19,000 19,200 19,500 19,300 -1.0% 1.6% Investigation & Security Services 8,700 9,100 8,900 9,000 1.1% 3.4% Services to Buildings & Dwellings 19,100 19,800 19,900 19,900 0.0% 4.2% Educational & Health Services 130,800 130,300 130,800 133,300 1.9% 1.9% Educational Services 27,500 26,300 26,000 27,600 6.2% 0.4% Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools 10,400 9,100 8,900 9,700 9.0% -6.7% Health Care & Social Assistance 103,300 104,000 104,800 105,700 0.9% 2.3% Ambulatory Health Care Services 31,500 32,400 32,200 32,500 0.9% 3.2% Hospitals 15,200 15,200 15,400 15,400 0.0% 1.3% Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 10,300 10,500 10,500 10,600 1.0% 2.9% Social Assistance 46,300 45,900 46,700 47,200 1.1% 1.9% Leisure & Hospitality 133,300 135,900 140,200 137,200 -2.1% 2.9% Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 19,500 19,000 19,400 19,200 -1.0% -1.5% Performing Arts, Spectator Sports 6,500 6,000 6,200 6,200 0.0% -4.6% Accommodation & Food Services 113,800 116,900 120,800 118,000 -2.3% 3.7% Accommodation 23,000 23,400 23,300 22,800 -2.1% -0.9% Food Services & Drinking Places 90,800 93,500 97,500 95,200 -2.4% 4.8% Special Food Services 9,500 11,200 12,600 12,700 0.8% 33.7% Restaurants 77,200 77,900 79,600 78,500 -1.4% 1.7% Full-Service Restaurants 49,400 50,800 51,800 50,800 -1.9% 2.8% Limited-Service Eating Places 27,800 27,100 27,800 27,700 -0.4% -0.4% Other Services 40,400 41,800 41,800 42,700 2.2% 5.7% Personal & Laundry Services 15,500 16,200 16,200 16,500 1.9% 6.5% Religious, Grants, Civic, Professional & Like Org 18,900 19,900 19,700 19,600 -0.5% 3.7% Government 120,500 118,500 121,200 123,600 2.0% 2.6% Federal Government 17,600 17,700 17,600 17,600 0.0% 0.0% Federal Government excluding Department of D 17,300 17,400 17,300 17,300 0.0% 0.0% Department of Defense 300 300 300 300 0.0% 0.0% State & Local Government 102,900 100,800 103,600 106,000 2.3% 3.0% State Government 32,800 33,300 33,300 33,800 1.5% 3.0% State Government Education 19,900 19,900 19,900 20,400 2.5% 2.5% State Government Excluding Education 12,900 13,400 13,400 13,400 0.0% 3.9% Local Government 70,100 67,500 70,300 72,200 2.7% 3.0% Local Government Education 24,500 20,000 22,500 24,900 10.7% 1.6% Local Government Excluding Education 45,600 47,500 47,800 47,300 -1.0% 3.7% County 6,600 7,000 7,100 6,900 -2.8% 4.5% City 36,600 38,100 38,300 37,900 -1.0% 3.6% Special Districts plus Indian Tribes 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,500 4.2% 4.2%

Jorge Villalobos 415/749-2002 or Ruth Kavanagh 415/749-7549

These data, as well as other labor market data, are available via the Internetat http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. If you need assistance, please call (916) 262-2162.

Notes:

(1) Civilian labor force data are by place of residence; include self-employedindividuals, 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 CaliforniaEmployment Development Department (EDD). Questions should be directed to:

October 16, 2015

Employment Development Department San Francisco Redwood City South San Francisco MDLabor Market Information Division (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force

March 2014 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally AdjustedSep 14 Jul 15 Aug 15 Sep 15 Percent Change

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