Wednesday, February 09, 2005

"Where do people work?"

That's a question that I sometimes get from out of town buyers. Here is some data from the UCSB Economic Forecast that you might find interesting:

SLO County Population (1/05) - 258,204

San Luis County Employment (102,200 total jobs):

Agriculture - 3,500
Mining and Contruction - 6,900
Durable Manufacturing - 4,200
Non-Durable Manufacturing - 2,800
Trans. Warehousing and Utilities - 2,700
Wholesale Trade - 2,400
Retail Trade - 13,500
Finance Activities - 4,800
Information - 1,300
Government - 22,000
Other Services - 37,100