The following information focuses on the
number and characteristics of jobs and businesses
located in Santa Monica, and in the larger
geographic context surrounding the City.
The most detailed and widely cited source of
information on employment by place of work and
employee wages is the State of California Employment
Development Department’s (EDD) Labor Market
Information Division. The data are based on employee
information supplied with business payments for
unemployment insurance. These data are reported in a
consistent format each month and form the basis for
employment and unemployment statistics and
employment trends by industry sector and geography.
But these data also have certain limitations which
should be considered in reviewing the analyses on
which they are based. First, the data track only
“wage and salary” employees who are covered by
unemployment insurance. Self-employed workers and
others who may not be covered by unemployment
insurance are not included in EDD’s data. Research
indicates that most forecasters for the southern
California region assume that about 8-10 percent of
total employment is not addressed by EDD’s data.
Growth in Job Market
The State of California
Employment Development Department’s (EDD) system of
categorizing employment by industry sector changed
in 2001 to the new North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS), from the former
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system that
was used through 2000. While employment totals
across time are comparable, data at the industry
level are not, due to reclassification of individual
industries, particularly the newer information and
high-technology industries, and the division of the
broadly-defined SIC “services” industry into new
categories of professional and business services,
educational and health services, leisure and
hospitality, and all other services.
Santa Monica has a large array
of industry types that provide jobs throughout the
City. Table 2.1 depicts the number of business
establishments by industry type, along with the
average employment per industry as the 4th
Quarter 2005. The top three industries providing
the largest number of jobs were Accommodation & Food
Services; Professional, Scientific, & Technical
Services; and Retail Trade.
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Table 2.1: Establishments Per
Industry Type & Average Employment
4th Quarter 2005 |
|
|
# of Establishments |
Average Employment |
|
Accommodation & Food Services |
384 |
11,181 |
|
Professional, Scientific, & Technical
Services |
1,103 |
10,849 |
|
Retail Trade
|
654 |
10,236 |
|
Health Care & Social Assistance |
804 |
7,446 |
|
Information
|
630 |
6,643 |
|
Local Govt
|
48 |
6,058 |
|
Other Services
|
349 |
3,527 |
|
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
385 |
3,200 |
|
Finance & Insurance
|
262 |
2,883 |
|
Admin & Support & Waste Mgmt &
Remediation |
215 |
2,685 |
|
Educational Services
|
83 |
2,400 |
|
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation |
568 |
2,188 |
|
Wholesale Trade
|
209 |
2,187 |
|
Construction
|
220 |
2,099 |
|
Manufacturing
|
120 |
1,654 |
|
Management Of Companies And Enterprises |
20 |
689 |
|
Transportation & Warehousing
|
29 |
284 |
|
Utilities
|
7 |
254 |
|
Federal Govt
|
2 |
68 |
|
State Govt
|
2 |
30 |
|
Non-Classified
|
13 |
13 |
|
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
3 |
*** |
|
Mining
|
1 |
*** |
|
|
6,111 |
76,579 |
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Source: State of California EDD
Labor Market Information, 2006
Based on reported data only
***Data suppressed by EDD for
confidentiality |
Information released by the
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
indicates that as of June 2006, the unemployment
rate for residents in the City of Santa Monica was
4.2%. This rate of unemployment in the City is
down slightly from the 4.8% annual average in 2005,
and down considerably from the 7.4% unemployment
rate as of the 2000 Census. Unemployment rates
assume that Santa Monica has the same proportionate
share of the County's employee market today as it
had in 2000, so this figure is at best an estimate.
A more comprehensive overview of the unemployment
information can be found at
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/htmlfile/sublist.htm.
The “labor force” includes City residents age 16
years or older who are employed or unemployed, but
looking for work. They include workers whose place
of employment may be in Santa Monica or outside the
City. Overall, about one-third (32.2%) of the City’s
civilian labor force works at jobs located in Santa
Monica and the balance work at another location
outside the City.
There has been a significant
increase in the number of Santa Monica residents
employed in managerial and professional occupations.
As of the 2000 Census, 60% the Santa Monica
residents were employed in management, professional
& related occupations. Figure 2.1 shows the
increase from 1980 through 2000 in management,
professional & related occupations and the decrease
that has occurred in service-related occupations as
well as sales and office occupations held by Santa
Monica residents.
Source: 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Census
As of the 2000 U.S. Census,
47,059 Santa Monica residents were employed in the
City of Santa Monica. Table 2.2 illustrates
the number of Santa Monica residents, employed by
industry sector, within the City. The top
four industries provide 62.0% of the 47,059 Santa
Monica residents’ jobs. By sector, the largest
share of Santa Monica’s civilian labor force work in
the educational, health and social service sector
(18.8%), followed closely by professional,
scientific and management sectors (18.6%), the
information sector (14.6%), and the arts,
entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food
service sector (10.0%).
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Table 2.2: Santa Monica Industries
Employing Santa Monica Residents, 2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
|
Educational, Health & Social Services |
8,855 |
18.8% |
|
Professional, Scientific & Management |
8,743 |
18.6% |
|
Information |
6,860 |
14.6% |
|
Arts, Entertainment, Rec, Accom & Food
Svc |
4,729 |
10.0% |
|
Retail Trade |
4,037 |
8.6% |
|
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate |
3,997 |
8.5% |
|
Other Services |
2,548 |
5.4% |
|
Manufacturing |
2,516 |
5.3% |
|
Construction |
1,494 |
3.2% |
|
Wholesale Trade |
1,232 |
2.6% |
|
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities |
1,027 |
2.2% |
|
Public Administration |
1,002 |
2.1% |
|
Ag., Forestry, Fishing, Hunting & Mining |
19
|
0.0% |
|
Total Employed Civilian Labor Force |
47,059 |
100.0% |
|
Source: 2000 US Census (SF-3) |
|
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City of Santa Monica, Opportunities and
Challenges July 2005 |
As of the 2000 Census, about
one-third, 32.2%, of the City’s estimated labor
force were employed in Santa Monica and the balance
worked at locations outside the City. Figure 2.2
illustrates that the Santa Monica residents who
commute outside Santa Monica to work has increased
only slightly from the 1980.
Source: 1980,
1990, 2000 U.S. Census
Review of Census Transportation
Planning Package data from the 2000 U.S .Census
indicates that the locale where most out-commuting
City residents work is the City of Los Angeles
(19,618 workers or 42.7%), as shown in Table 2.3.
The next highest locations for out-commuting City
workers are Beverly Hills, Culver City, Burbank, El
Segundo, West Hollywood, Long Beach, Torrance and
Pasadena. Altogether, these cities account for about
86% of the out-commuters.
Among workers who commute to
jobs in Santa Monica, the most frequent place of
residential origin is Los Angeles (44,739 or 50.4%),
followed by Culver City, Inglewood, Long Beach, West
Hollywood, Glendale, Torrance, and Manhattan Beach
and Hawthorne. Altogether, these cities account for
about 76% of the commuters into Santa Monica.
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Table 2.3 Where
Santa Monica's Labor Force Works and
Where In-Commuting Workers Reside, 2000 |
|
Where Santa Monica Labor Force Works |
|
Where City Workers Reside |
|
City |
# of Workers |
% of Workers |
|
City |
# of Workers |
% of Workers |
|
Los Angeles |
19,618 |
42.7% |
|
Los Angeles |
44,739 |
50.4% |
|
Santa Monica |
14,790 |
32.2% |
|
Santa Monica |
14,790 |
16.7% |
|
Beverly Hills |
1,200 |
2.6% |
|
Culver City |
1,615 |
1.8% |
|
Culver City |
1,005 |
2.2% |
|
Inglewood |
1,495 |
1.7% |
|
Burbank |
800 |
1.7% |
|
Long Beach |
1,060 |
1.2% |
|
El Segundo |
634 |
1.4% |
|
West Hollywood |
985 |
1.1% |
|
West Hollywood |
505 |
1.1% |
|
Glendale |
780 |
0.9% |
|
Long Beach |
410 |
0.9% |
|
Torrance |
770 |
0.9% |
|
Torrance |
390 |
0.8% |
|
Manhattan Beach |
695 |
0.8% |
|
Pasadena |
360 |
0.8% |
|
Hawthorne |
690 |
0.8% |
|
All Others |
6,257 |
13.6% |
|
All Others |
21,081 |
23.8% |
|
Total |
45,969 |
100.0% |
|
|
88,700 |
100.0% |
|
Source: 2000 US Census, Census
Transportation Planning Package; HR&A,
Inc.
City of Santa Monica, Opportunities and
Challenges 2005 |
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Figure 2.3 illustrates that the residents of Santa
Monica make just over three-quarters of their
commute trips by single-occupant vehicle. Far fewer
City residents use carpools and transit for commute
trips (10% combined). The number of those who car
pool has decreased by nearly half from 12.1% in 1980
to 6.1% in 2000 and those who use public
transportation has decreased by more than half from
10.2% to 4.1%.
Since the 1980 Census, the number of residents
working at home has more than doubled in size and
now equals 8% of Santa Monica’s employed residents.
Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 U.S. Census
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