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Fact Sheet: Community Profile

Employment and Employers

INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT

Industry Category


Employment in San Jose MSA* 
(thousands)


Percent




Total, All Industries
Total Farm
Total Nonfarm

886.1
5.0
881.1

100.0%
0.6%
99.4%




        Goods Producing
              Mining
              Construction
              Manufacturing
                    Durable Goods                           
                           Computer and Peripheral Equipment
                           Semiconductor and Elec. Component
                           Electronic Instrument
                           Other
                    Nondurable Goods

198.8
0.3
38.2
160.3
148.3
36.3
42.9
18.0
51.1
12.0

22.4%
0.0%
4.3%
18.1%
16.7%
4.1%
4.8%
2.0%
5.8%
1.4%




        Service Providing
              Trade, Transportation and Utilities
                    Wholesale Trade
                    Retail Trade
                    Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
              Information
              Financial Activities
              Professional and Business Services
              Education and Health Services
              Leisure and Hospitality
              Other
              Government
                    Federal Government
                    State and Local Government

682.3
130.4
38.5
79.1
12.8
39.8
33.0
170.4
108.5
77.2
25.1
97.9
10.9
87.0

77.0%
14.7%
4.3%
8.9%
1.4%
4.5%
3.7%
19.2%
12.2%
8.7%
2.8%
11.0%
1.2%
9.8%


*San Jose Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is equivalent to Santa Clara and San Benito Counties.
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding

Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division; March 2009

 
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Unemployment Graph
Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division; March 2009


MAJOR PRIVATE / PUBLIC EMPLOYERS

No.

Company/Organization

San Jose Employees

1

County of Santa Clara

15,360

2

Cisco Systems

11,600

3

IBM

7,460

4

City of San Jose

6,990

5

San Jose State University

3,100

6

eBay

 

 

3,000

7

Hitachi

 

 

2,900

8

San Jose Unified School District

2,690

9

Xilinx

 

 

2,340

10

Sanmina-SCI

2,170

11

Kaiser Permanente

2,120

12

Adobe Systems

2,000

13

Good Samaritan Hospital

1,850

14

KLA-Tencor

1,770

15

Cadence Design Systems

1,560


Source: Office of Economic Development, City of San Jose; 2009

MAJOR HIGH TECH EMPLOYERS

No.

Company

Product

San Jose Employees

1

Cisco Systems

Computer Equipment

11,600

2

IBM

Computer Equipment

7,460

3

eBay

 

Online Auction

3,000

4

Hitachi

 

Storage

2,900

5

Xilinx

 

Semiconductor Equipment

2,340

6

Sanmina-SCI

 

Electronics Manufacture

2,170

7

Adobe Systems

 

Software

2,000

8

KLA-Tencor

Semiconductor Equipment

1,770

9

Cadence Design Systems

Software

1,560

10

Brocade Communications

Computer Equipment

1,450

11

Novellus Systems

Semiconductor Equipment

1,380

12

Altera

 

Semiconductors

1,120

13

Micrel Semiconductor

 

Semiconductors

820

14

BD Bioscience

 

Biotechnology

770

15

Lockheed Martin

 

Aerospace/Communication

740


Source: Office of Economic Development, City of San Jose; 2009
 

 

 

Last Modified Date: 5/12/2009

 
 

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