Recent Inland Empire and Central Valley job growth has been mostly in low-wage sectors

Employment growth by sector wage level, 2019-2023 (%) 2015-19  

Source: Current Employment Statistics (CES). NOTES: Based on annual Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) employment data. Inland Empire: Riverside--San Bernardino--Ontario. Central Valley: Visalia--Porterville, Madera, Merced, Modesto, Redding, Yuba City, Hanford--Corcoran, Chico, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento--Roseville--Arden--Arcade, and Stockton--Lodi. San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland--Hayward--Berkeley, San Francisco--Redwood City--South San Francisco, San Jose--Sunnyvale--Santa Clara, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Vallejo--Fairfield, and Napa. Orange-San Diego: Anaheim--Santa Ana--Irvine, San Diego--Carlsbad. Los Angeles: Los Angeles--Long Beach--Glendale. "Other" includes all other MSAs. FROM: PPIC Blog, July 2024. Get the data Embed