Monterey County Labor Market Snapshot
April 2015
The unemployment rate in the Monterey County was 7.6 percent in April 2015, down from a revised 10.1
percent in March 2015, and below the year-ago estimate of 9.0 percent. This compares with an unadjusted
unemployment rate of 6.1 percent for California and 5.1 percent for the nation during the same period.
Unadjusted Unemployment Rates
Monterey County
California
United States
April 2015
March 2015*
February 2015*
7.6%
6.1%
5.1%
10.1%
6.5%
5.6%
11.5%
6.8%
5.8%
(Source: EDD Monthly Press Release, May 22, 2015. * Includes revised % from State EDD.)
Monthly Unemployment Rate Trends - April 2013 to April 2015
14.0%
% of Unemployment
12.0%
10.0%
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
7.4%
9.3%
7.6%
6.1%
7.5%
5.9%
5.1%
Monterey
California
2.0%
US
0.0%
April 2015 Unemployment Stats

The number of unemployed is 16,900, down 4,400 from 21,300 in March 2015 and down 2,800
compared to April 2014.

Eight cities throughout Monterey County had unemployment rates at or less than 8.0%; and four cities
had unemployment rates between 10.6% – 15.5%.

Sand City’s unemployment rate of 15.5% is the highest in the County, followed by King City at 15.2%,
Greenfield at 11.5%, Soledad at 10.6% and Salinas at 8.0%. Of the unincorporated areas of the
County, San Lucas’ unemployment rate is the highest at 24.2%, followed by Moss Landing at 22.5%,
San Ardo at 18.9%, Pajaro at 18.7%, Boronda at 16.9% and Castroville at 12.7%.
(Source: EDD Monthly Labor Force Data for Cities and Census Designated Places (CDP), May 22, 2015)
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Top 20 Occupations with Highest # of Job Openings
Advertised Online in Monterey County from April 1 to May
22, 2015
Registered Nurses
259
Physical Therapists
173
Retail Salespersons
120
Speech-Language Pathologists
95
Occupational Therapists
81
Customer Service Representatives
65
Managers, All Other
58
Nursing Assistants
52
Sales Managers
50
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
49
General and Operations Managers
47
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
38
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
38
Physical Therapist Assistants
38
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
34
Cashiers
34
Executive Secretaries and Executive …
31
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational …
29
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material …
27
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
21
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(Job Source: Online advertised jobs data)
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Top 20 Employers with the Highest # of Job Openings Advertised
Online in Monterey County on May 22, 2015
Job
Openings
Rank
Employers with Highest Number of Job Openings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
California State University Monterey Bay
State of California
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Pebble Beach Company
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Hewlett-Packard Company
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Mee Memorial Hospital
McDonald's Corporation
Safeway Inc.
Monterey County, California
Commune Hotels and Resorts, LLC.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Salinas Union High School District
Dole Food Company, Inc
Soledad Unified School District
Foothill Nursing Center
RehabCare Group, Inc.
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Target Corporation
Visit www.onestopmonterey.org to register and apply for these job openings!
(Job Source: Online advertised jobs data)
96
90
72
68
61
56
54
51
46
37
36
32
32
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
Occupations from Job Openings Advertised Online with the Highest Paying Mean
(Annual) Wages in Monterey County on May 22, 2015
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Mean Annual
Advertised Wage
Occupation
Healthcare Social Workers
Registered Nurses
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical
Education
Managers, All Other
Accountants
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
License Clerks
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
|
$74,680
$71,911
$69,336
$61,683
$59,344
$58,656
$40,629
$37,014
$33,634
$31,089
|
(Job Source: Online advertised jobs data)
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