Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellors Community Advisors

Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor’s Community Advisors

2008 - 2009 Workforce Report • Demographic projections about Orange County’s current and future workforce • Information on Orange County’s students, with a particular emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) • Employment trends in Orange County’s major industry clusters, newly defined this year and including emerging clusters such as biotechnology and nanotechnology • Projections of occupations showing fastest growth • Housing and rental costs from a workforce perspective 2

Recent Economic Challenges • Orange County’s unemployment rate currently stands at 5. 7% in July 2008, up from 4. 2% a year ago and 3. 4% in 2006 • The financial and construction sectors accounted for nearly 2/3 rds of job losses in the last year • Median home prices are down 28. 5% in the last 12 months 3

How Our Neighbors Have Fared • San Diego County’s current unemployment rate is 6. 4%. Orange County has nearly 200, 000 more jobs • Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate is 7. 8% versus 4. 9% a year ago • San Bernardino County’s unemployment rate is 8. 5%, Riverside County’s is 9. 5%, with median home prices down over 35% 4

Orange County Has Been Here Before • In 1990, Orange County’s unemployment rate stood at 3. 5%, rising to 5. 3% in 1991, 6. 7% in 1992, and peaking at 6. 9% in 1993 • From then on, the Orange County economic engine began to create jobs, jobs • Beginning in the latter half of 1993, by 1999 Orange County created over 230, 000 jobs taking the unemployment 5 rate down to 2. 7%

Are Demographics Destiny? Projected Age in OC 2000 -2050 6

Are Demographics Destiny? Projected Ethnicity in OC 2000 -2050 7

2008 Workforce Clusters • Business and Professional Services – Management and Administration (subcluster) • Construction • Finance, Insurance, Real Estate • Healthcare • Information Technology • Logistics and Transportation – Transportation (subcluster) • Manufacturing – Advanced Manufacturing (sub-cluster) • Hospitality and Tourism – Hospitality (sub-cluster) Emerging Clusters • Biotechnology and Nanotechnology • Energy, Environment and Green Technologies 8

Orange County Cluster Employment -- 2007

Orange County Cluster Average Annual Salaries -- 2007

Top 10 OC Growth Occupations – Absolute Job Growth Next 10 Years 11

Top 10 OC Growth Occupations – % Job Growth Next 10 Years 12

Projected OC Employment -Minimum Training Required Percent of County Employment, 2004 Estimated Number of Jobs, 2007 Estimated Percent Increase, 2004 -2014 Estimated Number of Jobs, 2014 High School Diploma or 70. 4% Less 963, 887 16. 0% 1, 109, 882 Post-Secondary Education 7. 5% 102, 522 21. 9% 121, 084 Bachelor’s or Higher 22. 1% 302, 459 23. 2% 373, 612 Training Level Not Classified 0. 0% 268 9. 7% 320 13

% of Population (25 or older) without a High School Diploma 14

% of Population (25 or older) with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 15

High School Four Year Drop-Out Rate 2007 Orange County Statewide 16

OC High School Exit Exam Trend 2001 -2007 17

2007 UC / CSU Eligible Graduates, OC Compared to State 18

SAT Scores 2007: OC Compared to Peers Orange County United States California 19

SAT Scores By OC School District, 2007 County State USA 20

OC English Language Learners 1996 -2007 21

English Learners – OC Compared to Neighboring Counties Orange County California 22

County English Learners By OC School District 2007 23

Orange 2008 STEM 11 th and 12 th Grade AP Enrollment – OC Compared to Peers 24

2007 OC Enrollment in Upper Level Science and Math Courses by Gender 25

26 Statewide Orange County % Passing (3 or Greater) AP Test Scores – OC School Districts 2007

Is School or District Preparing Students for Future Jobs? (School Leaders) Response Yes National OC 57% 69% No 14% 10% Not Sure 17% 13% No Opinion 2% 3% I have not thought about this before 1% 0% Source: Project Tomorrow Net. Day Survey 27

Is School Preparing You for a Good Job in the Future? (Students) Response G 6 -8 G 9 -12 G 6 -8 National OC G 9 -12 OC Yes 50% 49% 54% Source: Project Tomorrow Net. Day Survey 28

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