DEMAND FOR GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS

Degree of Difficulty Employers Report
Finding Inexperienced and Experienced Workers in this Field*


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Experience Level	Not Difficult	A Little Difficult	Somewhat Difficult	Very Difficult

Alameda	1995	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Butte	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Golden Sierra	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Humboldt	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Imperial	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Inyo & Mono	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Kern	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kings	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Madera	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mendocino	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Monterey	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mother Lode	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Nortec	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Benito	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Bernardino	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Diego	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Francisco	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Luis Obispo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced	XXX
San Mateo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Barbara	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Solano	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sonoma	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Stanislaus	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Tulare	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Ventura	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX

*The greater the difficulty employers report finding workers, the easier it is to find a job.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department