DEMAND FOR BUTCHERS & MEAT CUTTERS

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

Kings	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mendocino	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Joaquin	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Stanislaus	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