DEMAND FOR HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS

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	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Humboldt	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kings	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Madera	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Marin	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mendocino	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Monterey	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Napa	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Bernardino	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Joaquin	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Luis Obispo	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Barbara	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Clara	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Cruz	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Solano	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sonoma	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Stanislaus	1995	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