DEMAND FOR REGISTERED NURSES

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

Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Golden Sierra	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Imperial	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Kings	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Madera	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Marin	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mendocino	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Napa	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Nortec	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Orange	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	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
Santa Clara	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Cruz	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	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