DEMAND FOR RECEPTIONISTS & INFORMATION 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

Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Golden Sierra	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Humboldt	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Inyo & Mono	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kern	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kings	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mendocino	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Napa	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Nortec	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Orange	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Bernardino	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Diego	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Francisco	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Luis Obispo	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Mateo	1995	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Barbara	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Shasta	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Solano	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sonoma	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Stanislaus	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Tulare	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