DEMAND FOR GUARDS & WATCH GUARDS

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	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Humboldt	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Imperial	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Los Angeles	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Monterey	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mother Lode	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Orange	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Bernardino	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Francisco	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Mateo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Cruz	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sonoma	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Stanislaus	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Tulare	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Ventura	1997	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