DEMAND FOR FOOD PREPARATION 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

Butte	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Contra Costa	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1996	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Golden Sierra	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Humboldt	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Imperial	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mendocino	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Monterey	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mother Lode	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Nortec	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Orange	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Benito	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Bernardino	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Diego	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Francisco	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Joaquin	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Luis Obispo	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Mateo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Clara	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Cruz	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Shasta	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sonoma	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Stanislaus	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