DEMAND FOR CARPENTERS

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	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Humboldt	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Inyo & Mono	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Kings	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Madera	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Marin	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mother Lode	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Nortec	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Diego	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Joaquin	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Barbara	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Shasta	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Solano	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sonoma	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Stanislaus	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Tulare	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Ventura	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