DEMAND FOR HAND PACKERS & PACKAGERS

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	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kern	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Madera	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Orange	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1996	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Benito	1997	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced	XXX
San Luis Obispo	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Mateo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Santa Clara	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Solano	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Stanislaus	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Tulare	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