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Number of Persons Employed

The number of persons employed (as measured by the Household Survey) in Placer County increased 1.5% (2,280 persons) in 2012, after decreasing 0.19% (300 persons) in 2011. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is for a 1.2% (1,860 person) increase.

Unemployment

The annual Unemployment Rate in Placer County was 9.5% in 2012, down from the 10.8% rate in 2011. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is for a lower 8.6%.

Taxable Sales

Taxable Sales, all Outlets for Placer County in 2010, the last full year of reported data, increased 3.8% ($220.0 million) to $6.02 billion, compared to the 2009 decline 12.6% ($840. million) rate. The forecast for 2011, based on actual data through the 3rd quarter of 2011, is for a 8.0% ($480. million) increase, followed by a 5.2% increase in 2012 and another 5.2% increase in 2013.

Building Permits

Residential Building Permits (total units) in Placer County increased 56.4% (472 permits) in 2012, compared to a decline of 27.7% (320 units) in 2011 to 837 permits for the year. The forecast for 2013, using actual data through December, 2012, is expected to decline 15.9% to 1,101 permits issued.

Data Tables

The Sacramento Forecast Project maintains files for these variables and the supporting variables for Placer County, in Excel format, that can be made available on request.

Resources

Placer County has several useful and informative locations on the Internet. For information about the county and its environment, try: The Placer County The City of Auburn The Auburn Chamber of Commerce The Auburn Journal Online The City of Lincoln The City of Rocklin The Rocklin Area Chamber of Commerce The City of Roseville A collection of photo's of the cities, towns and country side in Placer County 1, Placer County 2 and Placer County 3 . The State of California maintains: Placer County Profile from Employment Development Department. County Profiles from the Department of Finance. Data Providers: California Department of Finance California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division California State Board of Equalization

Back to Sacramento Forecast Project Update: January, 2012 Next Revision: July, 2013 URL: http://sacramentoforecastproject.org/sa11/sacmsa/placer.htm Arthur N. Jensen, Emeritus Professor of Marketing e-mail to: jensena@csus.edu