Sacramento Forecast Project | Placer County Economic Forecast | Sacramento Forecast Project |
revised January, 2013 | ||
Unemployment | Taxable Sales | Building Permits | Data Tables | Resources | SFP Page |
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:
Data Providers: |
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 |