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	revised January, 2013
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Number of Persons Employed

The average number of persons employed (as measured by the Household Survey) in Sacramento County increased 1.5% (8,640 persons) in 2012, compared to the decrease of 0.2% (1,130 persons) in 2011. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is for another increase of 0.3% (1,800 persons).

Unemployment

The annual average Unemployment Rate for Sacramento County declined from the 12.1% for 2011 to 10.6% in 2012. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is an almost unchanged 10.7% rate.

Taxable Sales

Taxable Sales, all Outlets, posted an increase of 2.06% in 2010, ending a four year stretch of sales declines. The forecast for 2011, based on actual data through the 3rd quarter of 2011, is for a 6.0% increase, followed by a 2.4% increase in 2012 and another 2.4% increase in 2013.

Building Permits

Residential Building Permits (total units) in Sacramento County increased again to a total of 1,547 permits issued in 2012, a 20.48% increase over the 1,284 permits issued in 2011. The forecast, using actual data through December, 2012, is for a decline of 21.1% to 1,228 permits issued in 2013.

Data Tables

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

Resources

For information about the county and its business environment, try The County of Sacramento Homepage Department of Economic Development Cities The City of Citrus Heights The City of Elk Grove The City of Folsom The City of Sacramento Development Districts The Downtown Sacramento Partnership Other Sites The Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce The Business Journal The Sacramento Bee Elk Grove Citizen The Galt Herald A collection of photo's of the cities, towns and country side in Sacramento County - Volumne 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3. The State of California maintains: Sacramento 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, 2013 Next Revision: July, 2013 URL: http://sacramentoforecastproject.org/sa11/sacmsa/sacramen.htm Arthur N. Jensen, Emeritus Professor of Marketing e-mail to: a.jensen@comcast.net