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	revised January, 2013
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Number of Persons Employed

The number of persons employed (as measured by the Household Survey) in Yolo County increased 1.4% (1,200 persons) in 2012, compared with the decrease of 0.2% (200 persons)in 2011. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is for an increase of 1.2% (1,100 persons).

Unemployment

The Yolo County annual Unemployment Rate for 2012 was 111.4%, down a full percentage point from the 12.4% rate in 2011. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is an unchanged annual rate of 11.4%.

Taxable Sales

Taxable Sales from all Outlets in Yolo County increased 2.7% ($78.1 million) in 2010, reversing some of the $481.9 million (14.4%) decline in 2009. The forecast for 2011, based on actual data through the 3rd quarter of 2011, is for another increase of 9.7% ($284.9 million), followed by increase of 3.7% in 2012 and by another 3.7% increase in 2013, putting the total taxable sales back up at the 2008 level.

Building Permits

Residential Building Permits in Yolo County have fallen considerably since the peak of 2,198 residential permits in 2004, 88.8% to be exact, to the 2010 low of 247 residential permits issued. The results for 2012 were a 9.9% (28 permit) increase to 311 permits issued. The forecast for 2013, based on actual data through December, 2012, is for a decline of 5.5% (17 permits).

Data Tables

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

Resources

Yolo County has several useful and informative locations on the Internet: The County County of Yolo City of Davis City of Davis Davis Community Network University of California, Davis The Davis Enterprise City of West Sacramento A collection of photo's of the cities, towns and country side in Yolo County - Volumne 1 and Volume 2. The State of California maintains: County Snapshot of Yolo County 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

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