State of California March 21, 2014

EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Labor Market Information Division Contact: Emerson Figueroa
320 W. 4th Street, Suite # 820 (213) 620-2826
Los Angeles, CA 90013

LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-GLENDALE METROPOLITAN DIVISION

(LOS ANGELES COUNTY)
Nonfarm employment up by 27,700 jobs over the month; up 86,100 jobs over the year

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Los Angeles County decreased over the month
to 8.7 percent in February 2014 from a revised 8.9 percent in January 2014 and was below the
rate of 10.2 one year ago. Civilian employment increased by 13,000 to 4,516,000 in February
2014, while unemployment decreased by 7,000 to 432,000 over the month. The civilian labor
force increased by 6,000 over the month to 4,948,000 in February 2014. (All of the above
figures are seasonally adjusted.) The unadjusted unemployment rate for the county was
8.9 percent in February 2014.

The California seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.0 percent in February 2014,
8.1 percent in January 2014, and 9.4 percent a year ago in February 2013. The comparable
estimates for the nation were 6.7 percent in February 2014, 6.6 percent in January 2014, and
7.7 percent a year ago.

Between January 2014 and February 2014, total nonfarm employment in Los Angeles County
increased by 27,700 to 4,155,300.

• Educational and health services posted the largest month-over increase, up 10,300 jobs.
The bulk of the employment gains were concentrated in educational services (up 8,600)
with a significant amount added in colleges, universities, and professional schools (up
6,100). Health care and social assistance gained 1,700 jobs over the month.

• Professional and business services also experienced month-over employment increases

totaling 7,500. Professional, scientific, and technical services accounted for 6,500 jobs,
with most of the improvement coming from accounting, tax preparation, and
bookkeeping services (up 4,400). Administrative and support and waste services
(up 1,000) also edged upward over the month, but management of companies and
enterprises remained unchanged.

• Other industries that added jobs over the month were government (up 4,900), leisure
and hospitality (up 3,300), information (up 2,200), financial activities (up 1,900), other
services (up 1,300), manufacturing (up 600), and construction (up 100). Mining and
logging noted no change in employment levels.

• Trade, transportation, and utilities registered payroll cutbacks totaling 4,400. Retail trade
(down 5,600) and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (down 1,100) were
responsible for the entire employment drop over the month, but wholesale trade
(up 2,300) offset the total.

Between February 2013 and February 2014, Los Angeles County nonfarm employment grew
by 86,100 jobs, or 2.1 percent.

• Professional and business services reported the largest increase year-over, adding
27,000 jobs. Administrative and support and waste services (up 13,700) accounted for
51 percent of the employment gains in this industry sector. Professional, scientific, and
technical services (up 11,700) and management of companies and enterprises (up
1,600) also expanded payrolls over the year.
• Educational and health services also recorded a boost in employment over the year,
up 25,900. Health care and social assistance (up 22,000) was responsible for
approximately 85 percent of the payroll gains with a significant amount of the additions in
social assistance (up 12,800). Educational services reported an expansion of 3,900 jobs
over the year.

• Also recording job gains over the year were trade, transportation, and utilities
(up 15,900), leisure and hospitality (up 13,300), construction (up 8,000), information
(5,300), other services (up 2,600), and mining and logging (up 200).

• Manufacturing posted the largest year-over decrease, down 8,800 jobs. Both nondurable
goods (down 5,900) and durable goods (down 2,900) declined over the year.
Government experienced employment cutbacks over the year (down 3,200). Local,
federal, and state government lost 1,700, 1,100, and 400 jobs respectively. Financial
activities contracted by 100 jobs. Finance and insurance reduced its payrolls by
2,900 but were offset by real estate and rental and leasing job gains (up 2,800).

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March 21, 2014
Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2013 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

Feb 13 Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Civilian Labor Force (1) 4,953,000 4,941,500 4,928,900 4,964,200 0.7% 0.2%
Civilian Employment 4,445,500 4,508,700 4,487,200 4,524,800 0.8% 1.8%
Civilian Unemployment 507,500 432,800 441,700 439,300 -0.5% -13.4%
Civilian Unemployment Rate 10.2% 8.8% 9.0% 8.9%
(CA Unemployment Rate) 9.7% 7.9% 8.5% 8.5%
(U.S. Unemployment Rate) 8.1% 6.5% 7.0% 7.0%

Total, All Industries (2) 4,075,300 4,197,100 4,132,700 4,160,900 0.7% 2.1%
Total Farm 6,100 4,700 5,100 5,600 9.8% -8.2%
Total Nonfarm 4,069,200 4,192,400 4,127,600 4,155,300 0.7% 2.1%
Total Private 3,512,800 3,636,500 3,579,300 3,602,100 0.6% 2.5%
Goods Producing 484,000 485,300 482,700 483,400 0.1% -0.1%
Mining and Logging 4,500 4,700 4,700 4,700 0.0% 4.4%
Construction 112,500 120,600 120,400 120,500 0.1% 7.1%
Construction of Buildings 27,500 29,500 29,500 29,200 -1.0% 6.2%
Residential Building Construction 17,000 18,900 18,600 18,400 -1.1% 8.2%
Nonresidential Building Construction 10,500 10,600 10,900 10,800 -0.9% 2.9%
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 13,600 13,800 13,900 14,100 1.4% 3.7%
Specialty Trade Contractors 71,400 77,300 77,000 77,200 0.3% 8.1%
Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors 13,100 14,500 14,900 14,900 0.0% 13.7%
Building Equipment Contractors 32,700 35,200 34,900 34,600 -0.9% 5.8%
Building Finishing Contractors 16,800 18,400 18,000 18,400 2.2% 9.5%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 8,800 9,200 9,200 9,300 1.1% 5.7%
Manufacturing 367,000 360,000 357,600 358,200 0.2% -2.4%
Durable Goods 204,100 201,700 199,900 201,200 0.7% -1.4%
Primary Metal Manufacturing 7,000 6,900 6,900 6,900 0.0% -1.4%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 43,100 43,500 42,500 43,000 1.2% -0.2%
Machinery Manufacturing 16,500 17,000 16,900 17,000 0.6% 3.0%
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing 39,800 38,600 38,500 37,900 -1.6% -4.8%
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing 24,700 23,800 23,800 23,300 -2.1% -5.7%
Electrical Equipment & Appliance Manufacturin 9,300 9,400 9,500 9,500 0.0% 2.2%
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 48,100 46,600 46,500 46,500 0.0% -3.3%
Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing 40,500 39,100 39,100 39,000 -0.3% -3.7%
Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing 13,500 13,700 13,700 13,800 0.7% 2.2%
Household & Institutional Furniture Mfg 9,000 9,000 8,900 9,000 1.1% 0.0%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Manufacturing 18,600 18,900 18,800 18,800 0.0% 1.1%
Nondurable Goods 162,900 158,300 157,700 157,000 -0.4% -3.6%
Food Manufacturing 38,400 38,400 37,900 37,700 -0.5% -1.8%
Dairy Product Manufacturing 4,900 5,000 5,000 4,900 -2.0% 0.0%
Animal Slaughtering & Processing 4,700 4,600 4,600 4,600 0.0% -2.1%
Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing 15,400 15,700 15,500 15,400 -0.6% 0.0%
Beverage & Tobacco Product Mfg 5,300 5,100 5,100 5,200 2.0% -1.9%
Textile Mills 6,800 6,900 6,800 6,800 0.0% 0.0%
Apparel Manufacturing 46,000 44,400 44,600 44,700 0.2% -2.8%
Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing 44,300 42,700 42,900 43,000 0.2% -2.9%
Paper Manufacturing 6,800 6,800 6,700 6,700 0.0% -1.5%
Printing & Related Support Activities 14,600 14,200 14,000 13,900 -0.7% -4.8%
Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 4,900 4,800 4,700 4,800 2.1% -2.0%
Chemical Manufacturing 20,000 20,000 20,000 19,900 -0.5% -0.5%
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing 7,300 7,400 7,400 7,400 0.0% 1.4%
Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing 13,500 13,400 13,300 13,300 0.0% -1.5%
Service Providing 3,585,200 3,707,100 3,644,900 3,671,900 0.7% 2.4%
Private Service Providing 3,028,800 3,151,200 3,096,600 3,118,700 0.7% 3.0%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 769,600 810,900 789,900 785,500 -0.6% 2.1%
Wholesale Trade 215,600 219,300 216,100 218,400 1.1% 1.3%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 97,800 97,900 96,900 97,100 0.2% -0.7%
Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Parts Merchan 10,900 10,900 10,800 11,000 1.9% 0.9%
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Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2013 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

Feb 13 Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Professional & Commercial Equipment Merch 15,900 15,800 15,600 15,700 0.6% -1.3%
Electrical & Electronic Goods Merch Wholesa 12,700 13,000 12,800 12,900 0.8% 1.6%
Machinery, Equip & Supplies Merchant Whole 14,100 14,500 14,400 14,500 0.7% 2.8%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Who 19,200 19,600 19,000 19,100 0.5% -0.5%
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 96,500 99,500 97,700 99,600 1.9% 3.2%
Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions Merch Whole 23,400 24,100 23,700 24,100 1.7% 3.0%
Grocery & Related Products Merchant Wholes 34,500 35,200 34,700 34,900 0.6% 1.2%
Misc Nondurable Merchant Wholesalers 17,600 17,700 17,300 17,600 1.7% 0.0%
Wholesale Electronic Markets & Agents & Brok 21,300 21,900 21,500 21,700 0.9% 1.9%
Retail Trade 397,600 431,200 413,800 408,200 -1.4% 2.7%
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealer 41,700 42,600 42,500 42,500 0.0% 1.9%
Automobile Dealers 28,000 28,300 28,300 28,200 -0.4% 0.7%
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 2,200 2,400 2,300 2,400 4.3% 9.1%
Automotive Parts, Accessories & Tire Stores 11,500 11,900 11,900 11,900 0.0% 3.5%
Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores 12,300 13,400 12,800 12,600 -1.6% 2.4%
Electronics & Appliance Stores 16,900 17,600 17,200 16,500 -4.1% -2.4%
Building Material & Garden Equipment Stores 22,800 23,800 23,600 23,700 0.4% 3.9%
Food & Beverage Stores 90,100 93,600 94,400 94,000 -0.4% 4.3%
Grocery Stores 75,600 78,200 79,000 79,000 0.0% 4.5%
Health & Personal Care Stores 30,400 31,800 30,600 30,400 -0.7% 0.0%
Gasoline Stations 11,100 11,200 11,000 11,100 0.9% 0.0%
Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores 51,800 59,000 53,500 53,600 0.2% 3.5%
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores 15,300 17,200 16,100 15,600 -3.1% 2.0%
Sporting Goods, Hobby & Musical Instrument 12,300 14,000 12,900 12,600 -2.3% 2.4%
Book, Periodical & Music Stores 3,000 3,200 3,200 3,000 -6.3% 0.0%
General Merchandise Stores 69,000 82,300 74,600 71,500 -4.2% 3.6%
Department Stores 34,400 42,900 37,500 35,000 -6.7% 1.7%
Other General Merchandise Stores 34,600 39,400 37,100 36,500 -1.6% 5.5%
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 25,600 27,400 26,500 25,700 -3.0% 0.4%
Nonstore Retailers 10,600 11,300 11,000 11,000 0.0% 3.8%
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 156,400 160,400 160,000 158,900 -0.7% 1.6%
Utilities 12,500 11,900 11,900 11,800 -0.8% -5.6%
Transportation & Warehousing 143,900 148,500 148,100 147,100 -0.7% 2.2%
Air Transportation 18,900 19,100 19,200 19,200 0.0% 1.6%
Truck Transportation 25,900 29,000 28,000 28,000 0.0% 8.1%
Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation 12,900 13,000 12,700 12,800 0.8% -0.8%
Support Activities for Transportation 45,200 45,200 47,300 45,300 -4.2% 0.2%
Couriers & Messengers 18,500 19,900 18,600 18,700 0.5% 1.1%
Warehousing & Storage 15,700 16,000 15,700 15,800 0.6% 0.6%
Information 193,600 202,400 196,700 198,900 1.1% 2.7%
Publishing Industries (except Internet) 14,400 14,300 14,100 14,000 -0.7% -2.8%
Newspaper, Periodical, Book & Directory Publis 8,700 8,300 8,200 8,200 0.0% -5.7%
Motion Picture & Sound Recording 119,600 127,900 122,600 125,700 2.5% 5.1%
Broadcasting (except Internet) 19,000 19,300 19,000 19,000 0.0% 0.0%
Radio & Television Broadcasting 14,300 14,800 14,500 14,400 -0.7% 0.7%
Cable & Other Subscription Programming 4,700 4,500 4,500 4,600 2.2% -2.1%
Telecommunications 25,400 26,000 25,900 25,900 0.0% 2.0%
Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services 5,500 5,800 5,700 5,800 1.8% 5.5%
Financial Activities 211,400 211,000 209,400 211,300 0.9% 0.0%
Finance & Insurance 138,100 135,400 135,000 135,200 0.1% -2.1%
Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 71,200 68,800 68,500 68,200 -0.4% -4.2%
Depository Credit Intermediation 47,700 45,700 45,300 45,100 -0.4% -5.5%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 12,800 12,300 12,300 12,100 -1.6% -5.5%
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation 10,700 10,800 10,900 11,000 0.9% 2.8%
Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments 23,000 23,800 23,500 23,600 0.4% 2.6%
Insurance Carriers & Related 43,400 42,600 42,700 42,600 -0.2% -1.8%
Insurance Carriers 19,100 18,600 18,600 18,500 -0.5% -3.1%
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Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2013 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

Feb 13 Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Agencies, Broker, & Other Insurance Related 24,300 24,000 24,100 24,100 0.0% -0.8%
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 73,300 75,600 74,400 76,100 2.3% 3.8%
Real Estate 53,500 54,900 54,200 54,200 0.0% 1.3%
Lessors of Real Estate 15,500 16,000 15,800 15,800 0.0% 1.9%
Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers 11,500 12,200 11,900 11,900 0.0% 3.5%
Activities Related to Real Estate 26,500 26,700 26,500 26,500 0.0% 0.0%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing - Residual 19,800 20,700 20,200 21,900 8.4% 10.6%
Professional & Business Services 579,800 606,900 599,300 606,800 1.3% 4.7%
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 273,900 282,200 279,100 285,600 2.3% 4.3%
Legal Services 48,100 48,100 48,400 48,700 0.6% 1.2%
Accounting, Tax Preparation & Bookkeeping Se 48,800 44,300 42,700 47,100 10.3% -3.5%
Architectural, Engineering & Related Services 37,000 38,000 38,100 38,000 -0.3% 2.7%
Computer Systems Design & Related Services 28,700 28,700 28,500 27,900 -2.1% -2.8%
Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting 47,600 56,100 55,700 55,700 0.0% 17.0%
Scientific Research & Development Services 16,400 16,900 16,800 16,900 0.6% 3.0%
Advertising & Related Services 24,300 25,000 24,600 24,800 0.8% 2.1%
Management of Companies & Enterprises 57,600 59,300 59,200 59,200 0.0% 2.8%
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 248,300 265,400 261,000 262,000 0.4% 5.5%
Administrative & Support Services 238,500 256,100 251,700 252,400 0.3% 5.8%
Employment Services 96,600 110,700 103,100 101,800 -1.3% 5.4%
Business Support Services 15,200 15,300 15,000 15,100 0.7% -0.7%
Travel Arrangement & Reservation Services 7,700 8,000 7,800 7,900 1.3% 2.6%
Investigation & Security Services 46,100 47,700 46,800 47,400 1.3% 2.8%
Services to Buildings & Dwellings 41,000 42,200 43,000 42,800 -0.5% 4.4%
Educational & Health Services 709,600 733,800 725,200 735,500 1.4% 3.6%
Educational Services 122,900 124,800 118,200 126,800 7.3% 3.2%
Elementary & Secondary Schools 30,500 31,700 31,800 32,300 1.6% 5.9%
Junior Colleges 2,300 2,000 2,000 2,000 0.0% -13.0%
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools 60,800 63,200 55,800 61,900 10.9% 1.8%
Health Care & Social Assistance 586,700 609,000 607,000 608,700 0.3% 3.7%
Ambulatory Health Care Services 187,700 194,600 194,600 195,500 0.5% 4.2%
Offices of Physicians 79,200 81,400 81,100 81,500 0.5% 2.9%
Offices of Dentists 28,400 28,900 29,000 28,900 -0.3% 1.8%
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 17,000 18,300 18,100 18,200 0.6% 7.1%
Hospitals 109,200 108,700 108,500 109,700 1.1% 0.5%
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 73,200 73,300 73,500 74,100 0.8% 1.2%
Nursing Care Facilities 40,400 40,600 40,900 41,300 1.0% 2.2%
Social Assistance 216,600 232,400 230,400 229,400 -0.4% 5.9%
Individual & Family Services 188,200 202,600 203,000 204,200 0.6% 8.5%
Child Day Care Services 16,700 16,800 16,700 16,900 1.2% 1.2%
Leisure & Hospitality 421,300 440,100 431,300 434,600 0.8% 3.2%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 69,100 69,700 68,500 69,000 0.7% -0.1%
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports 29,700 30,900 29,900 30,200 1.0% 1.7%
Independent Artists, Writers & Performers 10,400 11,300 10,400 10,000 -3.8% -3.8%
Museums, Historical Sites & Similar Institution 4,500 4,400 4,500 4,500 0.0% 0.0%
Amusement, Gambling & Recreation 34,900 34,400 34,100 34,300 0.6% -1.7%
Gambling Industries 7,400 7,100 7,200 7,200 0.0% -2.7%
Other Amusement & Recreation 23,900 23,300 23,100 23,400 1.3% -2.1%
Accommodation & Food Services 352,200 370,400 362,800 365,600 0.8% 3.8%
Accommodation 41,400 44,000 43,400 43,400 0.0% 4.8%
Food Services & Drinking Places 310,800 326,400 319,400 322,200 0.9% 3.7%
Full-Service Restaurants 152,400 160,600 158,800 159,800 0.6% 4.9%
Limited-Service Eating Places 134,800 141,400 139,400 140,300 0.6% 4.1%
Special Food Services 17,100 17,200 15,300 15,800 3.3% -7.6%
Other Services 143,500 146,100 144,800 146,100 0.9% 1.8%
Repair & Maintenance 36,200 36,600 36,400 36,700 0.8% 1.4%
Personal & Laundry Services 49,000 51,200 51,500 51,900 0.8% 5.9%
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Employment Development Department Los Angeles Long Beach Glendale MD
Labor Market Information Division (Los Angeles County)
(916) 262-2162 Industry Employment & Labor Force
March 2013 Benchmark

Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

Feb 13 Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 Percent Change
Revised Prelim Month Year
Religious, Grants, Civic, Professional & Like Org 58,300 58,300 56,900 57,500 1.1% -1.4%
Government 556,400 555,900 548,300 553,200 0.9% -0.6%
Federal Government 47,600 48,200 46,400 46,500 0.2% -2.3%
Department of Defense 3,600 3,500 3,400 3,400 0.0% -5.6%
Federal Government excluding Department of D 44,000 44,700 43,000 43,100 0.2% -2.0%
State & Local Government 508,800 507,700 501,900 506,700 1.0% -0.4%
State Government 85,200 84,300 83,100 84,800 2.0% -0.5%
State Government Education 54,900 54,900 53,700 55,400 3.2% 0.9%
State Government Excluding Education 30,300 29,400 29,400 29,400 0.0% -3.0%
Local Government 423,600 423,400 418,800 421,900 0.7% -0.4%
Local Government Education 220,200 220,600 215,200 218,400 1.5% -0.8%
Local Government Excluding Education 203,400 202,800 203,600 203,500 0.0% 0.0%
County 95,000 95,000 95,400 95,400 0.0% 0.4%
City 87,500 86,900 87,300 87,100 -0.2% -0.5%
Special Districts plus Indian Tribes 20,900 20,900 20,900 21,000 0.5% 0.5%

Notes:

(1) Civilian labor force data are by place of residence; include self-employed
individuals, unpaid family workers, household domestic workers, & workers on strike.
Data may not add due to rounding. The unemployment rate is calculated using unrounded data.

(2) Industry employment is by place of work; excludes self-employed individuals,

unpaid family workers, household domestic workers, & workers on strike.
Data may not add due to rounding.

These data are produced by the Labor Market Information Division of the California
Employment Development Department (EDD). Questions should be directed to:
Juan Millan 626/960-5106 or Robert Lee 626/962-4069

These data, as well as other labor market data, are available via the Internet
at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. If you need assistance, please call (916) 262-2162.

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