1999 Economic Forecast - San Diego County

 

Alan Gin

Associate Professor of Economics

 

Employment (in thousands)

1998

1999

Change

% Change

Total, All Industries

1089.5

1109.1

+19.6

+1.8%

Agriculture

10.8

10.8

+ 0.0

+0.0%

Total Non-Farm

1078.7

1098.3

+19.6

+1.8%

Mining

0.4

0.4

+0.0

+0.0%

Construction

55.2

57.2

+2.0

+3.6%

Manufacturing

124.3

122.8

-1.5

-1.2%

  • Lumber, Wood, and Furniture

5.3

5.6

+0.3

+5.7%

  • Stone, Clay, and Glass

2.4

2.5

+0.1

+4.2%

  • Primary and Fabricated Metal

6.5

6.6

+0.1

+1.5%

  • Industrial Machinery

18.0

17.8

-0.2

-1.1%

  • Electronic Equipment

22.9

22.2

-0.7

-3.1%

  • Transportation Equipment

14.4

14.2

-0.2

-1.4%

  • Instruments and Related Products

12.5

11.9

-0.6

-4.8%

  • Miscellaneous Manufacturing

8.6

8.5

-0.1

-1.1%

  • Food and Kindred Products

4.6

4.7

+0.1

+2.2%

  • Apparel and Other Textile Products

5.1

4.9

-0.2

-4.0%

  • Paper, Printing, and Publishing

14.1

14.1

+0.0

+0.0%

  • Chemicals and Allied Products

4.6

4.6

+0.0

+0.0%

  • Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics

4.1

4.0

-0.1

-2.4%

  • Other Nondurable Goods

1.2

1.2

+0.0

+0.0%

Transportation and Public Utilities

41.7

42.0

+0.3

+0.7%

  • Transportation

21.8

22.1

+0.3

+1.4%

  • Communications and Public Utilities

19.9

19.9

+0.0

+0.0%

Wholesale Trade

45.6

46.3

+0.7

+1.5%

  • Wholesale - Durable

28.8

29.5

+0.7

+2.4%

  • Wholesale - Nondurable

16.8

16.8

+0.0

+0.0%

Retail Trade

200.3

204.3

+4.0

+2.0%

  • Building Materials and Garden Supplies

7.4

7.5

+0.1

+1.4%

  • General Merchandise

20.3

20.5

+0.2

+1.0%

  • Food Stores

23.8

23.6

-0.2

-0.8%

  • Automotive Dealers and Service

20.8

20.8

+0.0

+0.0%

  • Eating and Drinking Places

77.2

79.8

+2.6

+3.4%

  • Other Retail Trade

50.8

52.1

+1.3

+2.6%

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

62.5

62.7

+0.2

+0.3%

  • Finance

27.8

27.3

-0.5

-1.8%

  • Insurance and Real Estate

34.7

35.4

+0.7

+2.0%

Services

353.6

367.5

+13.9

+3.3%

  • Hotels and Other Lodging Places

25.1

25.7

+0.6

+2.4%

  • Business Services

80.2

82.8

+2.6

+3.2%

  • Amusement, Including Movies

22.6

23.6

+1.0

+4.4%

  • Health Services

72.7

75.4

+2.7

+3.7%

  • Engineering and Management

51.5

54.3

+2.8

+5.4%

  • Other Services

101.5

105.7

+4.2

+4.1%

Government

195.1

195.1

+0.0

+0.0%

  • Federal Government

44.1

43.2

-0.9

-2.0%

  • State Government

32.2

31.8

-0.4

-1.2%

  • Local Government

118.8

120.1

+1.3

+1.1%

Other Economic Indicators

1998

1999

Change % Change

Residential Units Authorized by Building Permits

12,600

13,800

+1,200

+9.5%

  • Single-Family

9,600

11,100

+1,500

+15.6%

  • Multiple-Family

3,000

2,700

-300

-10.0%