DEMAND FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS

Degree of Difficulty Employers Report
Finding Inexperienced and Experienced Workers in this Field*


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Experience Level	Not Difficult	A Little Difficult	Somewhat Difficult	Very Difficult

Butte	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Fresno	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Humboldt	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kern	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Los Angeles	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Madera	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Marin	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mendocino	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Merced	1997	Inexperienced	XXX
		Experienced	XXX
Monterey	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mother Lode	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Napa	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Nortec	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Orange	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Riverside	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Benito	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced				XXX
San Bernardino	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Diego	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Francisco	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Joaquin	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Mateo	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Cruz	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Sonoma	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Stanislaus	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Tulare	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Ventura	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX

*The greater the difficulty employers report finding workers, the easier it is to find a job.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department