Coachella Valley Region Economic Development Strategy

Table 2. Selected Economic Characteristics From U.S. Census Bureau

Coachella Valley and Blythe

Riverside County

Comparison of Riverside County Subregions

Hemet/San Jacinto

Northwest Southwest Pass Area

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER) Labor Force Participation Rate

64.5% 62.3% 55.6% 54.8% 55.4% 60.9%

Jobs/Housing Ratio

1.32

0.76

0.57

0.45

0.79

0.95

INDUSTRY (CIVILIAN EMPLOYED POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER) Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 1.6% 3.5%

1.3%

Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade

9.9% 8.6% 8.8% 10.9% 8.3% 10.0% 8.2% 5.6% 8.2% 3.6% 2.9% 2.8% 2.4% 2.5% 2.0%

9.3% 8.1% 2.7%

Retail trade

12.1% 11.8% 12.1% 13.8% 11.4% 12.1%

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

9.3% 6.1% 8.6% 9.4% 4.6%

7.7%

Information

1.2% 1.8% 1.5% 1.9% 1.5%

1.5%

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Prof., scientific, and mgmt, and admin and waste mgmt srvcs Educational services, and healthcare and social assistance Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food srvcs

4.7% 5.4% 4.3% 4.0% 5.1%

4.9%

9.7% 10.6% 9.0% 8.8% 13.4% 10.5%

20.8% 22.9% 26.6% 19.0% 19.5% 21.1%

8.8% 10.5% 9.3% 9.7% 16.7% 10.7%

Other services, except public administration

4.7% 4.4% 5.2% 5.4% 6.3%

5.0%

Public administration

5.2% 6.2% 6.0% 4.9% 3.9%

5.2%

Note: Values provided as shares unless where noted. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates; TNDG.

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