Coachella Valley Region Economic Development Strategy

Table 4. Selected Economic Characteristics From U.S. Census Bureau

Rancho Mirage

Coachella Valley Cities

La Quinta Palm Desert

Palm Springs

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

52.9% 49.3%

50.8%

40.5%

Jobs/Housing Ratio

0.72

1.08

1.06

1.56

INDUSTRY (CIVILIAN EMPLOYED POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER) Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8%

0.5% 7.0% 4.2% 2.8% 3.2% 0.9% 7.2% 11.8%

0.5% 7.2% 3.3% 1.6% 8.7% 4.8% 3.1% 8.6%

0.5% 5.1% 3.3% 2.9% 8.8% 3.2% 4.2% 5.9%

Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade

5.7% 3.4% 1.9% 9.2% 4.7% 2.1% 7.7%

Retail trade

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

Information

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Professional, 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

14.2% 15.0%

16.3%

17.1%

20.2% 18.8%

21.9%

27.0%

17.6% 19.7%

15.8%

10.3%

Other services, except public administration

6.6% 4.8%

5.5% 3.4%

5.4% 2.7%

7.0% 4.6%

Public administration

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

18