Table 1 Counties with Largest Employment

in Temporary Employment Industry, California

Rank County Temporary Help

Services Employment Total Employment

Temporary Help Services as Percent of Total

Employment

1 Los Angeles 83,314 3,866,150 2.2%

2 Orange 38,971 1,456,959 2.7%

3 San Diego 35,100 1,197,406 2.9%

4 San Bernardino 27,973 584,835 4.8%

5 Alameda 21,800 623,806 3.5%

6 Santa Clara 20,987 912,972 2.3%

7 Riverside 15,053 554,399 2.7%

8 Sacramento 9,811 468,654 2.1%

9 Contra Costa 8,522 329,401 2.6%

10 San Francisco 8,466 508,410 1.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 County Business Patterns and author’s calculations.

Table 2 Reliance of County on Temporary Employment Industry, California

Rank County

Temporary Help Services

Employment as Percent of Total

Employment

Rank County

Temporary Help Services

Employment as Percent of Total

Employment

1 San Bernardino 4.8% 11 Stanislaus 2.5%

2 Tulare 4.0% 12 Ventura 2.5%

3 Alameda 3.5% 13 Fresno 2.5%

4 San Joaquin 3.0% 14 Solano 2.3%

5 San Diego 2.9% 15 Santa Clara 2.3%

6 San Benito 2.9% 16 San Mateo 2.2%

7 Imperial 2.8% 17 Kern 2.2%

8 Riverside 2.7% 18 Los Angeles 2.2%

9 Orange 2.7% 19 Napa 2.2%

10 Contra Costa 2.6% 20 Sacramento 2.1%

Source: author’s calculations from U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 County Business Patterns.

Table 3 Narrowly-defined Industries with the Largest Employment,

San Bernardino County

Rank Industry (NAICS classification) Employment

1 Temporary Help Services (561320) 27,973

2 Limited-Service Restaurants (722211) 24,783

3 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110) 24,516

4 Full-Service Restaurants (722110) 19,511

5 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) (445110)

13,266

6 General Warehousing and Storage (493110) 11,430

7 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Special (621111)

10,472

8 New Car Dealers (441110) 7,123

9 Religious Organizations (813110) 6,619

10 Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Office (551114)

6,545

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 County Business Patterns.

Table 4 Construction and Temporary Help Services Employment,

San Bernardino County

Industry (NAICS classification) Employment

Temporary Help Services Industry (561320) 27,973

Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (238110) 3.829

Electrical Contractors (238210) 3,791

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220) 3,386

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220) 3,200

Framing Contractors (238130) 2,723

All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (238990) 2,669

Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120) 2,309

Drywall and Insulation Contractors (238310) 2,298

Site Preparation Contractors (238910) 2,049

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310) 1,998

Total Top 10 Construction industries 28,252

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 County Business Patterns.

Table 5 Reliance on Temporary Employment Industry

Among Counties with more than 50,000 Employees, United States

Rank County State Temporary Help Services as Percent of Total Employment

1 Kane County IL 6.9%

2 Greenville County SC 6.3%

3 Pulaski County AR 5.8%

4 Washoe County NV 5.1%

5 Rutherford County TN 5.0%

6 Cobb County GA 5.0%

7 Clayton County GA 5.0%

8 Sebastian County AR 4.8%

9 San Bernardino County CA 4.8%

10 Calhoun County MI 4.7%

Source: author’s calculations from U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 County Business Patterns.