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Tweet[IWS] BLS: CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: AN EMPLOYMENT & WAGE PROFILE OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES [30 October 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Issues in Labor Statistics
October 2007
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: AN EMPLOYMENT & WAGE PROFILE OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES [30 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils63.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
[excerpt]
In late October 2007, several major wildfires engulfed large tracts of land in the
southern region of California, forcing the evacuation of half a million people1. Adverse
climatic conditions contributed to the rapid spread of the fire, which has resulted in the
loss of lives, the destruction of homes and other property, and the disruption of business
activities. Out of 98.8 million acres2, 0.5 percent of California's land area has been
affected.
On October 24, 2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
designated Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara,
and Ventura Counties as eligible to receive public assistance for the wildfires3 (see Chart
1). These seven counties comprise 26.2 percent of California's total land area and house
57.9 percent of the state's population (see Table 1). As of October 29, 2007, the fires had
burned 518,000 acres in those counties, or two percent of those counties' total land area.
By then, 369,000 acres had burned in San Diego County, accounting for 71.4 percent of
the burned acreage in the counties eligible for federal aid.
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes
county-level industry data on establishments, employment, and wages based on a virtual
census encompassing 96.4 percent5 of civilian employment in the United States. This
profile presents county-wide QCEW data for 2006 for the areas affected by the wildfires.
Only a very small percentage of the employment in the FEMA-designated counties may
be directly affected by the fires. (QCEW data for the fourth quarter of 2007, which will
reflect the impact of the wildfires, will be available in July 2008.) A map with economic
data on the burned areas is available on the State of California website at
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/maps/Southern-CA-Fires-2007.pdf.
AND MUCH MORE...including CHART & TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Issues in Labor Statistics
October 2007
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: AN EMPLOYMENT & WAGE PROFILE OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES [30 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils63.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
[excerpt]
In late October 2007, several major wildfires engulfed large tracts of land in the
southern region of California, forcing the evacuation of half a million people1. Adverse
climatic conditions contributed to the rapid spread of the fire, which has resulted in the
loss of lives, the destruction of homes and other property, and the disruption of business
activities. Out of 98.8 million acres2, 0.5 percent of California's land area has been
affected.
On October 24, 2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
designated Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara,
and Ventura Counties as eligible to receive public assistance for the wildfires3 (see Chart
1). These seven counties comprise 26.2 percent of California's total land area and house
57.9 percent of the state's population (see Table 1). As of October 29, 2007, the fires had
burned 518,000 acres in those counties, or two percent of those counties' total land area.
By then, 369,000 acres had burned in San Diego County, accounting for 71.4 percent of
the burned acreage in the counties eligible for federal aid.
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes
county-level industry data on establishments, employment, and wages based on a virtual
census encompassing 96.4 percent5 of civilian employment in the United States. This
profile presents county-wide QCEW data for 2006 for the areas affected by the wildfires.
Only a very small percentage of the employment in the FEMA-designated counties may
be directly affected by the fires. (QCEW data for the fourth quarter of 2007, which will
reflect the impact of the wildfires, will be available in July 2008.) A map with economic
data on the burned areas is available on the State of California website at
http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/maps/Southern-CA-Fires-2007.pdf.
AND MUCH MORE...including CHART & TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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