ESCONDIDO COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC ... - City of Escondido

Defense Related Manufacturing
As shown below, the City and North County account for a relatively small share of the County’s total
number of employees – at 0.2% and 5.8%, respectively – in this cluster. These jobs are relatively high
paying, with average annual earnings of more than $91,000 in North County.
Employment and Earnings*: Defense Manufacturing
Study Area 2009 2011 2013 Earnings
Escondido 34 36 36 $95,863
North County 1,044 1,079 1,132 $91,211
San Diego County 18,942 18,448 19,272 $83,280
* Reflects 2011 Annual Earnings
Source: EMSI Covered Employment
The LQ data illustrates the high concentration of companies involved in Defense Related Manufacturing
cluster in other parts of the County. The LQ value of 2.1 indicates the County has 2.1 times the
employment concentration in this cluster, in relative terms, compared to the nation. Escondido’s and
the North County’s relatively low LQ values - 0.1 and 0.6, respectively - indicate the cluster is relatively
underrepresented in both regions. Future growth potential is based on the cluster’s strong overall
presence in the County.
Location Quotient: Defense Manufacturing
Study Area 2009 2011 2013
Escondido 0.1 0.1 0.1
North County 0.6 0.6 0.7
San Diego County 2.2 2.1 2.2
Source: EMSI Covered Employment, Hendershot Economics
In terms of job growth from 2009 to 2011, all three regions performed better relative to national trends.
Although the County lost a total of 494 jobs, it lost fewer jobs than expected, given the magnitude of
national job declines in this cluster from 2009 to 2011.
2009-2011 Shift Share Analysis: Defense Manufacturing
Study Area Job Change
Expected
Change
Competitive
Effect
Escondido 2 1 1
North County 35 -28 63
San Diego
County
-494 -616 122
Source: EMSI Complete Employment , Hendershot Economics
24 Escondido CEDS – Industry Cluster Analysis| Hendershot Economics and The Natelson Dale Group, Inc.