General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 3 – BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Employment data for the City of Inglewood and Los Angeles County from 1994 to 2004 was
provided by the California Economic Development Department (EDD). This information
categorizes employment and payroll data by industry sector. Employment data is grouped by the
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) from 2001 to 2004, and the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) for 1994. The North American Industry Classification System was
developed by representatives from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and replaces each
country's separate classification system with one uniform system for classifying industries. In the
United States, NAICS replaces the SIC, a system that federal, state, and local governments, the
business community, and the general public have used since the 1930s.
Almost 70.0 percent of the jobs in Inglewood were in three sectors; Retail & Entertainment;
Health Care and Other Services; and Government and Local Services. In contrast, Manufacturing
and Transportation only represent about 9.0 percent of the jobs.
3.1 Overall 1994 to 2004 Employment Trends
• As shown in Table 3-1, the City’s total employment (including self-employment) grew
marginally from 30,886 in 1994 to 31,127 in 2004, at an annual average growth rate of
0.1 percent.
• In 2004, services formed the largest employment sector in the City with nearly 32 percent
of the total jobs, as shown in Figure 3-2.
• Employment in services grew by a total of 1.0 percent from 9,814 in 1994 to 9,914 in
2004, at annual average rate of 0.1 percent.
• Manufacturing and Retail jobs declined by about 36 percent and 31 percent, respectively,
over the1994 to 2004 time period.
• Wholesale Trade, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE), and Construction declined
in the 8 percent to 13 percent range from 1994 to 2004, as shown in Table 3-1.
3.2 NAICS Sectoral Employment and Salary Trends: 2001 to 2004
The following section presents sectoral trends by NAICS categories from 2001 to 2004 based on
data provided by the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The data
provided included information on employment by sector, number of establishments per sector
and payroll and wage trends by sector.
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc. 28 Economic Conditions and Trends
April 20, 2006
City of Inglewood General Plan Update