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<br />Ratio of Jobs to Employed Residents <br /> <br />One measure of economic and fiscal vitality is the ratio between the number of jobs in a <br />community and the number of employed residents in that community. Theoretically, if this <br />ratio is one or more, it means that there is at least one job in a community for every resident <br />who is working. A ratio of 1:1 for jobs to employed residents is considered ideal for a <br />balanced community. <br /> <br />As shown on Table 8. ABAG projects a total of 59,480 jobs in Pleasanton in 2005, with <br />35,790 employed residents. This translates to a jobs-to-employed-residents ratio of 1.66, <br />meaning there are 1.66 jobs in the community for every employed resident. In comparison. <br />the jobs-to-employed-residents ratios for the Tri-Valley and the Bay Area in 2005 were 1.34 <br />and 1.09 respectively. These ratios mean that Pleasanton has captured a very high number <br />of jobs compared to its resident population, leading to substantial in-commuting even if every <br />working Pleasanton resident remained in Pleasanton and commutes to his/her job every day. <br />The following section analyzes these commute flows in more detail. <br /> <br />Table 8: Jobs-to-Emploved Residents Ratio, 1990 to 2005 <br /> <br />City of Pleasanton (a) <br />Jobs <br />Residents <br />Employed Residents <br />Jobs/Employed Residents Ratio <br /> <br /> % Change <br />1990 zoao 2005 1990.2005 <br />33,710 59,480 59,480 76.4% <br />52,035 315,058 0'9.900 34.3% <br />30501 35,198 35.790 17.3% <br />1.11 1.69 1.66 <br />80,210 124,270 128,770 60.5% <br />133,054 168,906 191,100 43.6% <br />73.385 89.684 ;)'5,740 30.5% <br />1.09 1.39 1.34 <br /> <br />Tri-Vallev Reaion lb) <br />Jobs <br />Residents <br />Employed Residents <br />Jobs/Employed Residents Ratio <br /> <br />Bav Area tel <br />Jobs <br />Residents <br /> <br />3,206,080 3,753,460 <br />31,020.147 <br /> <br />3'.783,762 <br />3,452,117 <br />1.09 <br /> <br />3.516,960 <br />7,091,700 <br />3.225,100 <br />1.09 <br /> <br />9.7% <br />17.8% <br /> <br />Employed Residents <br />Jobs/Employed Residents Ratio <br />a) Includes City sphere of influence. <br />b) Trio-Valley includes Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, cities' spheres of influence, & other subregional areas. <br />c) The Bay Area defined as the nine county region. <br />Sources: ABAG Projections, 2000 and 2005; Bay Area Economics, 2005. <br /> <br />3,151,993 <br />1.02 <br /> <br />2.3% <br /> <br />Pleasanton Economic Development Background Report <br />RNAL - January 2006 <br /> <br />13 <br />