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<br />largest) is 10 or fewer. the employer generally will file a consolidated report for all <br />establishments. Therefore, a small company with a secondary office in Pleasanton may not <br />be recorded in a Pleasanton zip code. Complex organizational structures and accounting <br />practices within multinational or interstate firms may also affect the accuracy of ES202 <br />records, depending on how these firms report the presence of employees in multiple offices. <br />Finally, the EDD requires that individual firms' employment and payroll remain confidential, <br />and the City of Pleasanton staff and BAE have signed agreements to this effect. As such, <br />this report takes the necessary steps to avoid disclosure, and reports findings at the general <br />industry level. <br /> <br />Historic and Current Jobs <br /> <br />Overall Trends and Key Industrial Sectors <br />Table 14 shows Pleasanton job trends between 2002 and 2004.' Overall, the data indicates <br />that recent job growth has been positive. rising from a total of 51,400 jobs in Pleasanton in <br />2002, to 56,000 jobs by 2004, an increase of 8.9 percent in just two years. <br /> <br />Pleasanton's Jobs By Industry <br />2002-2004 <br /> <br /> 8,000 <br /> 7,000 <br /> 6,000 <br />.. 5,000 <br />J:l <br />0 4,000 <br />.., <br /> 3,000 <br /> 2,000 <br /> 1,000 <br /> <br /> <br />~ I/' <br />#<f -..<" <br />'" '!<..' <br />,f''' ~ <br />" <br /> <br />,t'" #-1> ,~ <br /><" .. <br />tI ., ~. <br />~jI" ,~l ~,~ <br /><-II' <br /> <br />c1J. ..... .$b _~ <br />~~< it! ~".!F ...... ~ <br />· 'i!..'" f:l'" 'I:-.~ <br />d" ~.. ..~~ <br /> <br />.2002 Jobs 11I2004 Jobs <br /> <br />Retail Trade, the largest sector in the Pleasanton economy, constituted 12.4 percent of the <br />City's jobs in 2004, and is also growing at a strong pace. Between 2002 and 2004, the Retail <br />Trade sector expanded from 5,500 to 6,600 jobs. a gain of over 30 percent. This sector's <br />growth suggests strong sales in Pleasanton retail stores. The City's largest retail employers <br />include Macys, Nordstrom and JC Penney. <br /> <br />EDO has only released ES202 data through 2004. <br /> <br />Pleasanton Economic Development Background Report <br />RNAL - January 2006 <br /> <br />21 <br />