In recognition of Labor Day this week, the Employment Development Department released the annual California Jobs Market Briefing containing data on the state’s labor market trends and forecasts the top growing industries with the fastest growing jobs across all 15 of California’s economic regions.

“The California jobs market remained strong and steady throughout the past year,” said EDD Director Nancy Farias. “EDD and its workforce development partners across California continue to bring workers and employers together to forge stronger communities.”

California has maintained healthy job growth in 2024, averaging 18,071 nonfarm jobs gained per month.

The state has completely recovered the 2.7 million jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in several industries, eclipsed job growth gained before the pandemic.

As of August, California’s economy now includes more than 18.1 million jobs — a total of 3,141,900 more jobs in the state than were in place prior to the pandemic outbreak.

Of the 15 economic regions, Lake County belongs to the North Bay, which also includes Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

For the North Bay region, top job openings from 2020 to 2030 include the following:

• High-skill occupations: General and operations managers; registered nurses; project management specialists and business operations specialists; elementary school teachers (except special education); and accountants and auditors.
• Middle-skill occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; medical assistants; teaching assistants (except postsecondary); and nursing assistants.
• Entry-level occupations: Home health and personal care aides; fast food and counter workers; cashiers; retail salespersons; and waiters and waitresses.

For more information for job seekers and employers, visit the EDD’s Stronger Jobs, Stronger Communities webpage.