Solano County Listed As Job Growth Area

Solano County Listed As Job Growth Area
By Ines Bebea

FAIRFIELD - In a recent Economy Watch report by the Sacramento Regional Research Institute, the job growth in the six-county Sacramento Region continued to improve through April. During the 12 months ending in April, the region added 26,200 jobs at a growth rate of 2.8 percent. According to the report, the job growth came from the construction, professional and business services sectors. Job growth in the state over the past year was 1.8 percent. The slow growth pattern is a result of the lingering effects of housing-related slowdowns. The job growth rate nationwide was 1.4 percent over the same period.

"Although the report does not show a breakdown of Solano County, the report confirms what we have observed. Solano County is enjoying sound, long-term business expansion and new development," said Michael Ammann, president of Solano Economic Development Corporation.The Sacramento Regional Research Institute was established in 2001 to acquire, analyze and distribute economic information about regional and statewide economies.