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Figure 3.3 Irvine workers by industry, location quotients 1980-2016
from Irvine at 50: From a Planned Community to a Growing Job Center
by University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology
MFI Report: Irvine at 50: From a Planned Community to a Growing Job Center December 2021
Figure 3.3
Whereas we have just viewed the composition of jobs in Irvine, we can also look at the industry composition of Irvine residents (regardless of where they work). Figure 3.3 shows the location quotient of workers in Irvine in each industry compared to the region. As presented in the figure, Irvine workers are disproportionately in professional service industries, as the composition of workers in the city has about 50% more professional workers compared to the region. There are about 20% more workers in education and health industries compared to the region, and the city has had a similar composition of workers in manufacturing compared to the region, and has actually risen 25% higher than the region most recently. The proportion of workers in retail, entertainment, food, and services industries are all lower than the region average. Whereas Irvine workers in construction and utilities industries was near the region average in 1980, since then such workers are far less present in Irvine.
