Figure Payroll Employment Growth in California By Region month percent

							                                 Figure 3
                  Payroll Employment Growth in California
                                By Region
                        (12-month percent change)

          6


          5                                       Southern California*
               San Francisco
          4      Bay Area



Percent
          3


          2


          1                 Los Angeles - Long Beach

          0
          Jan-96 Jul-96 Jan-97 Jul-97 Jan-98 Jul-98

          *Southern California excluding Los Angeles-Long Beach