Comments on: Environmentalists dispute water shortage = job loss claims http://aquafornia.com/archives/9810 The California Water News blog! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:48:00 -0800 hourly 1 By: dfb http://aquafornia.com/archives/9810/comment-page-1#comment-15560 dfb Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:11:38 +0000 http://aquafornia.com/?p=9810#comment-15560 Based on a post at Aquanomics, it appears CSPA is likely correct about the employment claims -- the economy is as much to blame as the drought. http://aguanomics.com/2009/05/simulations-vs-reality.html "According to California's Employment Development Department [XLS], year-on-year farm employment (April 2008 to April 2009) is up by 4,900 (or 8.7%) in the eight south of Delta counties.* For the entire State, it's up by 9,400 (2.5%). Against two and three years ago, the numbers are also up. Put differently, there is no sign of 60,000-80,000 lost jobs. (Non-farm employment is MUCH worse, down 31,000 in the eight counties and 687,000 for the entire State.)" Based on a post at Aquanomics, it appears CSPA is likely correct about the employment claims — the economy is as much to blame as the drought.

http://aguanomics.com/2009/05/simulations-vs-reality.html
“According to California’s Employment Development Department [XLS], year-on-year farm employment (April 2008 to April 2009) is up by 4,900 (or 8.7%) in the eight south of Delta counties.* For the entire State, it’s up by 9,400 (2.5%). Against two and three years ago, the numbers are also up.

Put differently, there is no sign of 60,000-80,000 lost jobs. (Non-farm employment is MUCH worse, down 31,000 in the eight counties and 687,000 for the entire State.)”

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