Workforce Index

The Workforce Index is a biannual report that offers a summary of workforce and demographic data, as well as NOVA services provided to the residents and businesses of the seven cities that NOVA serves: Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale.

Calendar Year 2011 issues by geography:


Workforce Index Archive

Hot Statistics

Unemployment rate


9.0%


Santa Clara County's unemployment rate for 
March 2012.

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LinkedIn Recruiting


74%

Prevalence of LinkedIn as recruiting tool for companies using social media. Read NOVA's report on Social Media.

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Client visits

97,739

Number of visits by job seekers to CONNECT Job Seeker Center in 2011.

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Green Industry Growth

11.6%

Expected job growth reported by emerging green industry employers in Silicon Valley for 2011.

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Job-Seeker Services

149,134

Number of services provided through the CONNECT Job Seeker Center in 2011.

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