Videos

What's Your Workforce Crisis video series
This series of videos is part of a longer video created by NOVA in 2008 featuring interviews with regional employers and economic experts to discuss a number of issues that are anticipated to impact not only Silicon Valley and its world-class workforce, but the rest of California.

View this on NOVA's YouTube site at YouTube.com/NOVASiliconValley.

Unemployment rate


6.5%


Santa Clara County's unemployment rate for 
April 2013.

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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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Occupation with the Most Openings

Software Developers, Applications

Total Job Openings: 11,910
(2010-2020 data, Santa Clara County)

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Fastest-Growing Occupation

Paralegal / Legal Assistant
55.1% Growth Projected Between 2010-2020

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