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Across all of Morgan Hill’s businesses, employment is available in the following industry categories:

SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PATHWAYS JOBS

Business Main Activity by NAICS Code

% of Total Jobs

# of Businesses

26.6%

688

Retail/Consumer Services

Government/Public Sector/Education

12.1%

67

Building/Construction/Real Estate

9.7%

231

Transportation/Distribution

8.1%

57

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

6.6%

35

Business Services

6.3%

106

Industrial Supplies and Services

5.7%

31

The City of Morgan Hill has 1,600 businesses which support nearly 19,000 jobs, of which 21% are associated with the manufacturing sector. The City’s largest private sector employers include Anritsu, Lusamerica, Paramit, Specialized Bicycle Components, and Toray Advanced Composites. The City’s diverse economy is supported by 7.7 million square feet of industrial space and 2.9 million square feet of commercial space.

The City’s employment base reflects Morgan Hill’s relationship with Silicon Valley, with diverse employment opportunities that range from low skilled workers needed for retail, hospitality, and manufacturing jobs; to jobs that require some level of training, education, and technical skills; to jobs that require advanced degrees in engineering or a particular science.

Electronic Component Manufacturing

4.8%

12

Semiconductors

4.5%

10

Health Care

4.5%

113

Corporate Offices

2.6%

5

Innovation Services

2.2%

91

Financial Services

1.9%

46

Visitor

1.5%

20

Bioscience

1.2%

8

Computer & Communications Hardware Manufacturing

Jobs in Morgan Hill Figure J-1 below demonstrates the growth of jobs located in the City of Morgan Hill. Since the great recession of 2008-2009, the City of Morgan Hill has seen steady job growth across all industry sectors.

0.8%

5

Software

0.7%

28

Other

0.4%

8

Employed Residents Of the 45,000 residential population, 21,775 are considered employed residents (residents able to work). Employed residents may either work in the community in which they live or work elsewhere in the region, commuting to their place of employment. A city with a surplus of workers “exports” workers to other parts of the region, while a city with a surplus of jobs must conversely “import” them. Although the City of Morgan Hill has increased the number of local jobs in recent years, the ratio of jobs to resident workers is 0.85; thus, Morgan Hill is a net exporter of workers. 65% of the workers in Morgan Hill leave the City for employment somewhere else in the region. The mean travel time to their place of employment is approximately 36 minutes.

10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 16,000 17,000 18,000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2001 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Figure J-1: City of Morgan Hill Number of Jobs by Year 13,234 12,401 12,524 13,895 13,374 13,762 14,634 13,027 13,135 13,122 13,274 13,846 13,646 14,467 14,614 15,859 16,818

44.3% of Morgan Hill residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher and work in a variety of industries across the greater Silicon Valley.

Morgan Hill Employed Residents – Top Five General Industries*

% of Employment

Health & Educational Services

26.9%

Financial & Professional Services

21.5%

Manufacturing, Wholesale & Transportation

20.0%

Retail

10.9%

Construction

7.0%

*Source: City of Morgan Hill 2023 Housing Element

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