We saw a slight decline, down to 28,750. However the total construction value of the permits grew by 11 to 6. 5 billion. Bringing you now into 2016, right as were ready to head to 2018, the latest estimates on unemployment in San Francisco show an incredibly low 2. 7 unemployment. Believe it or not, there are two counties that have even lower unemployment, and those are our neighbors, san matao and marin. The report and data is available on our website and at dsf. Org. With that, im happy to take any comments or questions after Public Comment. Thank you. Well open this item up for Public Comment. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, commissioners . No questions. Thank you for the report. Sorry, commissioner johnson. Commissioner johnson really quickly. As usual, the mandated reports are helpful to us as we think about the overall context of the work we do. Its notable the significant increase in Construction Activity in the city. People thought they saw they have seen cranes for years, bu
Our general plans. 2016 was the sixth Consecutive Year of job growth in San Francisco and its estimated that we had over 703,000 jobs in the city at the end of 2016, which is a new record. The city added just under 29,000 jobs in 2016. Over the past decade, weve added almost 150,000 jobs. Unemployment has continued to fall to 3. 3 in the city. As you can see, the city continues to outperform the region, the state and the nation on unemployment. Employment has grown across all sectors of the economy, with the notable exception of hotels. As you mentioned, construction jobs did grow from a low of 13,860 in 2011, which was the low, lowest point of the economy, to over 20,000 in 2016. So theyre back to the highs that they were prerecession. And construction jobs do, in fact, make up one of the largest proportions of pdr jobs in the city. Average wage citywide is 101,640, and has grown consistently 7 the last decade. Average wage is probably not the most outful metric. One of the reasons it
To 6. 5 billion. Bringing you now into 2016, right as were ready to head to 2018, the latest estimates on unemployment in San Francisco show an incredibly low 2. 7 unemployment. Believe it or not, there are two counties that have even lower unemployment, and those are our neighbors, san matao and marin. The report and data is available on our website and at dsf. Org. With that, im happy to take any comments or questions after Public Comment. Thank you. Well open this item up for Public Comment. Any Public Comment . Seeing none, commissioners . No questions. Thank you for the report. Sorry, commissioner johnson. Commissioner johnson really quickly. As usual, the mandated reports are helpful to us as we think about the overall context of the work we do. Its notable the significant increase in Construction Activity in the city. People thought they saw they have seen cranes for years, but apparently theres more of them. Its interesting that we continue to see that, but theres talk that it
Response capabilities. We will hear from dr. Robert kadlick, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the department of health and human services. Dr. Steven redd, director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, and dr. Scott g gottlieb, commissioner of the food and Drug Administration. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement, then im going to turn to senator alexander and senator casey for any opening remarks they might have. After that, we will introduce our panel of witnesses and hear their testimonies, and then each member will have up to five minutes for any remarks and questions. Finishes first i would like to welcome the chairman and thank him for giving me the opportunity to hold the gavel today. This hearing discusses a topic thats critical to our National Security and
Fda commissioner along with the assistant secretary of health and Human Services for preparedness and response, along with an official with the centers for Disease Control. Id like to call this hearing to order, the Senate Health education labor and pensions committee. This morning were holding a hearing titled facing the 21st Century Public Health threats, our nations preparedness and response capabilities. Well hear from the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the department of health and Human Services, the director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the commissioner of the food and Drug Administration. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement. Then im going to turn to senator alexander and senator casey for any opening remarks they might have. After that well in