SALARIES GROW ACROSS ALL MAJOR INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
Tracking both the employment and wage trends within specific industry clusters in San Bernardino County helps provide insight on how the regional economy is evolving and what sectors are helping to drive economic activity and growth. This indicator provides employment and salary levels within seven industry clusters.
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Number of Jobs
Between 2022 and 2023, three of the seven selected industry clusters experienced decreases in employment – Logistics (-4%), Professional Services (-11%), and Manufacturing Services (-3%). In contrast, Employment in Educational Services and Healthcare each grew by 6% during the same period. Looking at the 10-year trend, employment in all seven industry clusters grew. Employment in the Logistics industry cluster led the growth at 82%, followed by Healthcare at 38% and Educational Services at 27%.
LOGISTICS, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH EMPLOYMENT CONTINUE TO RISE
Employment in Selected Industry Clusters in San Bernardino County, 2014 – 2024 Q1
Between 2022 and 2023, salaries across all seven industry clusters increased in San Bernardino County. The Professional/Scientific/Technical Services cluster had the largest average salary increase (+11%,) followed by Healthcare (+10%) and Educational Services (+8%).
PROFESSIONAL AND HEALTHCARE CLUSTERS SEE BIGGEST SALARY INCREASES
Average Annual Salaries in Selected Industry Clusters in San Bernardino County, 2022 and 2023
| 2022 | 2023 | Percent Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional/Scientific/Technical Services | $75,457 | $83,470 | 11% |
| Healthcare | $72,136 | $79,104 | 10% |
| Educational Services | $75,192 | $81,419 | 8% |
| Government | $86,268 | $90,411 | 5% |
| Logistics | $68,087 | $70,564 | 4% |
| Manufacturing | $67,860 | $70,096 | 3% |
| Construction/Housing Related Industries | $74,828 | $76,327 | 2% |
Source: Analysis of data from the California Employment Development Department
Mirroring national trends, San Bernardino County’s annual unemployment rate reached 5.1% in 2024, up from 4.7% in 2023. Despite this increase, these figures maintain a marked decrease from peak unemployment rates of 9.7% and 7.4% measured in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
More recently, in January 2025, San Bernardino County’s unemployment rate was 5.2%, which ranked as the 19th lowest unemployment rate out of 58 counties across the state. This rate is below the state rate of 5.5% and above the national rate of 4.4%..
SAN BERNARDINO UNEMPLOYMENT RATES TICK UP, MIRRORING STATE, NATIONAL TRENDS
Unemployment Rate in San Bernardino County, California, and United States, 2015 – 2024