To help regional leaders better understand how industry sectors have evolved over time in California’s Southern Border Region, the San Diego & Imperial Center of Excellence (COE) created a new interactive mapping tool that allows users to explore sector trends by ZIP Code.

Developed in collaboration with the California Employment Development Department’s Labor Market Information Division (EDD-LMID), the San Diego & Imperial Sector Maps tool tracks employment, wage and business data trends across priority sectors that the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office advocates for in its Vision 2030 roadmap. These sectors span a wide range of industries — from health and advanced manufacturing to ICT, biotechnology and public safety.

The tool also incorporates the locations of all community colleges in the region, enabling colleges to develop programs where sectors are most concentrated. Designed for use in grant development, strategic planning and informed decision-making, the COE will incorporate the tool in upcoming training sessions to ensure its effective use.

Tool Highlights

Comprehensive Sector Analysis

Get detailed data on priority sectors:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Advanced Transportation & Logistics
• Agriculture, Water, & Environmental Technologies
• Business & Entrepreneurship
• Education & Human Development
• Energy, Construction, & Utilities
• Health Care
• Hospitality & Tourism
• ICT & Digital Media
• Life Sciences & Biotechnology
• Public Safety & Government
• Retail & Consumer Goods

ZIP-Code-Level Data

Explore trends in employment, average wages and firm counts (2012 to 2019), based on data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

Population Overlay

Includes the 2022 American Community Survey data to help assess where our communities live in relation to the priority sectors.

Community College Locations

See where colleges are located — and where opportunities exist to expand or realign programs based on where firms are located.

Interactive Metrics

Toggle between employment, firms and wages to customize your analysis by sector and location.