County of San Bernardino: Economic Development Agency

Opportunity to Find a Job

Once home primarily to citrus and railroads, San Bernardino County entered the new century as a fast-growing hub of innovative industries in need of increasingly skilled workers.

In the past two years the region put together its highest and second-highest job gains in history. With payrolls booming, the county managed to lower its unemployment rate to historic levels despite absorbing nearly 1,000 new residents each week, according to State figures.

Those new residents are also filling better-paying jobs. Median household income for San Bernardino County continues to climb steadily in the Inland Empire, surpassing Los Angeles County as of last year.

Meanwhile, companies who once built their office complexes almost exclusively in Southern California’s coastal counties are quickly elevating San Bernardino County to one of the hottest office markets in the nation. In one of the largest deals announced this year, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is preparing to move 1,400 workers into Northpointe, a 284,000-square-foot project under construction in the city of San Bernardino.