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The jobs-to-housing ratios discussed in the Report are lagging behind because of market forces, notably, (inventory of vacant commercial and industrial acreages in competing areas, the changing commercial and industrial uses of land as the economy becomes more driven by e- commerce), and the Great Recession (2006-2012). Also, there are other factors outside of the Master Developer and County control that influence the jobs-to- housing ratios including: • The US, California, and local state of the economy. Economic cycles of high growth and low growth, high unemployment and low unemployment are typical. Only four years after the development of Mountain House began the nation entered the Great Recession. Unemployment in San Joaquin County peaked at 16.5% in 2010. Recovery from this recession has been particularly slow due to the depth of the recession. • The trend in land use and job creation as a greater volume of business transactions are conducted over the internet. E-commerce is growing and land uses are responding to the changing needs of industry. For the industry clusters in which San Joaquin County has historically been strong this e-commerce shift is likely to result in fewerjobs per 1,000 building square feet. Types of Jobs Created To Date The majority of jobs created in Mountain House to date are population-serving jobs created in non-basic industries to service the resident population of Mountain House, Only 10% of jobs created are regional, meaning they serve population outside of Mountain House. Regional jobs have been created by Delta College and the Lammersville Unified School District. Very few (less than 5%) of the jobs created in Mountain House have been in sectors that the MHMP targets; specifically, biotech, professional health care services, high-tech, voice and data communication hardware and services, and financial services, real estate, accounting and legal services. All of the private sector commercial jobs are in the Wicklund commercial center and subdivision sales office. Wicklund Center uses include a mini-market, chiropractor, gym, and dental office. Ninety percent of jobs created in Mountain House to date are from institutional uses (schools, Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD) offices, Delta College, and the library). The job density for commercial uses is 3.6 jobs per 1,000 building square feet (or 230 square feet per job). This is not indicative of what buildout job density will be; rather, it is a function of the types of non- residential development that have occurred to date. Current Job-Creation Efforts There are several County programs aimed at job creation that Mountain House will benefit from in the next few years. As described in detail in the SJC Economic Development Vision and Implementation Plan (March 2013), public and private sector partnerships provide the thrust of economic development and job creation initiatives in San Joaquin County; the most active and successful of which is the San Joaquin Partnership (SJP). Planning Commission Staff Report, Item #5 12/19/2019 — Jobs/Housing Review 9