Saturday Stats: San Jose has More Jobs than Before Recession

Only 14 of the 102 top job markets in the US have recovered past where we were pre-recession, and San Jose is one of those markets. We are ranked 9th on the list of raw jobs gained, which brings us to a net gain of 6,600 jobs over our very peak from last decade. San Francisco on the other hand still has a deficit of 71,700 jobs from their peak and New York is not doing much better with a net loss of 65,200 jobs. LA is last on the list with a staggering 301,300 gone versus their pre-recession peak.

Source: SVBJ

Market	Private-sector jobs (Nov. 2007)	Private-sector jobs (Nov. 2012)	Raw change	Rank	Percent change	Rank
Houston	2,230,900	2,352,500	121,600	1	5.45%	2
Austin	611,900	657,700	45,800	2	7.49%	1
Dallas-Fort Worth	2,608,000	2,636,700	28,700	3	1.10%	9
Pittsburgh	1,030,200	1,055,000	24,800	4	2.41%	7
San Antonio	694,700	715,400	20,700	5	2.98%	6
Oklahoma City	460,600	476,700	16,100	6	3.50%	4
McAllen-Edinburg, Texas	165,500	174,100	8,600	7	5.20%	3
El Paso, Texas	212,400	219,500	7,100	8	3.34%	5
San Jose	824,500	831,100	6,600	9	0.80%	10
Raleigh	436,400	441,700	5,300	10	1.21%	8
Knoxville, Tenn.	287,500	289,400	1,900	11	0.66%	11
Boston	2,217,200	2,218,700	1,500	12	0.07%	13
New Orleans	448,400	449,500	1,100	13	0.25%	12
Columbus	797,000	797,500	500	14	0.06%	14
Provo, Utah	168,900	167,800	-1,100	15	-0.65%	21
Omaha	409,800	408,600	-1,200	16	-0.29%	17
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.	234,300	232,900	-1,400	17	-0.60%	20
Denver	1,085,200	1,083,500	-1,700	18	-0.16%	16
Bakersfield, Calif.	179,200	177,400	-1,800	19	-1.00%	26
Salt Lake City	553,000	551,200	-1,800	19	-0.33%	18
Rochester, N.Y.	440,100	438,100	-2,000	21	-0.45%	19
Washington	2,359,600	2,357,600	-2,000	21	-0.09%	15
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.	207,400	205,200	-2,200	23	-1.06%	28
Albany, N.Y.	346,100	343,800	-2,300	24	-0.67%	22
Durham, N.C.	227,800	225,500	-2,300	24	-1.01%	27
Allentown-Bethlehem, Pa.	305,800	303,200	-2,600	26	-0.85%	24
Charleston, S.C.	246,400	242,900	-3,500	27	-1.42%	31
Baton Rouge, La.	301,900	298,200	-3,700	28	-1.23%	29
Des Moines, Iowa	287,600	282,800	-4,800	29	-1.67%	32
Harrisburg, Pa.	270,300	264,800	-5,500	30	-2.04%	33
Nashville	673,400	667,800	-5,600	31	-0.83%	23
Worcester, Mass.	214,600	208,600	-6,000	32	-2.80%	41
Portland, Maine	172,600	165,800	-6,800	33	-3.94%	50
Louisville	552,600	545,600	-7,000	34	-1.27%	30
Ogden, Utah	159,900	152,900	-7,000	34	-4.38%	58
Grand Rapids, Mich.	357,200	349,300	-7,900	36	-2.21%	37
Augusta, Ga.	172,700	163,900	-8,800	37	-5.10%	67
New Haven, Conn.	246,700	237,900	-8,800	37	-3.57%	47
Lancaster, Pa.	220,100	211,200	-8,900	39	-4.04%	51
Madison, Wis.	269,300	260,000	-9,300	40	-3.45%	46
Buffalo	462,200	452,100	-10,100	41	-2.19%	36
Hartford	473,900	463,000	-10,900	42	-2.30%	38
Little Rock, Ark.	280,000	269,100	-10,900	42	-3.89%	49
Boise, Idaho	235,400	224,400	-11,000	44	-4.67%	62
Youngstown, Ohio	208,400	197,300	-11,100	45	-5.33%	69
Greenville, S.C.	278,000	266,700	-11,300	46	-4.07%	52
Honolulu	362,900	351,500	-11,400	47	-3.14%	43
Springfield, Mass.	251,000	239,500	-11,500	48	-4.58%	59
Jackson, Miss.	209,100	197,000	-12,100	49	-5.79%	74
Syracuse, N.Y.	270,200	257,800	-12,400	50	-4.59%	60
Fresno, Calif.	236,300	223,200	-13,100	51	-5.54%	71
Modesto, Calif.	133,200	119,800	-13,400	52	-10.06%	98
Chattanooga, Tenn.	214,200	200,400	-13,800	53	-6.44%	81
Tulsa	379,500	365,400	-14,100	54	-3.72%	48
Columbia, S.C.	289,500	274,900	-14,600	55	-5.04%	65
Wichita, Kans.	266,700	251,800	-14,900	56	-5.59%	72
Stockton, Calif.	173,400	158,000	-15,400	57	-8.88%	92
Akron, Ohio	294,800	278,500	-16,300	58	-5.53%	70
Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla.	184,100	167,700	-16,400	59	-8.91%	93
Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn.	375,600	358,000	-17,600	60	-4.69%	63
Lakeland, Fla.	185,700	168,100	-17,600	60	-9.48%	96
Colorado Springs	216,100	198,400	-17,700	62	-8.19%	89
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, Calif.	254,100	234,600	-19,500	63	-7.67%	88
Toledo, Ohio	278,200	257,800	-20,400	64	-7.33%	86
Richmond	524,400	502,500	-21,900	65	-4.18%	55
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.	190,400	167,800	-22,600	66	-11.87%	101
Baltimore	1,103,000	1,079,800	-23,200	67	-2.10%	34
Greensboro, N.C.	330,700	307,200	-23,500	68	-7.11%	83
Charlotte	764,200	740,000	-24,200	69	-3.17%	44
Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla.	242,800	218,500	-24,300	70	-10.01%	97
Cincinnati	921,900	896,900	-25,000	71	-2.71%	40
Dayton, Ohio	342,000	316,800	-25,200	72	-7.37%	87
Kansas City	871,300	843,500	-27,800	73	-3.19%	45
Tucson	310,200	282,200	-28,000	74	-9.03%	94
Albuquerque	317,600	288,000	-29,600	75	-9.32%	95
Minneapolis-St. Paul	1,570,400	1,537,200	-33,200	76	-2.11%	35
Providence	511,000	477,100	-33,900	77	-6.63%	82
Jacksonville	559,400	525,000	-34,400	78	-6.15%	78
Memphis	557,700	522,000	-35,700	79	-6.40%	80
Indianapolis	808,000	770,800	-37,200	80	-4.60%	61
Virginia Beach-Norfolk	619,100	581,600	-37,500	81	-6.06%	76
Seattle	1,511,100	1,473,300	-37,800	82	-2.50%	39
Portland, Ore.	905,500	866,700	-38,800	83	-4.29%	56
Birmingham	451,500	412,500	-39,000	84	-8.64%	91
Milwaukee	771,000	730,900	-40,100	85	-5.20%	68
St. Louis	1,197,200	1,148,200	-49,000	86	-4.09%	53
San Diego	1,090,200	1,037,400	-52,800	87	-4.84%	64
Orlando	983,000	924,100	-58,900	88	-5.99%	75
Cleveland	935,100	876,100	-59,000	89	-6.31%	79
Tampa-St. Petersburg	1,076,600	1,015,000	-61,600	90	-5.72%	73
New York City	7,402,700	7,337,500	-65,200	91	-0.88%	25
San Francisco-Oakland	1,743,800	1,672,100	-71,700	92	-4.11%	54
Sacramento	667,100	590,500	-76,600	93	-11.48%	100
Philadelphia	2,494,900	2,417,600	-77,300	94	-3.10%	42
Atlanta	2,148,300	2,054,700	-93,600	95	-4.36%	57
Las Vegas	833,300	733,300	-100,000	96	-12.00%	102
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.	1,047,900	933,000	-114,900	97	-10.97%	99
Detroit	1,750,400	1,623,900	-126,500	98	-7.23%	85
Phoenix	1,695,200	1,553,700	-141,500	99	-8.35%	90
Miami-Fort Lauderdale	2,100,000	1,949,500	-150,500	100	-7.17%	84
Chicago	4,035,700	3,830,300	-205,400	101	-5.09%	66
Los Angeles	4,909,900	4,608,600	-301,300	102	-6.14%	77

SJ Co-op Brewpub Event at Original Gravity Tomorrow!

For all of you beer-lovers out there, the new SJ Co-op Brewpub is hosting an event along with Calicraft Brewing company over at the Original Gravity Public House. This is going to be the first co-op owned and operated brewpub in California! Ownership costs a mere $150 one-time payment, a small price to pay for being able to say you own a bar (and several other benefits). Full disclosure, I just signed up last week. For more info, just keep on reading.

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SJ Co-op Brewpub is collaborating with Original Gravity on 4/13 for a co-op membership drive event from 1 - 6 pm. Stop by at any time, enjoy delicious beer, pulled pork specials, meet members from the co-op, and chat with the CaliCraft brewers! Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert will be in town that night for their "Good vs. Evil" tour; we're hoping our creative efforts will encourage them to stop by and have some beers with the gang - follow our Facebook page to learn more and get involved!

Event invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/127189327468360/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sjcoopbrewpub?ref=hl

Website: sjcoopbrewpub.com 

About us

San Jose Co-op Brewpub will be the first cooperative brewery in California. We are targeting 3,000 member-owners to help build and be part of this unique addition to the South Bay craft beer community. Our membership is increasing quickly at 130 members to date - now is the time to join and be part of something amazing!

Mission

The mission of the cooperative is for our members to:

*Collaboratively establish and manage a profitable brewpub
*Produce high-quality craft beers that can be paired with great, locally sourced food
*Foster a fun and enjoyable environment for owner-members, worker-members and the public

Company Overview

The Co-op Brewpub is currently made up of a small group of energetic and passionate individuals, from all walks of life, who have spent the last few months laying the ground work for the future brewpub.

We are looking for more members - homebrewers, craft beer enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, adventurists, SJ advocates, and creative people to help build the co-op from the ground up.

Members will help make major decisions in building the co-op; such as what beers to brew, what food to serve, location, and culture.

The dream of a cooperative brewpub is modeled after Black Star Co-op in Austin, Tx - http://www.blackstar.coop/

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For additional info, please reach out to Christine Nguyen Vaeth (christineNvaeth@gmail.com) or Peter Smith (psmithsf@gmail.com), co-chairs of Events & Membership.

The Mmoon Transforms into a Soccer Lounge

One of our most unique Downtown eateries (and one of my personal favorites) has gone through a little makeover. The Mmoon Empanadas has become the only soccer-specific restaurant in the Bay Area. It now features several HD screens, soccer paraphernalia, and a lounge area that can be used for private parties and special events. They have also added a build-your-own personal pizza bar to complement their famous selection of empanadas. For more information you can continue reading below or head over to their website over here. The Mmoon is located at 177 W. Santa Clara, at the corner of N Almaden and Santa Clara Street.

Oakridge is Going Country!

Well, it looks like a huge, HUGE, country-themed restaurant will be coming to Oakridge Mall. "Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill" is going to take up a massive 17,594 SQFT, and I would be surprised if there wasn't a commensurate amount of outdoor seating to go along with it. This is a venue known for hosting country music events (hope our events are like the photo below), large guitar-shaped bars, and of course Southern food.

The new restaurant replaces at least five stores: Mainland Skate, Radio Shack, Merkerro Fashions, PacSun, and Cutegirl.com. I wonder if they are planning to go the Santana Row route and increase the ratio of restaurants to retail.

There also appears to be a rumor that the Apple Store will be moving to a newer larger space soon. This would be great news since the only Apple Store in San Jose-proper is also the smallest one I have ever seen (the Valley Fair store is technically in Santa Clara).

Source(s): Hat tip to Sergio Oliveri (shout out to Little Italy San Jose), JAB88, Kennethh

Silicon Valley Restaurant Week Goes Biannual

This is now Silicon Valley Restaurant Week's fifth year. Due to the success of the program, they have decided to expand the event to happen twice each year instead of only in October. Dozens of restaurants will be offering fixed-price three-course dinners, making it easy and less expensive to try out several items at new restaurants. I also have to mention that the Capital Club in Downtown San Jose is participating, which is a members-only club with a pretty slick bar and dining room on the 17th floor of the Knight Ridder building.

To see the full list of participating restaurants and learn more about Silicon Valley Restaurant Week, just head over to their website over here.

Al’s #1 Italian Beef Announces San Jose Opening!

The very first Al's #1 Italian Beef location in California is coming to The Plant in San Jose. I hear their sandwiches are pretty fantastic, so I'm looking forward to trying them out! It is also nice to have a new face in a local sandwich scene dominated by Subways, Togos, and Paneras. Their grand opening specials top even what Chick-Fil-A did when they opened their first Silicon Valley restaurant, so I wouldn't be surprised to see people lining up very early in the morning to get these promos. For all the details, keep on reading:

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San Jose, CA (April 8, 2013) - Al’s #1 Italian Beef is excited to announce its first restaurant opening in San Jose, California. Located at 71 Curtner Avenue, the location will feature grand opening festivities from Monday, April 15^th – Friday, April 19^th.

The week long grand opening festivities include:

• Monday, April 15^th: Starting at 11am, the first 100 customers of the day will win 52 Italian Beef sandwiches, totaling one Italian Beef sandwich every week for a year!
• Tuesday, April 16^th: Meet Chicago native and Al’s fanatic, UPDATE: LA Galaxy star, Mike Magee as he indulges in an Al’s Beef and signs autographs from 5pm-8pm. Also, starting at 11am, the first 50 customers will win one Italian Beef, fry and drink every week for 3 months.
• Wednesday, April 17^th: Starting at 11am, the first 50 customers to arrive to Al’s Beef will receive a free Vienna Chicago Hot Dog with fries once a week for the next 3 months.
• Thursday, April 18^th: Starting at 11am, the first 50 customers will receive a free Chicago Polish Sausage sandwich with fries once a week for the next 3 months.
• Friday, April 19^th: Starting at 11am, the first 50 customers will receive an Al’s Burger once a week for the next 3 months.

“We are so excited to be expanding to San Jose,” said Dave Howey, Chicago Franchise Systems, Inc.  “As Chicago’s #1 Italian Beef, we are looking forward to reaching a whole new audience of Italian Beef enthusiasts.”

The San Jose location’s menu will feature classics such as the Al’s Italian Beef, Italian Sausage, Chicago Polish with Fries, Hot Dogs, Burgers, Assorted Salads, Wraps and more. Guests can also have Al’s Beef to go with the Take Home menu featuring Italian Beef / LB, Italian Sausage / LB, French Bread Loaf, Quart of Hot or Sweet Peppers and more.

Al’s #1 Italian Beef is known as the number one Italian Beef sandwich destination in the U.S. and is consistently ranked as one of America’s best sandwiches by top media outlets such as Esquire magazine, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Food Network, Travel Channel and more. Al’s Beef has developed a loyal following and counts local and national celebrities, dignitaries and politicians as dedicated customers.

Location address: 71 Curtner Ave., Ste 80, San Jose, CA 95125

Phone Number: 408-380-4876

Hours of operation: Monday thru Thursday 11am to 11pm

Friday and Saturday 11am to 12am

Sunday 11am to 10pm

ABOUT AL’S BEEF

Al’s Beef, founded in 1938, and regarded as "Chicago's #1 Italian Beef Sandwich," by Chicago magazine, is one of America’s iconic sandwich destinations. 

The first official Al's Beef stand began as a small, curbside, outdoor, wooden neighborhood food stand with countertop service located in Chicago’s “Little Italy” neighborhood. The beef stand gradually grew and moved to its present location at 1079 W. Taylor Street, still in Chicago’s "Little Italy." Franchised in 1999, Al’s #1 Beef Restaurants has grown significantly in the Chicagoland area and beyond.

For more information about Al’s Beef, please visit www.alsbeef.com