San Benito County grew by 0.65 percent for a year tracked from
July 2008 to the same month of 2009, according to data released by
the state department of finance this week.
San Benito County grew by 0.65 percent for a year tracked from July 2008 to the same month of 2009, according to data released by the state department of finance this week.
That was slightly less that the statewide trend. Throughout California, there were 354,000 more residents than the prior year for a 0.93 percent increase, according to the figures.
In San Benito County, the estimated population grew from 57,864 to 58,240, for an increase of 376 residents, according to the state. The date also notes there were 821 births during the year and 234 deaths, for a “natural increase” of 587.
One of the main reasons for the statewide flattening of population growth has been employment. California saw a net loss of 800,000 jobs from July 2008 to July 2009, according to the California Department of Labor. During the rest of the decade, it netted an average of 115,000 additional jobs each year.
