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Final Child Care Needs Assessment – 2015 and 2025 <br /> City of Redwood City <br />October 19, 2016 <br />Page 8 of 15 <br />Prepared by Brion Economics, Inc. Final Report <br />Table 2 <br />Redwood City Child Care Study - 2016 <br />REDWOOD CITY Estimates <br />Jobs at 2015 (1)57,412 <br />Jobs at 2025 (1)70,960 <br />Job Growth 2015-2025 13,548 <br />% Increase 23.6% <br />Percent of Employees that Work <br /> in City and Live Outside County (2)48.0% <br />Employee Demand for Child Care (3)3% <br />2015 Total Employee Demand (4)827 <br /> Demand 0-1 Years 331 <br /> Demand 2-4 Years 496 <br />2025 Total Employee Demand (4)1,022 <br /> Demand 0-1 Years 409 <br /> Demand 2-4 Years 613 <br />(1) Jobs projections provided by Redwood City Community <br /> Development Department. <br />(2) Based on Journey-to-Work data from 2006-2008 (most current <br /> available). Data was provided by Shimon Israel at MTC in March 2016. <br />(3) We are assuming 3% of employees' children require licensed care: the <br /> breakdown of demand for infant and preschool spaces is based on the <br /> percentage of infants and preschoolers who currently reside in San <br /> Mateo County. <br />(4) Assumes that demand from employees is split 40% for infants and 60% <br /> for preschool. School age children are expected to demand care near <br /> their place of residence. <br />Sources: Redwood City Community Development Department; MTC; <br /> Brion Economics, Inc. <br />Employment Growth and Non-Resident Employee Demand, 2015 <br />and 2025 <br /> <br />8.C. - Page 12