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<br /> <br />The Effects of a $15 Minimum Wage by 2019 in Santa Clara County and San Jose 32 <br /> <br />Affected workers in Santa Clara County are also mostly employed in the private, for-profit sector. <br />Nonprofit and public sector workers are less likely to be affected than the overall Santa Clara <br />County workforce. <br />Table 8. Cumulative impact estimates for major industries in Santa Clara County by 2019 <br /> Percent of eligible <br />workers <br />Percent of eligible <br />workers getting a <br />raise <br />Percent of industry <br />getting a raise <br />All Sectors <br /> Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Mining 0.3 0.9 67.8 <br /> Construction 4.4 5.5 31.9 <br /> Manufacturing 16.6 7.4 11.2 <br /> Wholesale Trade 3.8 3.0 20.1 <br /> Retail Trade 9.2 16.1 44.4 <br /> Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 1.9 2.2 28.7 <br /> Information 7.5 1.4 4.6 <br /> Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Rental and Leasing 3.7 2.7 18.9 <br /> Professional, Scientific, and Management 16.0 4.1 6.5 <br /> Administrative and Waste Management Services 6.4 11.9 47.6 <br /> Educational Services 3.8 3.8 25.2 <br /> Health Services 10.2 7.7 19.1 <br /> Social Assistance 2.0 3.3 43.0 <br /> Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, and Accommodation 2.3 4.2 46.2 <br /> Food Services 7.2 20.2 71.0 <br /> Other Services 2.7 4.8 45.4 <br /> Public Administration 2.0 0.7 9.4 <br /> Total 100.0 100.0 <br />By Sector <br /> Private, For-Profit 88.7 92.3 26.4 <br /> Private, Non-Profit 7.3 5.9 20.4 <br /> Public 4.0 1.8 11.3 <br /> Total 100.0 100.0 <br />Source: Authors’ analysis of ACS, OES, and QCEW data. See Appendix A2 Part B for details. <br />Note: Blank value for “Percent of Industry That is Getting a Raise” indicates insufficient sample size for that category. <br /> <br />We estimate that the total wages of all affected workers in Santa Clara County will increase by <br />16.4 percent. But again, because affected workers’ wages represent only 6.1 percent of all <br />workers’ wages in Santa Clara County, total wages in the county will increase by 1.0 percent. <br />Table 9 shows our estimates of the increase in business operating costs for Santa Clara County <br />for retail and restaurants, the two industries with the largest number of workers receiving a raise <br />under the proposed minimum wage law, as well as for businesses across all industries. After <br />accounting for reductions in turnover we estimate that businesses in the restaurant industry will <br />see their payroll costs rise by 9.5 percent and businesses in the retail industry will see their <br />8.A. - Page 46