Voice of San Diego - "More Job Dissection" (9/06)

"Construction is up 3 percent from last year. This makes sense -- as housing demand erodes, developers are scrambling to finish their construction projects sooner rather than later."

"Finance and real estate is pretty much flat. This is actually somewhat surprising, as the dropoff in home sales and refinancings must be hurting the sector. I suspect that the pain is taking the form of reduced income rather than outright attrition."