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Staff recommends keeping San Jose’s jobs‑to‑employed‑resident target at 1.1 despite historic shortfall
Summary
Planning staff recommended retaining a 1.1 jobs‑to‑employed‑resident (JER) target—above the observed ~0.82—arguing the aspirational goal preserves jobs capacity, fiscal sustainability and environmental aims; commissioners debated whether the target is realistic as housing increases.
City planning staff told the task force that the jobs‑to‑employed‑resident (JER) target in the Envision San Jose 2040 general plan should remain at 1.1 jobs per employed resident.
"The current target in the Envision San Jose general plan 2040 is 1.1 jobs per employed resident and the observed JER since adoption has averaged 0.82," staff said in the presentation. Staff explained the JER measures how well employment opportunities match the…
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