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substantially different levels of existing employment, they project similar rates of employment increases averaged over the next fifteen years - between 1,370 jobs (ABAG) and 1,580 jobs (Gruen) per year. Since 1986, the City has added 7,000 jobs or about 2,300 per year. In the short-term, this trend is projected to continue then slow to the growth rates forecast by ABAG. At buildout, the Pleasanton Planning Area could accommodate about 75,000 jobs assuming development of all land designated as industrial, commercial or office at the average densities shown in Tables II-3 and II-4 in the Land Use Element. Housing Element policy 12 call for managing housing growth according to employment development, housing need and other factors. Commute Patterns In 1980, 24% of the 17,000 employed residents of Pleasanton worked in the City, an additional 23% held jobs within the Tri-Valley and the remaining 53% worked outside the Tri-Valley, mostly in the East Bay and San Francisco (7). Of the 8,700 jobs located in Pleasanton in 1980, about 47% were held by Pleasanton residents and about 53% were held by people who commuted into the City from other locations. The net result of this commuting pattern in 1980, was about 13,000 residents commuting out of Pleasanton and about 4,600 workers commuting into Pleasanton - a net out-commute. This trend is beginning to change with the addition of thousands of office jobs locating in Pleasanton. A recent survey of employees working in Pleasanton (8) conducted by the City in conjunction with its TSM Ordinance indicates the changing patterns of commuting into and out of Pleasanton. The 1989 survey of major employers indicated that 74% of people working in Pleasanton commuted in from outside the city compared with 53% in 1980. This increase in in-commuters will continue to increase demand for housing in the Tri-Valley Area and in Pleasanton. The number of jobs recently generated in Pleasanton has corrected the City's previous emphasis of housing compared to jobs. The ratio of jobs to housing as of 1990 is virtually balanced at 1.035 jobs per resident worker. Housing Element 12 contains specific objectives for managing housing development according to employment growth and other factors. The relationship of Jobs, housing and commuting is discussed in greater detail in the Land Use Element. IV-8