California has two of the nation’s oddest job markets

Could anything be more different than the workplaces of the warehouse-centric Inland Empire and tech-driven San Jose?

You see, the regions rank as two of the nation’s oddest job markets. That’s not for their employment specialities but rather a curious workplace gap fueled by housing affordability.

Let me explain. My trusty spreadsheet contrasted two slices of April employment data for the 50 largest metropolitan areas, including six in California.

First, there’s the number of workers in a region...