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Orange RPU 2023 Biennial Modification to PY 2021-24 Regional Plan
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<br />Total nonfarm jobs are projected to gain 118,000 jobs by 2028. Significant job growth is
<br />projected in four industry sectors. Educational, health services, and social assistance are
<br />expected to gain 38,900 jobs, with 18,400 projected to be in ambulatory health care
<br />services and 34,300 in health care and social services. Professional and business
<br />services are projected to add 29,500 jobs. In 2020, leisure and hospitality were projected
<br />to grow by 12.9%, adding 27,400 jobs. The growth projection has decreased to 8.8%,
<br />adding 19,600 jobs. Construction projections also have fallen, with a projected increase
<br />of 6,700 jobs by 2028 instead of 19,000 jobs by 2026.11
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<br />The industry sectors that added the most jobs between 2020 and 2023 are represented
<br />in the chart below.
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<br />Jobs & Growth
<br />NAICS Description 2020 Jobs 2023 Jobs 2020 - 2023 Change
<br />62 Health Care and Social Assistance 191,913 215,168 23,255
<br />72 Accommodation and Food Services 131,918 145,039 13,121
<br />56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
<br />Remediation Services 140,387 151,255 10,868
<br />55 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 128,559 136,465 7,906
<br />23 Educational Services 27,682 32,761 5,079
<br />Source: LIGHTCAST 2023
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<br />Orange County is a thriving hub for medical device companies and cutting-edge industry
<br />sectors, including life sciences, information technology, digital arts and media, and
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<br />11 Labor Market Information, EDD, 2021, www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
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<br />1,600
<br />2,300
<br />3,000
<br />3,400
<br />4,200
<br />5,400
<br />6,700
<br />7,400
<br />19,600
<br />29,500
<br />34,300 4600
<br />-10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000
<br />Manufacturing
<br />Wholesale Trade
<br />Other Services (excludes 814-Private Household Workers)
<br />Information
<br />Retail Trade
<br />Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities
<br />Government
<br />Construction
<br />Financial Activities
<br />Leisure and Hospitality
<br />Professional and Business Services
<br />Educational Services (Private), Health Care, and Social Assistance
<br />Growth by Industry Sector
<br />Source: EDD Labor Market Information
<br />Health Care and Social Assistance
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