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Orange RPU 2023 Biennial Modification to PY 2021-24 Regional Plan <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />Concentrated job loss in hospitality and tourism stung more sharply during the pandemic <br />in the Orange County region due to its economic dependence on tourism. In 2019, a <br />record 50.2 million travelers visited Orange County, spending $13.0 billion.16 However, <br />with the sustained closure during the pandemic of major tourism sites, especially <br />Disneyland Park, the leisure and hospitality industry and surrounding cities remain heavily <br />impacted. The percentage of unemployment by industry sector showed a grim picture for <br />industries that rely heavily on tourism. As of November 2020, retail trade had the highest <br />unemployment numbers at 16,063, and accommodation and food services had 10,815 <br />unemployed. Other industries with high numbers of unemployment include healthcare <br />and social assistance (11,628), manufacturing (11,215), and construction (9,371). 17 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />16 Orange County Visitors Association, 2019, Orange County Visitors Association 2019-2021 Destination Marketing Plan, <br />www.travelcostamesa.com/visittheoc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Marketing.pdf. <br />17 Lightcast, 2021, https://analyst.lightcast.io/. <br /> <br />0% <br />1% <br />5% <br />11% <br />5% <br />11% <br />5% <br />10% <br />0% <br />3% <br />1% <br />2% <br />4% <br />2% <br />16% <br />3% <br />11% <br />9% <br />0% <br />0% <br />0% <br />0% <br />2% <br />4% <br />14% <br />2% <br />13% <br />4% <br />10% <br />1% <br />4% <br />2% <br />2% <br />2% <br />5% <br />12% <br />4% <br />10% <br />8% <br />0% <br />1% <br />1% <br />0%5%10%15% <br />No Previous Work Experience/Unspecified <br />Government <br />Other Services (except Public Administration) <br />Accommodation and Food Services <br />Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation <br />Health Care and Social Assistance <br />Educational Services <br />Administrative and Support and Waste… <br />Management of Companies and Enterprises <br />Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services <br />Real Estate and Rental and Leasing <br />Finance and Insurance <br />Information <br />Transportation and Warehousing <br />Retail Trade <br />Wholesale Trade <br />Manufacturing <br />Construction <br />Utilities <br />Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction <br />Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting <br />Percent of Unemployment by Industry Sector <br />November 2020 <br />% of National Unemployment % of Regional Unemployment <br />Source: LIGHTCAST Labor Market Analysis, 2021 <br />EXHIBIT 1