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jobs. Professional and business services declined by 29,200 jobs. Administrative and support
<br />services, which includes temporary help firms, dropped by 18,900 jobs.15
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<br />Pandemic Job-Related Losses 16
<br />Industry Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 Dec-20
<br />Feb to
<br />Apr
<br />%
<br />change
<br />April to
<br />December
<br />% of
<br />losses
<br />recovered
<br />Shortfall
<br />as of
<br />December
<br />Total Nonfarm 1,677,800 1,636,000 1,410,200 1,553,000 -267,600 15.9% 142,800 53.4% 124,800
<br />Construction 105,400 100,600 96,800 107,900 -8,600 8% 11,100 129% -2,500
<br />Manufacturing 158,700 157,500 143,200 145,300 -15,500 9.8% 2,100 13.5% 13,400
<br />Transportation &
<br />Warehousing 26,700 26,300 24,300 29,600 -2,400 9.0% 5,300 220.8% -2,900
<br />Professional &
<br />Business Services 326,300 313,300 288,400 318,400 -37,900 12% 30,000 79% 7,900
<br />Educational Services 34,500 34,400 31,100 27,600 -3,400 9.9% -3,500 -102.9% 6,900
<br />Health Care & Social
<br />Assistance 200,600 198,800 172,600 196,400 -28,000 14.0% 23,800 85.0% 4,200
<br />Leisure & Hospitality 227,500 215,000 124,700 168,700 -102,800 45.2% 44,000 42.8% 58,800
<br />Other Services 50,800 44,400 33,000 41,100 -17,800 35.0% 8,100 45.5% 9,700
<br />Government 168,700 170,500 162,000 156,100 -6,700 4.0% -5,900 -88.1% 12,600
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<br />As California moves toward
<br />reopening, regional differences
<br />will contribute to the pace of
<br />recovery. The current depth of
<br />job losses and Orange County’s
<br />reliance on service sectors
<br />means the region will have
<br />more ground to make up. How
<br />quickly businesses reopen and
<br />rehire will depend on their
<br />viability and how public health
<br />risks evolve within the area.
<br />For sectors and companies that
<br />rely on in-person interaction,
<br />the recovery pace is likely to be slower. As of December 2020, the county recovered 142,800
<br />nonfarm jobs, which is equivalent to 53% of the job losses since the pandemic recession. Most
<br />industries are experiencing incremental job gains monthly. Transportation and utilities and
<br />construction jobs have exceeded pre-pandemic levels, with the largest month-over increase, up
<br />4,200 jobs. Wholesale trade gained 1,800 jobs, retail trade added 1,500 jobs, and transportation,
<br />warehousing and utilities expanded by 900 jobs.17
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<br />15 Labor Market Information, EDD, 2021, https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/geography/orange-county.html
<br />16 EMSI Labor Market Analytics, 2021, www.economicmodeling.com.
<br />17 Labor Market Information, EDD, 2021, www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/lmi-by-subjects.html.
<br />8,400
<br />77,400 66,400 70,900
<br />97,500
<br />133,700
<br />150,900 142,800
<br /> -
<br /> 20,000
<br /> 40,000
<br /> 60,000
<br /> 80,000
<br /> 100,000
<br /> 120,000
<br /> 140,000
<br /> 160,000
<br />May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20
<br />Jobs Recovered between May and December 2020
<br />Source: EDD Labor Market Information
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