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Orange County. The rates slowly declined to 6.4% in November 2020 before ascending to 7.4% <br />in December 2020 when regional stay-at-home orders went back into effect. This rate compares <br />with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 8.8 percent for California and 6.5 percent for the <br />nation during the same period.11 <br /> <br /> <br />Concentrated job loss in hospitality and tourism stung more sharply in the Orange County region <br />due to its economic dependence on tourism. In 2019, a record 50.2 million travelers visited <br />Orange County, spending $13.0 billion 12, however with the continued closure of major tourism <br />sites, especially Disneyland Park, the leisure and hospitality industry and surrounding cities <br />remain heavily impacted. The percent of unemployment by industry sector shows a grim picture <br />for 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 Health Care and <br />Social Assistance (11,628), Manufacturing (11,215), Construction (9,371). 13 <br />11 Labor Market Information, EDD, 2021, www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/lmi-by-subjects.html. <br />12 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 />13 EMSI Labor Market Analytics, 2021, www.economicmodeling.com. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1