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Manufacturing employment was up 21,600 workers from 127, 600 in 1972 to 149, 200 in July 1974. The aerospace industry and related firms account for 42 percent (62,500) of the workers employed in the manufacturing sector. Declines in aerospace employment, like in 1970 and part of 1971, can have a major impact on the demand for housing. Retail trade, wholesale trade, finance, insurance, real estate, services, and government employment have all been increasing because of the supportive roles they play to the employment in thc manufacturing sector. Retail employ- ment has increased 8.2 percent, from 98, 200 in July 1973 to 106, 300 in July 1974, because of the opening of regional size shopping centers and large convenience centers. As illustrated in Table IV - 1, employment opportunities in Orange County are expected to increase to 958, 600 in 1990, an increase of more than double over 1970. This employment growth will stimulate considerable demand for housing in Santa Aha as well as the entire county. SANTA ANA: As of June 1974, Santa Ana's unemployment rate was estimated at 7.1 percent. The 1970 Census estimated the City's unemployment rate at 6. 2 percent as of April 1, 1970. The most recent detailed information for Santa Ana from the State of California Employment Development Department is for the year ending July 1972. As of that dar e, total employment in Santa Ana advanced by 6. 3 percent during the year to 87,800. The 5, 200 increase in jobs was the largest for any city in Orange County. Manufacturin~ ~ayrolls moved ahead in Santa Ana by 1, 100 to a total of 23, 500. Ail categories in the aerospace group posted increases; the mid-1972 aerospace total of 7,400 was up 700 from the year before, but was still 300 shy of the mid-1969 peak. Mixed changes occurred in non-defense durable goods manufacturing during 1972. A firm in the machinery group closed down for a net loss of 200 jobs, and layoffs also took place in lumber and sporting goods firms. Metals and transportation equipment, however, increased by 300 and 200, respectively. Of the 1, 200 employees in the miscellaneous transportation group approximately 200 produced motor vehicles, 400 made boats, and 600 built campers and mobile homes. In the soft goods division, food processing, publishing, and textile-apparel firms all registered gains. Nonmanufacturing gro:vth was centered itt trade, services, and govern- ment--each of these divisions added 900 workers over the year. Over one- fourth of the 16,000 workers in trade worked in the wholesale sector. The ,whole,sale jobs w(~e concentrated in distribution of machinery and grocery products, while restaurants and autodealers-service stations were the leading sources of jobs in the retail division. 0000§5