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i | Page <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ......................................................................... 1 <br />II. ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW OF THE REGION ............................................................. 3 <br />A. Analysis of Employment and Unemployment Data .......................................... 11 <br />B. Analysis of the Educational and Skill Levels of the Workforce, the Current <br />Needs of Employers in the Region, and Relevant Skill Gaps .................................... 17 <br />C. Analysis of Industries and Occupations with Existing and Emerging Demand ...... 25 <br />III. REGIONAL INDICATORS ......................................................................................... 29 <br />A. Regional Indicator and Associated Outcomes and Metrics ................................... 30 <br />B. Assessment of Impacts, Lessons Learned, and Progress on Tracking and <br />Evaluating Indicator A ................................................................................................ 32 <br />IV. FOSTERING DEMAND-DRIVEN SKILLS ATTAINMENT ......................................... 33 <br />A. In-Demand Industry Sectors for the Region .................................................... 33 <br />B. Sector Strategies and Other Industry-Focused Initiatives ............................... 38 <br />C. Strategies to Communicate with Regional Employers .................................... 39 <br />V. Enabling Upward Mobility for All Californians ......................................................... 41 <br />A. Promoting and Improving Job Quality and Access .......................................... 41 <br />B. Targeted Service Strategies for the Region’s Unserved and Underserved <br />Communities .............................................................................................................. 43 <br />VI. Climate and Environmental Sustainability ........................................................... 46 <br />A. Supporting a climate-neutral transition ............................................................ 46 <br />VII. Equity and Economic Justice .............................................................................. 48 <br />A. The region’s strategy to achieve equity ................................................................. 48 <br />I. Aligning, Coordinating, and Integrating Programs and Services ............................ 49 <br />A. Regional Service Strategies .................................................................................. 49 <br />B. Regional Administrative Cost Arrangements ......................................................... 50 <br />APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 51 <br />A. Stakeholder and Community Engagement Summary (Attachment 1) ............. 52 <br />B. Public Comments Received that Disagree with the PY 25-28 Orange RPU <br />Regional Plan ............................................................................................................. 54 <br />C. SIGNATURE PAGE (Attachment 3) ....................................................................... 55 <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1