Orange County’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in April, down from a revised 3.9% in March and above the 2.9% rate seen in April last year, according to the state’s Employment Development Department.
The state’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in April while the U.S.’s was 3.5%.
Nonfarm OC employment increased by 2,400 jobs from March to April when 1.7 million people were employed.
Six of the 11 industry sectors saw job increases.
Leading the job increase was the private education and health services, with 2,400 jobs, mostly in health care and social assistance.
Three sectors reported declines, led by construction, down 1,400 jobs.
About 18 million people worked in California in April, an increase of 5,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from March and up about 206,500 jobs from a year earlier.
Five of the 11 industry sectors added jobs month-over-month, led by private education and health services, up 11,900.
People receiving unemployment benefits fell 34,717 to 411,413.
