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OC Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.0% in April

Biggest increases in health services, hotels, restaurants

Orange Countyโ€™s unemployment rate fell to 3.0% in April, down from 3.4% in March and above the 2.9% seen in April last year, according to the stateโ€™s Employment Development Department.

The stateโ€™s unemployment rate was 4.3% in April while the U.S.โ€™s was 3.1%.

Nonfarm OC employment rose by 15,200 jobs from March to April when 1.71 million were employed.

The county has surpassed the February 2020 pre-pandemic employment level of 1.68 million jobs.

Eight of the 11 industry sectors saw job gains.

Leading the job increase was private education and health services, which added 4,300 jobs, 91% of which was an increase in health care and social assistance, 3,900 jobs.

Leisure and hospitality added 3,800 jobs, some 2,700 of which were in accommodations and food services.

Two industry sectors — trade and government — each declined by 100 jobs.

 

 

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Peter J. Brennan
Peter J. Brennan
With four decades of experience in journalism, Peter J. Brennan has built a career that spans diverse news topics and global coverage. From reporting on wars, narcotics trafficking, and natural disasters to analyzing business and financial markets, Peterโ€™s work reflects a commitment to impactful storytelling. Peterโ€™s association with the Orange County Business Journal began in 1997, where he worked until 2000 before moving to Bloomberg News. During his 15 years at Bloomberg, his reporting often influenced financial markets, with headlines and articles moving the market caps of major companies by hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2017, Peter returned to the Orange County Business Journal as Financial Editor, bringing his heavy business industry expertise. Over the years, he advanced to Executive Editor and, in 2024, was named Editor-in-Chief. Peterโ€™s work has been featured in prestigious publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he has appeared on CNN, CBC, BBC, and Bloomberg TV. A Kiplinger Fellowship recipient at The Ohio State University, he leads the Business Journal with a dedication to uncovering stories that matter and shaping the local business community and beyond.
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