Orange County shows an improvement in August job losses in comparison to the previous year. There is an improvement of 4,400 jobs in August this year. According to the State Employment Development Department, the level of unemployment remains unchanged at 9.6% from the revised number for July.

The biggest cut was noticed in the local governments with a loss of 2,800 positions from July. The other industries like leisure and hospitality also saw a cut of 1,200 jobs. The non farm jobs in August was around 1.4 million which is a decline of 6,200 jobs since July. Orange County had seen a decline of 4.3% in the number of people employed from the previous year.

The downturn in development has eliminated nearly 12,000 jobs which is recorded on a yearly reporting. But the construction industry has seen a rise of 500 jobs from July in August. This is the second largest job loss which has been recorded on an annual reporting in professional and business services. It was followed by a 59% loss in jobs related to administrative and support services. It also includes the temporary help firms. The manufacturing industry has reported a loss of 10,100 jobs from the previous year.

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