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O.C.'s December unemployment, continued ...
For the year, the region lost 48,900 positions, and all but one segment reported declines. No change was seen in the mining and logging segment.
The brunt of the decline occurred in the construction sector, which lost 10,800 positions. The majority of that drop came in the specialty trade contractors sector, and positions were heavily cut in building construction, which reported 2,700 eliminated jobs.
Trade, transportation and utilities posted the next largest decline of 10,600, followed by manufacturing, which lost 9,500 jobs, and government, which cut 6,300 positions.
Statewide, the December unemployment rate fell slightly to 12.1 percent, compared to 12.3 percent in November. Nationwide, the number rose to 9.7 percent.
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O.C.'s December unemployment, continued ...
For the year, the region lost 48,900 positions, and all but one segment reported declines. No change was seen in the mining and logging segment. The brunt of the decline occurred in the construction sector, which lost 10,800 positions. The majority of that drop came in the specialty trade contractors sector, and positions were heavily cut in building construction, which reported 2,700 eliminated jobs.
Trade, transportation and utilities posted the next largest decline of 10,600, followed by manufacturing, which lost 9,500 jobs, and government, which cut 6,300 positions.
Statewide, the December unemployment rate fell slightly to 12.1 percent, compared to 12.3 percent in November. Nationwide, the number rose to 9.7 percent.
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O.C. apartment rent rates drop 6.7 percent
O.C.'s median home price jumps 9.6 percent
Michael Jordan named president of The Beachcomber
