A Huge Appetite for New Workers
The food products business has provided a feast of new jobs in Orange County in the last year. In October, 12,600 people were employed by food-products companies, a 16.7% increase from October, 1987, according to data released by the California Employment Development Department. That was the largest percentage jobs gain of any occupation in the county, according to the agency. Other occupations recording double-digit employment growth were stone, clay and glass products, up 13.5%, and rubber and plastic products, up 11%.
Industry Oct. 1988 Oct. 1987 % Change Total All Industries 1,133,100 1,108,700 +2.2 Agricultural, forestry and fisheries 7,500 8,000 -6.3 Non-agricultural total 1,125,600 1,100,700 +2.3 Mining 1,300 1,700 -23.5 Contract construction 66,500 63,200 +5.2 Manufacturing 258,500 251,500 +2.8 Nondurable goods 71,300 66,400 +7.4 Food and kindred products 12,600 10,800 +16.7 Textile mill products 3,600 5,000 -28.0 Apparel and other textile products 4,200 4,500 -6.7 Paper and allied products 4,400 4,500 -2.2 Printing and publishing 17,300 16,800 +3.0 Chemicals and allied products 9,100 8,300 +9.6 Petroleum and coal products 1,800 1,900 -5.3 Rubber and plastic products 18,100 16,300 +11.0 Leather and leather products 200 200 nc Durable goods 187,200 185,100 +1.1 Lumber and wood products 4,400 4,200 +4.8 Furniture and fixtures 10,300 9,500 +8.4 Stone, clay and glass products 4,200 3,700 +13.5 Primary metal industries 2,600 2,700 -3.7 Fabricated metal products 20,000 20,600 -2.9 Machinery, except electrical 30,400 29,700 +2.4 Electrical and electronic machines 62,300 64,000 -2.7 Transportation equipment 32,000 30,800 +3.9 Instruments and related products 16,200 15,500 +4.5 Miscellaneous manufacturing 4,800 4,400 +9.1 Transportation and public utilities 34,400 34,400 nc Wholesale trade 69,900 65,400 +6.9 Retail trade 212,300 210,700 +0.8 Finance, insurance and real estate 90,400 91,300 -1.0 Services 273,300 266,700 +2.5 Government 119,000 115,800 +2.8 Federal 15,500 15,100 +2.7 State and local, including education 103,500 100,700 +2.8 Aerospace 96,100 96,900 -0.8
Source: California Employment Development Department
