Not All Occupations Showing Growth

It may be hard to believe that there are 2 industries in Orange County that have seen double-digit job losses in the last year. But there were 18.8% fewer miners working in the county in November, compared to the year-earlier month. And employment declined 13.6% in chemicals and allied products, according to monthly data provided by the California Employment Development Department.

Total jobs in the county increased 2.1% in the period. Manufacturing did better than that with a 2.6% gain.

Industry Nov. 1988 Nov. 1987 % Change Total All Industries 1,138,100 1,114,400 +2.1 Agricultural, forestry and fisheries 7,100 7,700 -7.8 Nonagricultural total 1,131,000 1,106,700 +2.2 Mining 1,300 1,600 -18.8 Contract construction 66,900 63,300 +5.7 Manufacturing 258,600 252,000 +2.6 Nondurable goods 70,600 65,900 +7.1 Food and kindred products 12,100 9,900 +22.2 Textile mill products 3,500 3,000 +16.7 Apparel and other textile products 4,300 4,500 -4.4 Paper and allied products 4,400 4,400 nc Printing and publishing 17,400 17,100 +1.8 Chemicals and allied products 8,900 10,300 -13.6 Petroleum and coal products 1,900 1,900 nc Rubber and plastic products 17,900 16,500 +8.5 Leather and leather products 200 200 nc Durable goods 188,000 186,100 +1.0 Lumber and wood products 4,400 4,200 +4.8 Furniture and fixtures 10,400 9,600 +8.3 Stone, clay and glass products 4,100 3,800 +7.9 Primary metal industries 2,600 2,700 -3.7 Fabricated metal products 20,000 20,800 -3.9 Machinery, except electrical 30,800 29,900 +3.0 Electrical and electronic machines 62,200 63,900 -2.7 Transportation equipment 32,000 31,100 +2.9 Instruments and related products 16,300 15,600 +4.5 Miscellaneous manufacturing 5,000 4,500 +11.1 Transportation and public utilities 34,400 34,500 -0.3 Wholesale trade 70,700 66,100 +7.0 Retail trade 217,100 214,300 +1.3 Finance, insurance and real estate 89,300 91,000 -1.9 Services 271,700 266,200 +2.1 Government 121,000 117,700 +2.8 Federal 15,700 15,200 +3.3 State and local, incl. education 105,300 102,500 +2.7 Aerospace sub-total 96,400 97,200 -0.8

Source: California Employment Development Department