03/28/2024

OC’s Worker Shortage: Employers Face a Skills Gap in Key, High-Paying Fields, Report Finds

Orange County faces a critical shortage of skilled workers for some of the best-paid jobs in manufacturing, health care and information technology, according to a report to be released today.

“This is a troubling trend, given that these three are key drivers of future economic development,” Lucy Dunn, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council, and Bob Bunyan, chairman of the county’s Workforce Investment Board, warned in a letter accompanying the 78-page report.

Despite Orange County’s prosperity, “a growing and persistent skills gap threatens continued success,” they wrote. “Even as unemployment rates continue to drop, employers face rising difficulties in filling positions.”

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