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Caseworkers talk with a woman in search of work next to a County of Orange business and employment services bus parked for the day for scheduled appointments at the Rossmoor Library in Rossmoor, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Elected officials in Orange County say they’re working to bring the region’s unemployment numbers down to pre-pandemic levels through innovative initiatives.
Orange County’s unemployment rate in January stood at 7.4 percent, up year-over-year by 4.3 percent.