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Evidence of an existing labor market is further supported by labor statistics for Orange County as a whole. In 1981 there were 1,200,000 adult workers in the County; however, only I million jobs were available in the County for those workers. The result is that approx- imately 200,000 workers each day must travel outside of Orange County to work. The creation of new jobs in Orange County average about 90,000 annually.* 1. i Housing Market The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) reports that the housing demand in the region for the past five years has exceeded the supply by 180,000 units.** The housing market in s Orange County in particular is very short in terms of affordable housing relative to the demand placed on it by low and moderate income } households. l Based on the findings of the 1980 federal census, the City of s. Santa Ana has a population estimated at 204,000 residents. The City of Santa Ana experienced rapid growth from 1945 to 1965 when a substantial i portion of the residential dwelling units were built. The existing housing stock in the City of Santa Ana is com- prised of a mixture of single-family dwelling units, multiple -family dwelling units, apartments, and mobile home, units. A Southern Calif- ornia Association of Governments (SCAG) 1980 study identified that the majority of the housing stock was in "good" condition, with approx- imately 6,000 dwelling units in need of repair. Santa Ana is essen- tially a built -out city and, therefore, experiences only modest levels of new residential construction. E * Earl Timmons, Director of Marketing Services, The Irvine Company, presentation before the Orange County Chamber of Commerce", Economic Review and Forecast for Orange County, April 14, 1982. ** The SCAC region is composed of the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura and the cities within those counties. s 7 5 D WO3