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According to Opportunity Insight's <br />Percent of workers in jobs paying $15.00 or less <br />Economic Tracker, the drastic <br />difference between the low and <br />Black or African <br />high quartiles shows that lower low, American <br />income bracket workers are �s 5% <br />� American Indian or <br />disproportionately affected by the Alaska Native <br />pandemic In Orange County, as of <br />November 15, 2020, employment <br />ti <br />rates among workers in the o <br />Native Hawaiian or <br />bottom wage quartile (C$27K)- <br />20/ Other Pacific Islander <br />decreased by 25.4%, middle <br />Two or More RBGe5 <br />quartile ($27K-$60K) decreased by <br />1.4%, and high quartile (>$60k) <br />Hispanic or Latino <br />increased 6.8% compared Lo <br />January 202018. Minority residents <br />Source: EMSI '_a bur Markel Analysis, 2021 <br />. whin <br />mostly held these lower -paying <br />jobs and went into this economic crisis much more financially insecure and unstable <br />2Aii. Provide an analysis of the current educational and skill levels of the <br />workforce, the current needs of employers in the region, and any relevant skill gaps <br />between the two. <br />Orange County is home to major universities such as the University of California, Irvine (UCI), <br />California State University, Fullerton (CSLJF), and Chapman University. It has flour rnmmunity <br />college districts with nine community colleges. These community colleges educate approximately <br />310,000 students in credit and noncredit courses each year. <br />Orange CounLy's prirrlary <br />competitive advantage is a <br />talent pool of highly educated, <br />qualified residents. In Orange <br />County, 48.8o/ of adults over the <br />age of 25 have an associate <br />degree or higher, while only <br />14.5% lack a high school <br />diploma. Orange County <br />residents who possess a <br />bachelor's degree are 6.3% <br />above the national average, and <br />7.7% hnld an associate degree, <br />which is 0.9% belowthe national <br />average. <br />Orange County educational Attainment <br />" "The Economic Tracker." Economic Tracker, trackthorecovery.org/. <br />Gr,iduatc <br />Degr <br />H'ghe <br />i r<; than vih <br />Grade. 7.8P. <br />9di Gradc to <br />1?th 6racle, <br />b, <br />Associate's <br />Drgrce, 7'7X, Suurce: EMSI, Labor Market Analyr. cs, <br />City Council 24 — 11 41612021 <br />