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As the County seat, Santa Ana has a <br />thriving public sector job center for <br />local, state, and federal government. <br />HOUSING NEEDS <br />ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS <br />The economy plays a fundamental role in defining housing needs by creating a <br />demand for housing, determining the wages paid to employees, and ultimately <br />influencing the ability to afford housing. This section explores some of the more <br />fundamental economic forces shaping housing needs in Santa Ana. <br />SANTA ANA JOB MARKET <br />Santa Ana has a lot to offer the business community. With lower lease and sales <br />prices than in adjacent communities, its central location in Orange County, <br />proximity to transportation hubs (e.g., John Wayne Airport and major freeways, a <br />major railroad line, and the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center), Santa <br />Ana is a competitive place for locating business. The California Employment <br />Development Department provides the following composition of industries in <br />Santa Ana. <br />Government and Education. As the county seat, Santa Ana is a public sector job <br />center. The County of Orange is the City's largest employer, providing over 12,000 jobs <br />in 2012. Taking into account Santa Ana Unified School District, Rancho Santiago <br />Community College District, City of Santa Ana, and the US Postal Service, the public <br />sector provides nearly 20,000 jobs. At least one in every ten jobs in Santa Ana takes <br />place in a government or educational institution. <br />Professional Workforce. Santa Ana employs a large number of professionals <br />involved in the information, banking, real estate, management, and technical <br />sectors. Excluding professionals employed in the government and education <br />industries, one in five jobs in Santa Ana is in a professional field. Ingram <br />Micro, for example, a Fortune 100 company, is headquartered in the City of <br />Santa Ana and employs more than 4,000 people. <br />Administrative Support. More than 15,000 administrative support occupations <br />work in many of the same locations as those in the government and education <br />sector. This sector encompasses industries that support business activity and <br />includes temp agencies and janitorial and landscaping services. While <br />companies in this sector tend to be smaller, DMS Services and Ponderosa <br />Builders are two of the City's largest employers in this sector. <br />Manufacturing Sector. The City's established manufacturing base provides 14 <br />percent of jobs in Santa Ana. The top three manufacturers are TTM <br />Technologies, Aluminum Products Inc., and Brasstech. <br />A -6 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT <br />