2026 Orange County Labor Market Overview
This 2026 Orange County Labor Market Overview provides a broad overview of the regional labor market and can be used by Orange County community colleges to support local and regional initiatives, including the Strong Workforce Program and Perkins.
Building on the 2026 Orange County Labor Market Overview (2026 LMO), this brief highlights Orange County’s High-Quality Occupations by looking at metrics beyond wages and adding two new Quality Signal criteria to the eight used in the LMO.
This report pairs with the 2026 Orange County Labor Market Overview (2026 LMO) and the 2026 Orange County High-Quality Occupations report. It showcases infographics for the 177 High-Quality occupations countywide and for each community college sector
This 2026 Orange County Labor Market Overview provides a broad overview of the regional Labor Market and can be used by Orange County Community Colleges to support local and regional initiatives, including the Strong Workforce Program and Perkins.
A presentation deck for the webinar release of the 2026 Orange County Labor Market Overview by the OC COE
A recording of the Orange County COE’s Labor Market Overview presentation from May 21, 2026.