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Southern California bosses all but stopped hiring last year.
Southern California added only 8,900 jobs in 2025, an 85% drop from 2024.
KEY POINTS
- Orange County was the only Southern California metro to lose jobs, down 7,600 in 2025.
- The Inland Empire led regional job growth but saw a 58% decline from its 2024 gains.
- Only 16% of California's 2025 job growth occurred in Southern California, a sharp regional slowdown.
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