4 reasons why Orange County bosses are hiring less

Orange County bosses started 2017 with odd, limited hiring activity.
Local jobs, from a survey of bosses, rose just 0.5 percent — 7,300 new jobs — in the 12 months ended in April. That’s the 81st consecutive month of year-over-year job growth but the smallest gain in that streak.
However, Orange County’s unemployment rate, derived from a separate poll of households, hit 3.3 percent last month — the lowest level of joblessness in April since 2006. The low rate w