Real estate’s broader impact on the Orange County economy continues, with the pace of the industry’s job growth triple the hiring rate of all other local bosses combined.

State jobs data for December show jobs in real estate-related fields — from construction to building supplies to lending, sales and leasing, design and janitorial — grew by 8,600 workers in 12 months, or 3.49 percent, to 255,200 jobs. In the past five years, real estate added 48,700 workers or 23.6 percent.

In the year, all other Orange County bosses added 15,000 workers or 1.11 percent to 1,368,800 jobs, adding up to a five-year gain of 114,600 workers or 9.1 percent.

It adds up to real estate accounting for 36 percent of all local jobs created in the past year and 30 percent of all jobs created in the past five years.

Real estate jobs were 15.7 percent of all Orange County jobs last month vs. 15.4 percent a year ago and a five-year average of 15.2 percent.

For those of you who get nervous as local real estate heats up, please note the industry’s clout is nowhere near record-breaking. Orange County’s all-time high for real estate jobs was in September 2006 at 269,600 workers in these fields. That’s also when property-related jobs peaked at 17.6 percent of all workers.

Orange County hiring patterns in key real estate segments for the 12 months ended December …

Construction: Added 7,400 jobs — up 7.64 percent — to 104,300 jobs. Past five years? Up 29,300 workers or 39.1 percent.

Building supplies: Added 200 jobs — up 1.92 percent — to 10,600 jobs. Past five years? Up 900 workers or 9.3 percent.

Lending: Cut 600 jobs — down 1.38 percent — to 42,800 jobs. Past five years? Up 5,900 workers or 16 percent.

Sales and leasing: Added 300 jobs — up 0.77 percent — to 39,300 jobs. Past five years? Up 3,900 workers or 11 percent.

Architectural, design services: Flat at 24,700 jobs. Past five years? Up 3,200 workers or 14.9 percent.

Building services: Added 1,300 jobs — up 4.04 percent — to 33,500 jobs. Past five years? Up 5,500 workers or 19.6 percent.

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