Southern California bosses added jobs in July at the slowest pace in 15 months.

In the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group, 112,900 workers were added in the 12 months ended in July. That’s up 1.5 percent in a year, the lowest hiring pace since April 2017. That’s combining employment totals for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties for July, according to the state Employment Development Department’s monthly jobs report.

A hiring slowdown is in line with numerous other business readings — such as home and auto sales — that suggest moderating economic expansion due to factors such as international trade tension and rising inflation and interest higher rates. A year ago, four-county job growth was 1.9 percent growth and 2.7 percent in July 2016.

Here are nine other hiring trends to know, last month’s combined data compared to a year ago and the average of the previous five years …

1. Unemployment rate: 4.6 percent compared to 4.53 percent the previous month; 5.14 a year ago; and a 7.04 percent 5-year average. The comparable statewide jobless rate was 4.4 percent; U.S. rate? 4.1 percent.

2. Number of jobless: 406,700 compared to 452,400 a year ago — down 45,700 or 10.1 percent — vs. the 599,758 over five years.

3. Jobs: 7.55 million compared to 7.44 million a year ago — up 112,900 or 1.5 percent — vs. the 7.09 million, five-year average.

4. Goods-producing jobs: 961,800 compared to 954,900 a year ago — up 6,900 or 0.7 percent — vs. the 916,148 over five years.

5. Service jobs: 6.59 million compared to 6.49 a year ago — up 106,000 or 1.6 percent — vs. the 6.18 million over five years.

6. Government jobs: 949,100 compared to 940,600 a year ago — up 8,500 or 0.9 percent — vs. the 952,543 over five years.

7. Los Angeles County: 4.4 percent unemployment; 1.1 percent job growth for past year.

8. Orange County: 3.2 percent unemployment; 1 percent job growth.

9. Inland Empire: 4.6 percent unemployment; 3.4 percent job growth.