Orange County ‘s employment winning streak grew to 96 months as local bosses added 16,000 workers in the 12 months ended in July while joblessness fell in a month to 3.2 percent.

Here are nine trends to know about Orange County ‘s job market in July from the state Employment Development Dept.’s monthly jobs report: last month’s data compared to a year ago and the average of the previous five years …

1. Jobs: 1.63 million compared to 1.61 million a year ago — up 16,000 or 1.0 percent — vs. the 1.52 million 5-year average.

2. Job growth: 0.99 percent annualized rate compared to 2.13 percent a year ago and 2.32 percent two years ago. Four-county Southern California growth in July? 1.52 percent.

3. Recovery: Orange County ‘s has had year-over-year job growth for 96 consecutive months dating to August 2010. In this post-recession rebound, 261,200 jobs were created, or a 2.21 percent annualized hiring pace.

4. Unemployment rate: 3.2 percent compared to 3.3 percent the previous month; 3.9 percent a year ago; and a 5.2 percent 5-year average.

5. Number of jobless: 51,300 compared to 64,100 a year ago — down 12,800 or 20 percent — vs. 81,615 over five years.

6. Goods-producing jobs: 260,700 compared to 263,400 a year ago — down 2,700 or 1 percent — vs. 246,302 over five years.

7. Service jobs: 1.36 million compared to 1.35 million a year ago — up 18,700 or 1.4 percent — vs. 1.28 million over five years.

8. Government jobs: 151,800 compared to 148,700 a year ago — up 3,100 or 2.1 percent — vs. 154,362 over five years.

9. Comparable joblessness: For July, California’s rate was 4.4 percent; four-county SoCal, 4.6 percent; Los Angeles County, 5.1 percent; Inland Empire, 4.6 percent; and nationally, 4.1 percent.