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-2- <br /> b. Professionals <br /> Orange County also maintained its strong representation of minorities and women in the <br /> professionals category. <br /> - There was a net gain of seven minority employees which resulted in an increase in <br /> minority representation from 22 percent to 24.1 percent. This compares to <br /> recruitment area availability of 15.1 percent. <br /> - There was a net gain of 17 female employees which resulted in an increase in female <br /> representation from 72.7 percent to 75.9 percent. This compares to recruitment area <br /> availability of 51 percent. <br /> c. Technicians <br /> In the Technicians category, there was: <br /> - No net change in minority employees. Minority representation continued at 21.4 <br /> percent as compared to recruitment area availability of 19.4 percent. <br /> - A net gain of eight female employees which resulted in an increase in female <br /> representation from 70.4 percent to 78.6 percent, as compared to recruitment area <br /> availability of 38 percent. <br /> d. Protective Services <br /> In the Protective Services category, there was a: <br /> - Net gain of two minority employees. Minority representation as a percentage of the <br /> category remained at 20.5 percent because of growth in the category. This compares <br /> to recruitment area availability indicated by the recruitment area labor force data of <br /> 31.8 percent. <br /> - No net change in the number of female employees. Female representation as a <br /> percentage of the category declined slightly from 12.8 percent to 11.4 percent. This <br /> compares to recruitment area availability of 15.5 percent. <br /> e. Paraprofessionals <br /> In the Paraprofessionals category, there was: <br /> - No net change in minority representation and minority representation as a percentage <br /> remained unchanged at 20.0 percent. This compares to recruitment area availability of <br />