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Within government it is estimated that 78..5% of Orange County's total 23,013 government <br />employees work for the state .government. Based on available numbers, a relative indication <br />reveals that about 80% of Orange County's state employee population work for UNC or an UNC <br />affiliated institution. Of the remaining 4,930 workers, 4,596 work for local governments and 334 <br />work for the federal government. <br />The percent distribution of the County's government workers is as follows: <br />Government Employment by Sector, 1997 <br />_ State Local Federal <br />Workers 78.5% 20% 1.5% <br />Source: NC Employment Securities Commission <br />Private Sector Employment <br />As of the third quarter of 1997, 29,585, or approximately 56% of persons working in the county <br />were employed in the private sector. In general, a private sector .employee found themselves <br />working in either retail trade or service. When combined, employment in these. sectors account <br />for 65% of all private sector positions. <br />Projected Private Sector Employment by Industry, <br />Orange County 2020 <br />Manufacturing <br />glConst _ 896 <br />796 <br />. •: r. <br />Servicies <br />3596 Wholesale,etc <br />. 896 - - ---- <br />~'~; <br />.;~ Retail ;. <br />::• Via <br />FIRE ':'~"' ~ 2796 <br />>~i i. .v. Y~' <br />1596. x:': ~szfi. <br />fO::::':: ~~ ~ , <br />vpe" <br />i:::.$i= ~.. <br />5 <br />