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Orange County: Buckhorn Yillage <br />part-time schedule of many of the positions. The average weekly wage in retail trade in Orange <br />County is $430.31 and $280.79 in the accommodation and food service sector. <br />Even though retail and accommodation and food service jobs pay less than the average <br />wage, it does not mean the jobs are unimportant to an economy. Flexible scheduling offered by <br />these jobs appeal to students, two-parents-working households, seniors, and others. Also, a <br />portion of every labor market includes unskilled labor desiring entry level positions offering <br />stable, consistent employment. <br />The key point garnered from wage information, is that the majority of jobs created by <br />Buckhorn Village will not be "bread-winning" or "relocation" wages and, therefore, will not <br />cause people to relocate to Orange County. If the Buckhorn Village project were a technology <br />company offering average wages of $60,000, it would attract people to relocate. Because of the <br />lack of incentive for relocation, the impact on schools, residential services; and transportation <br />will be minimized. <br />2007 Third-Quarter Wages <br />County Avg. Retail <br />Weekly <br />Wage . % of Avg. <br />Total <br />Weekly <br />Wa a Avg. Accomm. <br />and Food <br />Service <br />Weekl Wa a Avg. Total <br />Weekly <br />Wage % of Avg. <br />Total <br />Weekly <br />Wa e <br />Orange $430.31 53.9% $280.79 $798 35.2% <br />.Alamance $430.77 70% $236.75 $615 38.5% <br />Chatham $489.50 83.2% $237.34 $588 40.4% <br />Durham $438.76 39.7% $313.32 $1,104 28.4% <br />Wake $519.76 64.2% $283.74 $810 35.1% <br />Cabarrus $427.72 63.6% $256.49 $672 38.1% <br />Johnston $420.08 68% $230.53 $618 37.3% <br />Union $471.28 71.8% $219.60 $656 33.5% <br />Source: NC Employment Security Commission <br />Sanford Holshouser 17 <br />