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12 <br /> GENERAL ECONOMY HIGHLIGHTS <br /> • Strong Job Growth - From 1987 to 1993,job growth was from 35,222 to 46,051 (31%) <br /> • Low Vacancy Rates - Very little inventory of available buildings <br /> • Strong EXpansion of Eadsting Businesses - Blue Cross, General Electric, Home Health <br /> Agency, Village Companies, Carol Woods, PHE, Royal Home Fashions, FGL Parker <br /> Hannifin <br /> • Strong Small Business Creative - 100 net new businesses per year <br /> • Continued Low Unemoloy,msa _- Since 1988, yearly unemployment has ranged from 2.0 <br /> to 3.0 <br /> • Too 5 Ranlona - Orange County economic development results have consistently been <br /> ranked high among N.C. counties. <br /> • National recognition for the region <br />