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FP • C.1 <br />Chapter 4: Economic Development Element °`' '' <br />II <br />4.1. Summary <br />^ Overview <br />^ Summary of County's local economy -early agrarian economy <br />through to university and development of small town economic <br />centers. <br />^ Description of County economic development efforts: Five-Year <br />Strategic Plan, Report on State of Local Economy. <br />^ Key Issues (Preliminary): Approaches to economic development for <br />County, Carolina North and other opportunities, and coordinating <br />provision of services for future development. <br />^ Areas of opportunity as identified by a Future Clusters <br />Competitiveness Task Force/Research Triangle Regional <br />Partnership regional economic study (2001). <br />4.2. Purpose <br />^ Description of element purpose: provide direction and guidance <br />regarding future economic development efforts in County, and the <br />County's role in guiding and directing these efforts. <br />4.3. Historic Data, Current Data and Evaluation of <br />Trends <br />^ Private Sector Employment Trends <br />County job trends (1996-2005). <br />County employment sectors by type (2005). <br />County employment by industry (3~d quarter, 2006). <br />Top Ten Employers in County <br />^ Retail Sales <br />County Retail Sales Gross Collections (FY 1997-2005) <br />Gross Collections by Category (FY2004-2006) <br />Percentage of County Retail Sales by Area (FY2006) <br />^ Agricultural Employment Trends <br />o~a~u~ co~.ty co-m~-~~~%v~ ~1,cwv ~RaFr ~ ~-29-0~ 8 <br />