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14 <br /> 1 • Demographic summary of Orange County's population &workforce- Orange County's <br /> 2 growth rate is 5% <br /> 3 Steve Brantley referred the BOCC to his yellow hand out, Employment Status for the last 4 <br /> 4 years, and helped the Board interpret the data on the excel spreadsheets. <br /> 5 • Educational & work achievement levels of Orange County residents, compared to <br /> 6 advertised job listings for minimum required education and work experience <br /> 7 • Unemployment Rates & Trends in Orange County & the State of North Carolina <br /> 8 • Main employment sectors in Orange County, by business type <br /> 9 • Largest employers in Orange County <br /> 10 • Wage statistics & annual income <br /> 11 • Work area profile analysis <br /> 12 • In & out migration of commuting residents to their place of employment <br /> 13 • Commuting times <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Information sources for these comparison charts include: <br /> 16 • U. S. Census Bureau 2009-2014 (Five Year Estimates) <br /> 17 • National Association of Counties (NACo) <br /> 18 • North Carolina Department of Commerce <br /> 19 ➢ "NC Works" employment &workforce agency (former Employment Security <br /> 20 Commission/ESC) <br /> 21 ➢ "Division of Labor& Economic Analysis Division" (LEAD) — Quarterly Census of <br /> 22 Employment & Wages (QCEW - 3rd Q 2015) <br /> 23 ➢ "ACCESSNC" <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Orange County's workforce and employment is primarily influenced by the significance <br /> 26 presence of the many University of North Carolina and UNC Health Care facilities based here, <br /> 27 the geographic proximity to the high-tech Research Triangle Park tenants and surrounding <br /> 28 Triangle cities and other premier universities, plus state and local government centers. These <br /> 29 factors contribute to the community's economic vitality, growth and stability, help to sustain the <br /> 30 steady employment and income trends, and generally shield the region from the cyclical lows of <br /> 31 occasional economic downturns. Orange County has also not historically had a large presence <br /> 32 of traditional industries employing lower-skilled labor, like textiles &furniture, which have <br /> 33 increasingly relocated off-shore and reduced local employment across other parts of North <br /> 34 Carolina. As a result, Orange County routinely ranks among the top 1 — 3 North Carolina <br /> 35 counties with the lowest unemployment rate, enjoys the highest per capita income level, and <br /> 36 has the highest percentage of local residents holding 4-year and higher education degrees. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 A variety of state and local government agencies, educational institutions, non-profits and <br /> 39 private interests all contribute toward workforce preparedness on behalf of Orange County's <br /> 40 residents who seek skills training and employment opportunities. Such agencies include: <br /> 41 • local public school systems' Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum for <br /> 42 Orange County & Chapel Hill/Carrboro high school students <br /> 43 • Durham Technical Community College (new Hillsborough campus) <br /> 44 • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> 45 • State employment agencies such as "NCWorks" (503 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill) <br /> 46 • Local nonprofits such as EmPowerment, Inc. (109 N. Graham Street, Chapel Hill) and <br /> 47 OE Enterprises, Inc. (Hillsborough) <br /> 48 • Orange County Department of Social Services' membership in the 5-county "Regional <br /> 49 Partnership Workforce Development Board", which helps funds various employment and <br />