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rose by 68%, <br /> Between 1970 and 1980, total employment in Orange County g 1987, that <br /> from 27,500 persons in 1970 to 40,600 6to persons 8,380. Throughout the period, <br /> number had increased again by ent accounted for the largest <br /> Nan-agricultural Wage and <br /> percentage of employed p ersons <br /> In the period 1976 to 1986, <br /> total agricultural employment was the <br /> only sector experiencing a decline, falling 61% toaall-time <br /> low <br /> of <br /> 460 persons by 1986. This decline in agricultural <br /> parallels similar trends throughout the Triangle Region and North <br /> Carolina. <br /> The government sector grew by 51%, representing the largest increase <br /> in employment in any sector, as well as absorbing the largest <br /> percentage of employed County residents, 43%. <br /> Only 6.2% of employment in the County was in Manufacturing compared <br /> with 19.8% in the Triangle J Region and 32.2% In 1977, <br /> 2% statewide. in <br /> Orange County contained 58 industrial-based establishments, plloying <br /> 2000 workers. By 1986, the number of manufacturing employees <br /> grown only 930 persons to 3,000. Meanwhile, l the total County <br /> employment picture gained almost 12,000 ctor new <br /> the employed persons. The_ <br /> contribution of the manufacturing during the plan period. <br /> will probably not increase significantly 9 <br /> Areas appropriate for industrial ataCommercial-Industrial lv Transition <br /> along the I-85/US 70 corridor an <br /> and Rural Industrial activity nodes located throughout the County. <br /> finSEEMeRta Smolovment <br /> The single most important sector in Orange County is government. In <br /> 1962, 5900 persons were employed in the government sector. By <br /> 1980, <br /> 16,260 persons had been absorbed einto o thessector,andebunting for 43 <br /> 1986, 20,770 persons were employed expansion of this <br /> of the total employed persons of the County. The sionuence is <br /> employment sector reflects the growth and p <br /> the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill throughout the <br /> period. <br /> TABLE 2-17 <br /> As shown in Table 2-17, Orange County was second only to Wake County of <br /> in the number of government employees, reflecting the dorm had a the <br /> state government in Wake County. However, Orange County <br /> largest percentage of its county e dewill concentrated <br /> and important <br /> employment sector. Although government <br /> will <br /> employment sector in Orange county, it <br /> current cle climate of fiscal <br /> remain a growth sector given the <br /> SOURCES: U.S. Department of Commerce,ion J u of EconomicCo Analysis.is. <br /> An Economic Analysis of of <br /> Governments. November 1980. Exhibit Vi-A. <br /> 5 <br />