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those who contract with the City, receive a fair living wage. In 1998, the City passed the Livable Wage <br />Ordinance to guarantee that employees of contractors and subcontractors hired by the City receive at <br />least the minimum hourly wage paid to City employees. Additionally, the 2016 -2017 budget increased the <br />minimum wage for full -time city workers from $12.53 per hour to $13.35 per hour, $14.15 per hour for FY <br />2017 -2018 and $15 per hour for FY 2018 -2019. <br />II,,,, ocal Ilf;;lilrmilrnrm <br />Since 2008, Durham has attracted more than $2.28 billion in economic development growth, creating <br />more than 6,000 newjobs. In downtown specifically, the total number of employees has increased more <br />than 60% since 2003. In the last 20 years, over $1.2 billion dollars in public and private investments have <br />been made to support additional business, retail, and housing growth in Downtown Durham. <br />Durham consistently performs better than national and state averages in various economic performance <br />indicators: <br />1 As of December 2016, not adjusted for seasonality. 2As of December 2016. <br />lf;;l ilrm ilrnrm iil Il[.)eve l ll ilrnr ein-t Strategic 11::1111 Ilan <br />In 2015, the City and County published the City- County Economic Development Strategic Plan <br />that identified four strategic focus areas around which the economic development planning and <br />implementation process will be structured: Business Retention and Recruitment, Business - Friendly <br />Environment, Infrastructure, and Talent Development and Recruitment. <br />ilrllldair Il[.)evel ll ilrnr ein-t <br />Durham is committed to maintaining a <br />talented workforce with diverse skillsets <br />through various workforce readiness <br />programs. The Durham Workforce <br />Development Board (DWDB) in collaboration <br />with the City of Durham's Office of <br />Economic and Workforce Development <br />(OEWD), administers programs designed <br />to meet the workforce needs of businesses <br />and to prepare workers for high- demand, High school student, Isaiah Paige, learns about office work through his <br />high -pay careers by connecting them to Youth Works internship at the NCCU Juvenile Justice Department <br />technical training and assisting them with <br />placement and job retention. Through various partnerships and programs, including the NCWorks Career <br />Center and Durham YouthWork Internship Program (DYIP), the DWDB and OEWD provide a wide array of <br />employment and training programs, services, and resources to both jobseekers and employers. <br />13 1 City of (Durham 20!7 Sustainability IReport <br />