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FFY 2015 -2019 Five Year Consolidated Plan Orange County HOME Consortium, NC <br />Employment Services need to increase focus and resources to assist this population, including <br />people with criminal histories and youth aging out of foster care <br />According to the 2007 -2011 American Community Survey data, Orange County has an <br />unemployment rate of 5.83% which is lower than the North Carolina unemployment rate of 9.7% <br />for that same period. However, in Orange County, there are 16,750 workers and 18,050 jobs. The <br />unemployment rate is also larger in the 16 -24 age group as opposed to older age groups. This <br />suggests that as younger members of the workforce leave school and enter the workforce, they <br />are struggling to find employment <br />According to the 2007 -2011 American Community Survey data, there are job deficiencies (the <br />number of qualified worker's exceeds the number of jobs available) in certain sectors. Conversely, <br />Orange County is also experiencing an employment deficiency (the number of jobs available <br />exceeds the number of qualified workers) in certain sectors. The County should continue to <br />support and encourage new job creation, job retention, employment, youth employment, job <br />training services and educational developmental opportunities, especially for low and moderate <br />income persons that help to close these gaps <br />Maps: <br />Included in this Plan in the Exhibits Section are the following maps which illustrate the <br />demographic characteristics of Orange County: <br />• Population Density by Block Group <br />• Percent White Population by Block Group <br />• Percent Minority Population by Block Group <br />• Percent Population Age 65+ by Block Group <br />• Population Age 65+ by Quarter Mile Grid <br />• Total Housing Units by Block Points <br />• Percent Owner - Occupied Housing Units by Block Group <br />• Percent Renter - Occupied Housing Units by Block Group <br />• Percent Vacant Housing Units by Block Group <br />• Low /Moderate Income Percentage by Block Group <br />• Low /Moderate Income with Minority Percentage <br />• Commercial Hotspots in Orange County, North Carolina <br />2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan <br />The following six (6) priorities and subsequent goals /strategies have been identified for the <br />Orange County HOME Consortium for the period of FY 2015 through FY 2019 for the HOME <br />OMB Control No: 2506 -0117 (exp 07/31/2015) 5 <br />