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13 <br />FFY 2018 Annual Action Plan <br />Orange County HOME Consortium <br />more free or low -cost healthcare for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming <br />homeless. There is a great need for mental health and substance abuse case management and <br />treatment for people experiencing, or at risk of, becoming homeless. Orange County <br />Employment Services need to increase its focus and resources to assist this population, including <br />people with criminal histories and youth aging out of foster care. <br />According to the 2012 -2016 American Community Survey data, Orange County has an <br />unemployment rate of 5.9% which is lower than the North Carolina unemployment rate of 8.3% <br />for that same period. The unemployment rate is larger in the 16 -29 age group as opposed to <br />older age groups. <br />According to the 2012 -2016 American Community Survey data, there are job deficiencies in <br />certain sectors (the number of qualified workers exceeds the number of jobs available). <br />Conversely, Orange County is also experiencing an employment deficiency in other areas (the <br />number of jobs available exceeds the number of qualified workers). The County needs to <br />continue to support and encourage new job creation, job retention, employment, youth <br />employment, job training services, and educational developmental opportunities, especially for <br />low- and moderate- income persons that help to close these gaps. <br />Maps: \ <br />l <br />The following maps illustrate the demographic.characteristics of Orange County: <br />• Population Density by-Block',G)roup <br />• Percent White Popu�atio by -Block Group <br />• Percent Minority'PopulatCion by Block Group <br />• Percent Population Age 65 +,6y Block Group <br />• Total Housing Units Points <br />• Percent Owner-0c ',e pied 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 />OMB Control No: 2506 -0117 (exp. 07/31/2015) 5 <br />