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Within government it is estimated that 78.5% of Orange County's total 23,013 government <br />employees work for the state government. Based on available numbers, a relative indication <br />reveals that about 80% of Orange County's state employee population work for UNC or an UNC <br />affiliated institution. Of the remaining 4,930 workers, 4,596 work for local governments and 334 <br />work for the federal government. <br />The percent distribution of the County's government workers is as follows: <br />Government Employment by Sector, 1997 <br /> State Local Federal <br />Workers 78.5% 20% 1.5% <br />Source: NC Employment Securities Commission <br />Private Sector Employment <br />As of the third quarter of 1997, 29,585, or approximately 56% of persons working in the county <br />were employed in the private sector. In general, a private sector employee found themselves <br />working in either retail trade or service. When combined, employment in these sectors account <br />for 65% of all private sector positions. <br />Projected Private Sectar Employment by Industry, <br />Orange County 2020 <br />Manufacturing <br />g~Const . 896 <br />796 ~ <br />'~' <br />Servicies <br />396 Wholesale,etc <br />896 ;.~ <br />~f-i,~~iJ j.i~ <br />M Mi~i~'rw <br />~~;.: <br />.;,~ Retail ;~" <br />:: :. Y . <br />FIRE "'s: ~' :~ 2796 ~ ' <br />~vn4 ~ <br />~'v iY /' ~Y <br />5 <br />