How Much Economic Benefit? 

The table below compares the economic benefits of the Millennium Plan versus the county's recent 24 million annual passenger airport.

The county has not produced economic benefit figures for the El Toro airport plan.
Airport economic data used here was developed by the pro-airport Orange County Business Council.
Millennium Plan (non-aviation use) data was developed by ETRPA.
 
 
"Theoretical" 24 MAP Airport Millennium Plan
On-site jobs created 16,536 45-51,000
Salaries from on-site jobs $542 million $2 Billion
Average annual salary, on-site $32,778 $41,666
Average hourly wage, on-site $15.75 $20.03
Total jobs created, county-wide 92,717 100-112,000
Total wages created, county-wide $2,500 million $4.4 Billion
Average salary, county-wide $26,963 $39,285
Average hourly wage, county-wide $12.96 $18.88
Comparison by:  ETRPA May 4, 1999
 
 
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