Economy at a Glance

Florida

Florida
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2008

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 9,250.3 9,341.5 9,326.0 9,344.3 9,365.6 (P) 9,311.1

Employment (1)

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 8,737.2 8,762.8 8,712.8 8,724.9 8,707.0 (P) 8,631.2

Unemployment (1)

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 513.1 578.6 613.2 619.4 658.7 (P) 679.9

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 5.5 6.2 6.6 6.6 7.0 (P) 7.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 7,945.4 7,935.5 7,909.9 7,903.1 7,881.8 (P) 7,823.2

12-month % change
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 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -1.4 -1.9 (P) -2.6

Manufacturing (3)

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 365.0 364.4 362.6 361.6 361.1 (P) 357.9

12-month % change
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 -6.5 -5.7 -6.0 -5.8 -5.2 (P) -6.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 1,597.7 1,597.7 1,587.5 1,578.2 1,573.2 (P) 1,560.2

12-month % change
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 -0.9 -0.6 -1.2 -1.8 -2.5 (P) -3.4

Information (3)

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 157.0 157.3 155.8 155.4 153.3 (P) 152.8

12-month % change
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 -3.3 -2.7 -3.4 -3.3 -4.6 (P) -5.0

Financial Activities (3)

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 534.5 532.9 531.4 529.3 527.5 (P) 522.9

12-month % change
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 -1.4 -1.5 -1.6 -1.9 -2.3 (P) -3.2

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 1,298.3 1,300.5 1,284.8 1,284.0 1,286.1 (P) 1,268.6

12-month % change
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 -2.1 -1.7 -2.8 -2.7 -3.0 (P) -4.5

Education & Health Services (3)

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 1,036.9 1,038.4 1,045.4 1,050.4 1,054.0 (P) 1,057.9

12-month % change
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 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.8 (P) 4.0

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 945.9 944.3 941.9 944.8 936.7 (P) 927.4

12-month % change
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 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.7 0.7 (P) -0.4

Other Services (3)

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 342.9 341.6 340.8 342.7 342.7 (P) 343.7

12-month % change
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 -0.3 -0.4 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3 (P) 0.0

Government (3)

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 1,138.2 1,138.4 1,141.2 1,140.8 1,141.1 (P) 1,137.1

12-month % change
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 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.6 (P) 0.1

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 132 123 126 96 176 151

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 10,751 7,555 9,849 5,988 12,946 10,582

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: January 06, 2009

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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