Economy at a Glance

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 621.0 622.2 621.7 620.3 617.8 (P) 618.9

Employment (1)

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 551.3 553.3 553.8 556.3 555.4 (P) 558.9

Unemployment (1)

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 69.8 68.8 67.9 64.0 62.4 (P) 60.0

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.3 10.1 (P) 9.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 492.8 502.5 501.0 503.1 508.9 (P) 512.9

12-month % change
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 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 (P) 0.9

Construction (3)

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 23.0 23.2 23.5 23.5 24.0 (P) 24.3

12-month % change
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 -5.7 -4.9 -2.5 -0.8 2.6 (P) 4.7

Manufacturing (3)

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 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.6 15.9 (P) 16.0

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 3.9 (P) 4.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 92.4 92.3 91.9 92.6 96.1 (P) 97.7

12-month % change
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 -1.4 -1.6 -1.6 -1.3 0.1 (P) -0.3

Information (3)

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 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 (P) 8.6

12-month % change
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 -4.4 -5.5 -5.6 -3.4 -4.4 (P) -3.4

Financial Activities (3)

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 34.9 34.9 34.9 35.1 35.4 (P) 35.4

12-month % change
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 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6 (P) 0.3

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 83.4 86.2 85.9 85.5 87.7 (P) 88.1

12-month % change
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 -0.6 2.3 3.1 2.9 5.0 (P) 3.9

Education and Health Services (3)

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 83.9 84.9 86.1 86.4 87.0 (P) 86.7

12-month % change
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 4.0 5.3 6.6 5.2 6.5 (P) 5.1

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 70.2 69.2 67.4 67.6 65.9 (P) 68.1

12-month % change
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 9.7 8.0 5.8 4.5 -2.4 (P) -2.6

Other Services (3)

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 23.4 23.3 23.3 23.4 23.7 (P) 24.0

12-month % change
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 2.6 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.4 (P) 0.8

Government (3)

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 58.0 64.6 64.0 64.7 64.5 (P) 63.9

12-month % change
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 -4.0 -1.4 -2.7 -2.4 -3.0 (P) -3.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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