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Floridas December Employment Figures Releasedwww.employflorida.com

TALLAHASSEE Floridas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.0 percent in December 2012, thelowest since November 2008 when it was 7.8 percent. There were 749,000 jobless Floridians out of a laborforce of 9,347,000. The December rate was down 0.1 percentage point from the November rate of 8.1percent and was 1.9 percentage points lower than the year-ago rate of 9.9 percent. The U.S. unemploymentrate was 7.8 percent in December.

Floridas seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 7,388,100 in December 2012, adecrease of 15,300 jobs (-0.2 percent) over the month but over the year jobs were up 54,900, an increase of

0.7 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs was up 1.4 percent over the year.

United States and Florida Unemployment Rates (seasonally adjusted)

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Note: These unemployment and job growth rates are estimates, which are primarily based on surveys created and mandated by the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics in cooperation with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

Floridas Nonagricultural Employment by Industry (Seasonally Adjusted)

The number of jobs in Florida was 7,388,100 in December 2012, up 54,900 jobs compared to a year ago.December was the 29th consecutive month with positive annual job growth after the state lost jobs for threeyears. The industry gaining the most jobs was leisure and hospitality (+29,900 jobs, +3.1 percent).

Other industries gaining jobs included trade, transportation, and utilities (+22,200 jobs, +1.5 percent);professional and business services (+18,100, +1.7 percent); private education and health services (+13,200

jobs, +1.2 percent); and manufacturing (+1,500 jobs, +0.5 percent).

These industry job gains were partially due to increases in food services and drinking places; food andbeverage stores; employment services; ambulatory health care services; and transportation equipmentmanufacturing.

Industries losing jobs over the year included total government (-10,600 jobs, -1.0 percent), construction(-6,800 jobs, -2.1 percent), other services (-4,600 jobs, -1.5 percent), information (-4,000 jobs, -3.0 percent),and financial activities (-4,000 jobs, -0.8 percent).

These industry job losses were partially due to declines in local government; heavy and civil engineeringconstruction; automotive repair and maintenance; telecommunications; and insurance carriers and relatedactivities.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In December 2012, Monroe County (4.5 percent) had the states lowest unemployment rate, followed byWalton County (5.7 percent), Okaloosa County (5.8 percent), and Alachua County (6.1 percent). Many ofthe counties with the lowest unemployment rates were those with relatively high proportions of governmentemployment.

Flagler County had the highest unemployment rate (11.2 percent) in Florida in December 2012, followed by

Putnam County (10.1 percent), St. Lucie County (10.0 percent), and Hendry and Madison counties (9.9percent each). There were 3 Florida counties with double-digit unemployment rates in December, down from6 in November.

Area Nonagricultural Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Twelve metro areas of the 22 in the state had over-the-year job gains in December 2012. The areas withthe largest gains were Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (+21,000 jobs, +1.8 percent), Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (+18,900 jobs, +1.8 percent), and Jacksonville (+5,300 jobs, +0.9 percent).

Of the metro areas with job declines, the largest losses were in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall (-3,700 jobs,-0.4 percent), Crestview-Ft. Walton Beach-Destin (-1,700 jobs, -2.1 percent), and Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach (-1,200 jobs, -0.8 percent).


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LABOR FORCE STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION

RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2013

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Over-the-Month Over-the-Year

Current Month Month Ago Year Ago Change Change

December 2012 November 2012 December 2011 Level Percent Level Percent

STATE OF FLORIDA

Civilian Noninstitutional

Population 16+ 15,533,000 15,515,000 15,317,000 18,000 0.1 216,000 1.4

Civilian Labor Force 9,347,000 9,344,000 9,303,000 3,000 * 44,000 0.5

Employment 8,599,000 8,583,000 8,381,000 16,000 0.2 218,000 2.6

Unemployment 749,000 761,000 922,000 -12,000 -1.6 -173,000 -18.8

Unemployment Rate (%) 8.0 8.1 9.9 -0.1 -- -1.9 --

UNITED STATES


Population 16+ 244,350,000 244,174,000 240,584,000 176,000 0.1 3,766,000 1.6

Civilian Labor Force 155,511,000 155,319,000 153,945,000 192,000 0.1 1,566,000 1.0

Employment 143,305,000 143,277,000 140,896,000 28,000 * 2,409,000 1.7Unemployment 12,206,000 12,042,000 13,049,000 164,000 1.4 -843,000 -6.5

Unemployment Rate (%) 7.8 7.8 8.5 0.0 -- -0.7 --

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


Current Month Month Ago Year Ago Change Change

December 2012 November 2012 December 2011 Level Percent Level Percent

STATE OF FLORIDA


Population 16+ 15,533,000 15,515,000 15,317,000 18,000 0.1 216,000 1.4

Civilian Labor Force 9,303,000 9,310,000 9,278,000 -7,000 -0.1 25,000 0.3

Employment 8,570,000 8,569,000 8,378,000 1,000 * 192,000 2.3

Unemployment 733,000 741,000 900,000 -8,000 -1.1 -167,000 -18.6

Unemployment Rate (%) 7.9 8.0 9.7 -0.1 -- -1.8 --

UNITED STATES


Population 16+ 244,350,000 244,174,000 240,584,000 176,000 0.1 3,766,000 1.6

Civilian Labor Force 154,904,000 154,953,000 153,373,000 -49,000 * 1,531,000 1.0

Employment 143,060,000 143,549,000 140,681,000 -489,000 -0.3 2,379,000 1.7

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Novemberr

December

2012 2012 2011 Level Percent Level Percent

Total Nonagricultural Employment 7,388.1 7,403.4 7,333.2 -15.3 -0.2 54.9 0.7

Construction 318.7 322.2 325.5 -3.5 -1.1 -6.8 -2.1

Manufacturing 314.8 314.8 313.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5

Durable Goods 208.0 207.7 207.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2

Nondurable Goods 106.8 107.1 105.7 -0.3 -0.3 1.1 1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,542.4 1,539.0 1,520.2 3.4 0.2 22.2 1.5

Wholesale Trade 311.1 310.5 310.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1

Retail Trade 993.2 991.4 973.1 1.8 0.2 20.1 2.1

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 238.1 237.1 236.4 1.0 0.4 1.7 0.7

Information 129.3 131.4 133.3 -2.1 -1.6 -4.0 -3.0

Financial Activities 483.9 487.8 487.9 -3.9 -0.8 -4.0 -0.8

Finance and Insurance 326.9 329.6 332.7 -2.7 -0.8 -5.8 -1.7

Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing 157.0 158.2 155.2 -1.2 -0.8 1.8 1.2

Professional and Business Services 1,082.4 1,087.9 1,064.3 -5.5 -0.5 18.1 1.7

Professional and Technical Services 460.9 464.7 456.8 -3.8 -0.8 4.1 0.9Management of Companies and Enterprises 84.7 85.4 82.0 -0.7 -0.8 2.7 3.3

Administrative and Waste Services 536.8 537.8 525.5 -1.0 -0.2 11.3 2.2

Education and Health Services 1,137.2 1,139.3 1,124.0 -2.1 -0.2 13.2 1.2

Educational Services 157.6 157.0 159.3 0.6 0.4 -1.7 -1.1

Health Care and Social Assistance 979.6 982.3 964.7 -2.7 -0.3 14.9 1.5

Leisure and Hospitality 988.5 988.2 958.6 0.3 * 29.9 3.1

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 195.0 197.2 188.9 -2.2 -1.1 6.1 3.2

Accommodation and Food Services 793.5 791.0 769.7 2.5 0.3 23.8 3.1

Other Services 301.5 303.0 306.1 -1.5 -0.5 -4.6 -1.5Total Government 1,083.8 1,084.1 1,094.4 -0.3 * -10.6 -1.0

Federal Government 131.7 130.9 133.1 0.8 0.6 -1.4 -1.1

State Government 209.0 210.0 213.0 -1.0 -0.5 -4.0 -1.9

Local Government 743.1 743.2 748.3 -0.1 * -5.2 -0.7p

= preliminary,r= revised

* = less than 0.1 percent

Released January 18, 2013.

Note: Sum of detail may not equal totals due to rounding or the exclusion of certain industries from publication. All data are subject to revision.

Over-the-Month

Change

Over-the-Year

Change

Nonagricultural Employment in Florida

Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands)

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program.

Prepared by: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Labor Market Statistics Center.

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Released January 18, 2013

December November December

Industry Title 2012 2012 2011 Level Percent Level Percent

Total Nonagricultural Employment 7,457,600 7,443,400 7,392,200 14,200 0.2% 65,400 0.9%

Total Private 6,359,000 6,338,800 6,284,600 20,200 0.3% 74,400 1.2%

Goods Producing 639,300 640,500 644,200 -1,200 -0.2% -4,900 -0.8%

Mining and Logging 5,600 5,700 5,600 -100 -1.8% 0 0.0%

Mining, except Oil and Gas 3,000 3,100 3,100 -100 -3.2% -100 -3.2%

Construction 318,400 320,600 324,600 -2,200 -0.7% -6,200 -1.9%

Construction of Buildings 59,600 58,800 63,500 800 1.4% -3,900 -6.1%

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 39,300 39,600 43,800 -300 -0.8% -4,500 -10.3%

Specialty Trade Contractors 219,500 222,200 217,300 -2,700 -1.2% 2,200 1.0%

Building Equipment Contractors 104,700 106,400 101,000 -1,700 -1.6% 3,700 3.7%

Manufacturing 315,300 314,200 314,000 1,100 0.4% 1,300 0.4%

Durable Goods 208,200 207,400 208,100 800 0.4% 100 0.1%

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 30,700 31,200 31,200 -500 -1.6% -500 -1.6%Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 43,000 42,800 43,200 200 0.5% -200 -0.5%

Communications Equipment Manufacturing 7,300 7,200 7,300 100 1.4% 0 0.0%

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 35,900 35,700 34,400 200 0.6% 1,500 4.4%

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 19,100 19,100 19,100 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Miscellaneous Manufacturing 27,500 27,500 27,800 0 0.0% -300 -1.1%

Nondurable Goods 107,100 106,800 105,900 300 0.3% 1,200 1.1%

Food Manufacturing 30,700 30,300 29,300 400 1.3% 1,400 4.8%

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing 9,100 9,100 9,100 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Paper Manufacturing 8,700 8,700 8,900 0 0.0% -200 -2.3%Printing and Related Support Activities 17,800 17,600 17,600 200 1.1% 200 1.1%

Chemical Manufacturing 17,000 17,000 17,600 0 0.0% -600 -3.4%

Nov 2012 to Dec 2012 Dec 2011 to Dec 2012

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT IN FLORIDA

STATEWIDE (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Change from


Prepared by: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Labor Market Statistics Center.5


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Service Providing 6,818,300 6,802,900 6,748,000 15,400 0.2% 70,300 1.0%

Private Service Providing 5,719,700 5,698,300 5,640,400 21,400 0.4% 79,300 1.4%

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,573,600 1,556,200 1,551,400 17,400 1.1% 22,200 1.4%

Wholesale Trade 314,200 312,700 314,200 1,500 0.5% 0 0.0%

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 160,100 159,200 157,600 900 0.6% 2,500 1.6%

Commercial Equipment Wholesalers 46,200 45,800 46,000 400 0.9% 200 0.4%

Electrical and Electronic Goods Wholesalers 21,100 21,100 21,300 0 0.0% -200 -0.9%

Machinery and Supply Wholesalers 27,500 27,500 27,000 0 0.0% 500 1.9%

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 112,800 112,300 115,500 500 0.5% -2,700 -2.3%

Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 45,900 45,600 45,700 300 0.7% 200 0.4%

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents 41,300 41,200 41,100 100 0.2% 200 0.5%

Retail Trade 1,015,800 1,006,300 995,100 9,500 0.9% 20,700 2.1%

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 116,700 116,500 111,700 200 0.2% 5,000 4.5%

Automobile Dealers 73,000 72,700 69,900 300 0.4% 3,100 4.4%Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores 32,200 32,000 32,300 200 0.6% -100 -0.3%

Electronics and Appliance Stores 42,500 42,900 41,100 -400 -0.9% 1,400 3.4%

Building Material and Garden Supply Stores 70,800 70,600 66,700 200 0.3% 4,100 6.2%

Food and Beverage Stores 197,800 198,000 192,400 -200 -0.1% 5,400 2.8%

Health and Personal Care Stores 77,300 75,400 74,500 1,900 2.5% 2,800 3.8%

Gasoline Stations 37,600 37,500 37,200 100 0.3% 400 1.1%

Clothing and Accessory Stores 119,500 116,500 117,300 3,000 2.6% 2,200 1.9%

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores 37,500 36,600 35,700 900 2.5% 1,800 5.0%

General Merchandise Stores 205,800 202,300 209,500 3,500 1.7% -3,700 -1.8%Department Stores 95,600 92,600 101,400 3,000 3.2% -5,800 -5.7%

Other General Merchandise Stores 110,200 109,700 108,100 500 0.5% 2,100 1.9%

Miscellaneous Store Retailers 55,100 54,700 53,100 400 0.7% 2,000 3.8%

Nonstore Retailers 23,000 23,300 23,600 -300 -1.3% -600 -2.5%

Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 16,200 16,400 16,500 -200 -1.2% -300 -1.8%

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 243,600 237,200 242,100 6,400 2.7% 1,500 0.6%

Utilities 22,100 22,000 22,300 100 0.5% -200 -0.9%




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Transportation and Warehousing 221,500 215,200 219,800 6,300 2.9% 1,700 0.8%Air Transportation 34,300 33,500 33,800 800 2.4% 500 1.5%

Water Transportation 12,500 12,400 12,400 100 0.8% 100 0.8%

Truck Transportation 42,500 41,900 42,600 600 1.4% -100 -0.2%

Support Activities for Transportation 47,700 48,000 48,200 -300 -0.6% -500 -1.0%

Couriers and Messengers 32,000 27,400 33,800 4,600 16.8% -1,800 -5.3%

Warehousing and Storage 25,200 25,000 25,200 200 0.8% 0 0.0%

Information 130,600 132,700 135,000 -2,100 -1.6% -4,400 -3.3%

Publishing Industries, except Internet 30,800 30,400 30,600 400 1.3% 200 0.7%

Broadcasting, except Internet 14,000 14,200 14,400 -200 -1.4% -400 -2.8%

Telecommunications 53,500 53,600 54,800 -100 -0.2% -1,300 -2.4%

Wired Telecommunications Carriers 41,900 42,000 42,300 -100 -0.2% -400 -1.0%

Internet Service Providers and Data Processing 15,700 15,700 16,200 0 0.0% -500 -3.1%

Financial Activities 486,700 487,900 490,600 -1,200 -0.3% -3,900 -0.8%

Finance and Insurance 329,000 330,900 334,700 -1,900 -0.6% -5,700 -1.7%Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 155,900 155,300 155,500 600 0.4% 400 0.3%

Depository Credit Intermediation 99,600 99,600 99,800 0 0.0% -200 -0.2%

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 129,500 130,400 134,500 -900 -0.7% -5,000 -3.7%

Insurance Carriers 73,700 74,000 75,300 -300 -0.4% -1,600 -2.1%

Insurance Agencies, Brokerages, and Related 55,800 56,400 59,200 -600 -1.1% -3,400 -5.7%

Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing 157,700 157,000 155,900 700 0.5% 1,800 1.2%

Real Estate 121,300 120,900 120,700 400 0.3% 600 0.5%

Professional and Business Services 1,096,000 1,098,600 1,072,400 -2,600 -0.2% 23,600 2.2%

Professional and Technical Services 464,800 463,900 458,500 900 0.2% 6,300 1.4%

Legal Services 96,400 96,400 94,000 0 0.0% 2,400 2.6%

Accounting, Tax Preparation, and Bookkeeping 58,700 56,400 61,100 2,300 4.1% -2,400 -3.9%

Architectural, Engineering, and Related 66,000 66,000 66,900 0 0.0% -900 -1.4%

Computer Systems Design and Related 72,300 71,700 71,200 600 0.8% 1,100 1.5%

Management and Technical Consulting Services 85,900 84,600 81,300 1,300 1.5% 4,600 5.7%

Management of Companies and Enterprises 85,400 85,500 82,800 -100 -0.1% 2,600 3.1%




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Administrative and Waste Services 545,800 549,200 531,100 -3,400 -0.6% 14,700 2.8%

Administrative and Support Services 527,500 530,900 512,900 -3,400 -0.6% 14,600 2.9%

Employment Services 179,900 184,800 165,400 -4,900 -2.7% 14,500 8.8%

Business Support Services 68,100 68,000 67,400 100 0.2% 700 1.0%

Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 26,400 26,200 26,700 200 0.8% -300 -1.1%

Investigation and Security Services 64,700 64,600 64,200 100 0.2% 500 0.8%

Services to Buildings and Dwellings 137,300 138,800 137,200 -1,500 -1.1% 100 0.1%

Waste Management and Remediation Services 18,300 18,300 18,200 0 0.0% 100 0.6%

Education and Health Services 1,144,300 1,143,300 1,128,800 1,000 0.1% 15,500 1.4%

Educational Services 161,600 162,100 160,500 -500 -0.3% 1,100 0.7%

Elementary and Secondary Schools 54,700 55,100 53,200 -400 -0.7% 1,500 2.8%

Colleges and Universities 60,300 61,000 61,300 -700 -1.2% -1,000 -1.6%

Health Care and Social Assistance 982,700 981,200 968,300 1,500 0.2% 14,400 1.5%

Ambulatory Health Care Services 422,500 422,700 410,600 -200 -0.1% 11,900 2.9%Offices of Physicians 190,500 190,800 180,900 -300 -0.2% 9,600 5.3%

Home Health Care Services 66,400 66,700 66,000 -300 -0.5% 400 0.6%

Hospitals 264,800 263,800 263,000 1,000 0.4% 1,800 0.7%

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 178,900 178,100 180,400 800 0.5% -1,500 -0.8%

Nursing Care Facilities 97,200 96,700 99,900 500 0.5% -2,700 -2.7%

Community Care for the Elderly 56,800 56,300 54,100 500 0.9% 2,700 5.0%

Social Assistance 116,500 116,600 114,300 -100 -0.1% 2,200 1.9%

Leisure and Hospitality 985,700 975,800 955,600 9,900 1.0% 30,100 3.2%

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 193,800 193,900 187,500 -100 -0.1% 6,300 3.4%

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation 156,100 155,600 147,100 500 0.3% 9,000 6.1%

Amusement Parks and Arcades 67,400 66,700 64,100 700 1.1% 3,300 5.2%

Accommodation and Food Services 791,900 781,900 768,100 10,000 1.3% 23,800 3.1%

Accommodation 161,800 160,000 157,400 1,800 1.1% 4,400 2.8%

Food Services and Drinking Places 630,100 621,900 610,700 8,200 1.3% 19,400 3.2%




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Other Services 302,800 303,800 306,600 -1,000 -0.3% -3,800 -1.2%Repair and Maintenance 63,700 63,000 64,700 700 1.1% -1,000 -1.6%

Automotive Repair and Maintenance 41,800 41,400 43,500 400 1.0% -1,700 -3.9%

Personal and Laundry Services 82,200 83,900 83,600 -1,700 -2.0% -1,400 -1.7%

Membership Associations and Organizations 156,900 156,900 158,300 0 0.0% -1,400 -0.9%

Total Government 1,098,600 1,104,600 1,107,600 -6,000 -0.5% -9,000 -0.8%

Federal 132,300 131,000 133,900 1,300 1.0% -1,600 -1.2%

State 207,900 214,100 212,500 -6,200 -2.9% -4,600 -2.2%

Local 758,400 759,500 761,200 -1,100 -0.1% -2,800 -0.4%

Note: Employment estimates have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Sum of detail may not equal totals due to rounding or the exclusion

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STATE OF FLORIDA

LOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS BY COUNTY

LABOR EMPLOY- LABOR EMPLOY- LABOR EMPLOY-

COUNTY FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%)

ALACHUA 129202 121328 7874 6.1 130060 121841 8219 6.3 129903 120145 9758 7.5

BAKER 12466 11629 837 6.7 12444 11586 858 6.9 12705 11420 1285 10.1

BAY 87591 80172 7419 8.5 88325 81038 7287 8.3 89610 80490 9120 10.2

BRADFORD 12222 11423 799 6.5 12278 11450 828 6.7 12422 11359 1063 8.6

BREVARD 265974 243881 22093 8.3 266187 243443 22744 8.5 265649 237348 28301 10.7

BROWARD 993108 926164 66944 6.7 995571 925880 69691 7.0 991851 907268 84583 8.5

CALHOUN 5751 5328 423 7.4 5787 5348 439 7.6 5787 5255 532 9.2

CHARLOTTE 69820 64266 5554 8.0 69155 63365 5790 8.4 71300 64275 7025 9.9

CITRUS 56020 50937 5083 9.1 56274 51090 5184 9.2 55560 49272 6288 11.3

CLAY 97674 91066 6608 6.8 97554 90733 6821 7.0 97710 89429 8281 8.5

COLLIER 154121 142805 11316 7.3 152901 140942 11959 7.8 152563 138773 13790 9.0

COLUMBIA 31186 28896 2290 7.3 31229 28863 2366 7.6 31628 28718 2910 9.2

DESOTO 15152 14006 1146 7.6 14601 13323 1278 8.8 15640 14165 1475 9.4

DIXIE 5724 5170 554 9.7 5786 5210 576 10.0 5743 5043 700 12.2

DUVAL 447850 412946 34904 7.8 447710 411437 36273 8.1 448823 405522 43301 9.6ESCAMBIA 137078 126048 11030 8.0 138086 126829 11257 8.2 138260 124896 13364 9.7

FLAGLER 33397 29663 3734 11.2 33636 29739 3897 11.6 33984 29407 4577 13.5

FRANKLIN 5454 5103 351 6.4 5536 5190 346 6.3 5398 4961 437 8.1

GADSDEN 19956 18247 1709 8.6 20266 18511 1755 8.7 20249 18174 2075 10.2

GILCHRIST 7448 6858 590 7.9 7467 6887 580 7.8 7553 6791 762 10.1

GLADES 4836 4418 418 8.6 4815 4384 431 9.0 5131 4633 498 9.7

GULF 5936 5478 458 7.7 6009 5529 480 8.0 6090 5483 607 10.0

HAMILTON 4995 4542 453 9.1 5045 4594 451 8.9 5034 4471 563 11.2

HARDEE 13221 12270 951 7.2 12339 11292 1047 8.5 12851 11687 1164 9.1

HENDRY 19018 17131 1887 9.9 18348 16233 2115 11.5 18348 16025 2323 12.7

HERNANDO 62965 57020 5945 9.4 62958 56893 6065 9.6 63260 55222 8038 12.7

HIGHLANDS 45691 42143 3548 7.8 44391 40623 3768 8.5 44110 39880 4230 9.6

HILLSBOROUGH 621009 573745 47264 7.6 621538 572462 49076 7.9 614221 555653 58568 9.5

HOLMES 8758 8189 569 6.5 8783 8193 590 6.7 8833 8145 688 7.8

INDIAN RIVER 64698 58784 5914 9.1 64606 58386 6220 9.6 64773 57577 7196 11.1

JACKSON 22394 20966 1428 6.4 22445 20985 1460 6.5 22389 20594 1795 8.0

JEFFERSON 6703 6244 459 6.8 6781 6334 447 6.6 6799 6219 580 8.5

LAFAYETTE 3166 2955 211 6.7 3180 2969 211 6.6 3125 2867 258 8.3

LAKE 128846 118378 10468 8.1 129354 118532 10822 8.4 127911 114622 13289 10.4

LEE 282421 259898 22523 8.0 281484 258081 23403 8.3 282561 253831 28730 10.2

LEON 148041 138654 9387 6.3 150389 140660 9729 6.5 149627 138097 11530 7.7

LEVY 16818 15373 1445 8.6 16873 15387 1486 8.8 16910 15112 1798 10.6

LIBERTY 3319 3102 217 6.5 3349 3131 218 6.5 3302 3045 257 7.8

(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

DECEMBER 2011

UNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT

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STATE OF FLORIDA

LOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS BY COUNTY


COUNTY FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%)


DECEMBER 2011



UNEMPLOYMENT

MADISON 7035 6338 697 9.9 7096 6388 708 10.0 7130 6320 810 11.4

MANATEE 140469 129510 10959 7.8 140470 129074 11396 8.1 140208 126334 13874 9.9

MARION 134010 122062 11948 8.9 133974 121660 12314 9.2 133177 117824 15353 11.5

MARTIN 63401 58098 5303 8.4 63260 57764 5496 8.7 64223 57918 6305 9.8

MIAMI-DADE 1299144 1180462 118682 9.1 1292351 1188968 103383 8.0 1279120 1148960 130160 10.2

MONROE 49194 46980 2214 4.5 48864 46574 2290 4.7 46818 44005 2813 6.0

NASSAU 37652 34950 2702 7.2 37474 34822 2652 7.1 37637 34321 3316 8.8

OKALOOSA 97711 92080 5631 5.8 98055 92295 5760 5.9 99785 92736 7049 7.1

OKEECHOBEE 19442 17729 1713 8.8 19298 17478 1820 9.4 19166 17088 2078 10.8

ORANGE 627078 580038 47040 7.5 629501 580793 48708 7.7 620774 561633 59141 9.5

OSCEOLA 137859 126013 11846 8.6 138476 126177 12299 8.9 137056 122015 15041 11.0

PALM BEACH 617298 567697 49601 8.0 620083 568251 51832 8.4 623878 562707 61171 9.8

PASCO 194131 177153 16978 8.7 194339 176757 17582 9.0 193620 171567 22053 11.4

PINELLAS 448452 414394 34058 7.6 449091 413467 35624 7.9 444949 401327 43622 9.8

POLK 273967 250414 23553 8.6 274363 249650 24713 9.0 274139 244735 29404 10.7PUTNAM 31985 28755 3230 10.1 32048 28725 3323 10.4 32102 28257 3845 12.0

ST. JOHNS 99101 92935 6166 6.2 98967 92595 6372 6.4 99452 91264 8188 8.2

ST. LUCIE 122917 110605 12312 10.0 122850 109969 12881 10.5 125270 110263 15007 12.0

SANTA ROSA 71415 66256 5159 7.2 71752 66667 5085 7.1 72061 65651 6410 8.9

SARASOTA 161972 149345 12627 7.8 162080 148843 13237 8.2 161592 145682 15910 9.8

SEMINOLE 240779 223932 16847 7.0 241815 224224 17591 7.3 237724 216827 20897 8.8

SUMTER 37554 35165 2389 6.4 37529 35065 2464 6.6 36370 33382 2988 8.2

SUWANNEE 19033 17705 1328 7.0 19172 17795 1377 7.2 19005 17309 1696 8.9

TAYLOR 9140 8302 838 9.2 9275 8413 862 9.3 9236 8274 962 10.4

UNION 5264 4928 336 6.4 5291 4941 350 6.6 5417 4982 435 8.0

VOLUSIA 250335 230115 20220 8.1 252139 231187 20952 8.3 254309 228778 25531 10.0

WAKULLA 15155 14219 936 6.2 15363 14425 938 6.1 15405 14162 1243 8.1

WALTON 31136 29372 1764 5.7 31702 29949 1753 5.5 30909 28684 2225 7.2

WASHINGTON 9867 9041 826 8.4 9907 9066 841 8.5 10108 9056 1052 10.4

FLORIDA


9303000 8570000 733000 7.9 9310000 8569000 741000 8.0 9278000 8378000 900000 9.7

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

9347000 8599000 749000 8.0 9344000 8583000 761000 8.1 9303000 8381000 922000 9.9

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STATE OF FLORIDALOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA)


MSA (COUNTIES) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%)

CAPE CORAL-FT. MYERS (Lee)

282421 259898 22523 8.0 281484 258081 23403 8.3 282561 253831 28730 10.2

CRESTVIEW-FT. WALTON BEACH-DESTIN (Okaloosa)

97711 92080 5631 5.8 98055 92295 5760 5.9 99785 92736 7049 7.1

DELTONA-DAYTONA BEACH-ORMOND BEACH (Volusia)

250335 230115 20220 8.1 252139 231187 20952 8.3 254309 228778 25531 10.0

GAINESVILLE (Alachua and Gilchrist)

136650 128186 8464 6.2 137527 128728 8799 6.4 137456 126936 10520 7.7

JACKSONVILLE (Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, and St. Johns)

694742 643526 51216 7.4 694149 641174 52975 7.6 696327 631956 64371 9.2LAKELAND-WINTER HAVEN (Polk)

273967 250414 23553 8.6 274363 249650 24713 9.0 274139 244735 29404 10.7

MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE-POMPANO BEACH (Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach)

2909550 2674323 235227 8.1 2908005 2683099 224906 7.7 2894849 2618935 275914 9.5

Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach Metropolitan Division (Broward)

993108 926164 66944 6.7 995571 925880 69691 7.0 991851 907268 84583 8.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan Division (Miami-Dade)

1299144 1180462 118682 9.1 1292351 1188968 103383 8.0 1279120 1148960 130160 10.2

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach Metropolitan Division (Palm Beach)

617298 567697 49601 8.0 620083 568251 51832 8.4 623878 562707 61171 9.8

NAPLES-MARCO ISLAND (Collier)154121 142805 11316 7.3 152901 140942 11959 7.8 152563 138773 13790 9.0

NORTH PORT-BRADENTON-SARASOTA (Manatee and Sarasota)

302441 278855 23586 7.8 302550 277917 24633 8.1 301800 272016 29784 9.9

OCALA (Marion)

134010 122062 11948 8.9 133974 121660 12314 9.2 133177 117824 15353 11.5

ORLANDO-KISSIMMEE-SANFORD (Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole)

1134562 1048361 86201 7.6 1139145 1049726 89419 7.8 1123464 1015096 108368 9.6

PALM BAY-MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE (Brevard)

265974 243881 22093 8.3 266187 243443 22744 8.5 265649 237348 28301 10.7

PALM COAST (Flagler)

33397 29663 3734 11.2 33636 29739 3897 11.6 33984 29407 4577 13.5

PANAMA CITY-LYNN HAVEN-PANAMA CITY BEACH (Bay)

87591 80172 7419 8.5 88325 81038 7287 8.3 89610 80490 9120 10.2

PENSACOLA-FERRY PASS-BRENT (Escambia and Santa Rosa)

208493 192304 16189 7.8 209838 193496 16342 7.8 210321 190547 19774 9.4

PORT ST. LUCIE (Martin and St. Lucie)

186318 168703 17615 9.5 186110 167733 18377 9.9 189493 168181 21312 11.2

PUNTA GORDA (Charlotte)

69820 64266 5554 8.0 69155 63365 5790 8.4 71300 64275 7025 9.9

SEBASTIAN-VERO BEACH (Indian River)

64698 58784 5914 9.1 64606 58386 6220 9.6 64773 57577 7196 11.1TALLAHASSEE (Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Wakulla)

189855 177364 12491 6.6 192799 179930 12869 6.7 192079 176651 15428 8.0

TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER (Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas)

1326558 1222313 104245 7.9 1327925 1219579 108346 8.2 1316051 1183770 132281 10.1

FLORIDA



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UNEMPLOYMENT


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UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT

RANK COUNTY RATE (%) RANK COUNTY RATE (%)

1 FLAGLER 11.2 35 HIGHLANDS 7.8

2 PUTNAM 10.1 36 GULF 7.73 ST. LUCIE 10.0 37 HILLSBOROUGH 7.6

4 HENDRY 9.9 38 PINELLAS 7.6

5 MADISON 9.9 39 DESOTO 7.6

6 DIXIE 9.7 UNITED STATES 7.6

7 HERNANDO 9.4 40 ORANGE 7.5

8 TAYLOR 9.2 41 CALHOUN 7.4

9 INDIAN RIVER 9.1 42 COLUMBIA 7.3

10 MIAMI-DADE 9.1 43 COLLIER 7.3

11 CITRUS 9.1 44 SANTA ROSA 7.212 HAMILTON 9.1 45 HARDEE 7.2

13 MARION 8.9 46 NASSAU 7.2

14 OKEECHOBEE 8.8 47 SEMINOLE 7.0

15 PASCO 8.7 48 SUWANNEE 7.0

16 GLADES 8.6 49 JEFFERSON 6.8

17 POLK 8.6 50 CLAY 6.8

18 OSCEOLA 8.6 51 BROWARD 6.7

19 LEVY 8.6 52 BAKER 6.720 GADSDEN 8.6 53 LAFAYETTE 6.7

21 BAY 8.5 54 LIBERTY 6.5

22 WASHINGTON 8.4 55 BRADFORD 6.5

23 MARTIN 8.4 56 HOLMES 6.5

24 BREVARD 8.3 57 FRANKLIN 6.4

25 LAKE 8.1 58 UNION 6.4

26 VOLUSIA 8.1 59 JACKSON 6.4

27 ESCAMBIA 8.0 60 SUMTER 6.4

28 PALM BEACH 8.0 61 LEON 6.329 LEE 8.0 62 ST. JOHNS 6.2

30 CHARLOTTE 8.0 63 WAKULLA 6.2

31 GILCHRIST 7.9 64 ALACHUA 6.1

FLORIDA 7.9 65 OKALOOSA 5.8

32 MANATEE 7.8 66 WALTON 5.7

33 SARASOTA 7 8 67 MONROE 4 5

RELEASED 1/18/2013

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTIES RANKED BY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

DECEMBER 2012


(Preliminary)


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1. Palm Coast MSA 11.2 %

2. Port St. Lucie MSA 9.5

3. Sebastian-Vero Beach MSA 9.14. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD 9.1

5. Ocala MSA 8.9

6. Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA 8.6

7. Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach MSA 8.5

8. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA 8.3

9. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA 8.1

10. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA 8.111. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach MD 8.0

12. Cape Coral-Ft. Myers MSA 8.0

13. Punta Gorda MSA 8.0

14. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA 7.9

Florida 7.9

15. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA 7.8

16. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA 7.817. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA 7.6

United States 7.6

18. Jacksonville MSA 7.4

19. Naples-Marco Island MSA 7.3

20. Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach MD 6.7

21. Tallahassee MSA 6.6

22. Gainesville MSA 6.223. Crestview-Ft. Walton Beach-Destin MSA 5.8


NOTE: All data are subject to revision.

DECEMBER 2012 (Preliminary)

STATE OF FLORIDA

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAs) AND METROPOLITAN DIVISIONS (MDs)

RANKED BY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)


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Area 2012 2012 2011 Level Percent Level Percent

Statewide 7,457,600 7,443,400 7,392,200 +14,200 +0.2% +65,400 +0.9%

Cape Coral-Ft. Myers MSA 206,700 205,100 206,000 +1,600 +0.8% +700 +0.3%

Crestview-Ft. Walton Beach-Destin MSA 79,600 79,600 81,300 +0 +0.0% -1,700 -2.1%

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA 157,400 157,800 158,600 -400 -0.3% -1,200 -0.8%

Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach MD 724,700 722,200 719,600 +2,500 +0.3% +5,100 +0.7%

Gainesville MSA 125,900 126,100 126,100 -200 -0.2% -200 -0.2%

Jacksonville MSA 605,900 602,100 600,600 +3,800 +0.6% +5,300 +0.9%

Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA 198,500 197,800 196,800 +700 +0.4% +1,700 +0.9%

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA 2,261,600 2,257,500 2,260,400 +4,100 +0.2% +1,200 +0.1%

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD 1,023,700 1,022,600 1,027,400 +1,100 +0.1% -3,700 -0.4%

Naples-Marco Island MSA 120,600 119,000 117,800 +1,600 +1.3% +2,800 +2.4%

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA 247,400 246,000 243,500 +1,400 +0.6% +3,900 +1.6%

Ocala MSA 94,000 93,300 91,400 +700 +0.8% +2,600 +2.8%

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA 1,045,000 1,043,800 1,026,100 +1,200 +0.1% +18,900 +1.8%

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA 197,300 196,200 193,700 +1,100 +0.6% +3,600 +1.9%

Palm Coast MSA 19,000 19,000 19,300 +0 +0.0% -300 -1.6%

Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach MSA 70,900 71,500 71,900 -600 -0.8% -1,000 -1.4%

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA 158,900 159,400 158,700 -500 -0.3% +200 +0.1%

Port St. Lucie MSA 120,700 119,700 121,300 +1,000 +0.8% -600 -0.5%

Punta Gorda MSA 42,300 41,600 42,800 +700 +1.7% -500 -1.2%

Sebastian-Vero Beach MSA 46,700 46,300 45,600 +400 +0.9% +1,100 +2.4%

Tallahassee MSA 168,600 169,700 169,400 -1,100 -0.6% -800 -0.5%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA 1,175,000 1,170,900 1,154,000 +4,100 +0.4% +21,000 +1.8%

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach MD 513,200 512,700 513,400 +500 +0.1% -200 *

* = Less than 0.1 percent

Note: Employment estimates have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Sum of detail may not equal totals due to rounding or the exclusion of certainindustries from publication. All data are subject to revision. Released January 18, 2013.

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

FLORIDA (Not Seasonally Adjusted)


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