Local Area Unemployment Statistics — July 2008
|
Area
|
Labor Force
|
Employment
|
Unemployment Number
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
Jacksonville MSA
|
685,783
|
647,366
|
38,417
|
5.6%
|
|
Baker County
|
12,055
|
11,414
|
641
|
5.3%
|
|
Clay County
|
95,147
|
90,428
|
4,719
|
5.0%
|
|
Duval County
|
451,111
|
424,164
|
26,947
|
6.0%
|
|
Flagler County
|
31,395
|
328,718
|
2,677
|
8.5%
|
|
Nassau County
|
35,509
|
33,688
|
1,821
|
5.1%
|
|
Putnam County
|
32,634
|
30,442
|
2,192
|
6.7%
|
|
St. Johns County
|
91,961
|
87,672
|
4,289
|
4.7%
|
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
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Military Contributes to Workforce
Sixteen of every hundred Jacksonville, Florida-area residents are connected with the Navy, either through active or reserve duty, or as a retiree, civilian employee or member of a military family. This translates into an annual economic impact of $6.1 billion for the local economy. Only Norfolk, Virginia, and San Diego, California, have a higher concentration of Navy personnel. The area's four Navy bases employ more than 56,000 and have a combined annual payroll of $1.59 billion.
Every year, over 4,100 highly trained, mission-oriented personnel exit or retire from military service, and 80 percent of those choose to stay in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. Area employers and economic development groups applaud these prospective employees who are hard-working and disciplined, and trained in electronics, technical maintenance, repair and management.
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Annual Average Industry Employment
|
Industry Title |
# Employed |
% of Total |
|
Construction |
44,700 |
7.3% |
|
Manufacturing* |
34,100 |
5.6% |
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Public Utilities |
132,700 |
21.9% |
|
Wholesale Trade & Retail Trade |
27,500 |
4.5% |
|
Finance & Insurance |
49,600 |
8.2% |
|
Professional & Business Services |
88,500 |
14.6% |
|
Education & Health Services |
71,400 |
11.8% |
|
Government* |
74,800 |
12.3% |
|
Total Nonagricultural Employment |
605,500 |
|
|
Source: Current Employment Statistics; Florida Department of Labor & Employment Security 2006,
*Includes NADEP civilian manufacturing employment |
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North East Florida Annual Wages
| Construction |
2007 Employment |
2012
Projected Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Carpenters |
8,263 |
9,069 |
$19.79 |
| Construction Laborers |
7,221 |
7,887 |
$14.44 |
| Electricians |
5,596 |
5,835 |
$18.59 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters |
3,239 |
3,463 |
$17.80 |
| Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators |
2,006 |
2,195 |
$15.90 |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
1,421 |
1,477 |
$20.31 |
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| Manufacturing |
2007
Employment |
2012
Projected
Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Team Assemblers |
4,045 |
4,336 |
$11.12 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
2,544 |
2,560 |
$12.23 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,226 |
2,258 |
$27.29 |
| Helpers--Production workers |
1,762 |
1,847 |
$10.83 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,757 |
1,854 |
$17.92 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,418 |
1,453 |
$15.66 |
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| Healthcare Practitioners |
2007
Employment |
2012
Projected
Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Registered nurses |
12,365 |
14,086 |
$26.33 |
| Physicians and surgeons |
3,293 |
3,783 |
$100.57 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
2,928 |
3,192 |
$19.87 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,439 |
1,656 |
$11.26 |
| Pharmacists |
1,042 |
1,268 |
$48.14 |
| Physical therapists |
1,035 |
1,229 |
$32.47 |
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| Transportation and Warehousing |
2007
Employment |
2012
Projected
Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
14,112 |
14,653 |
$10.93 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
10,037 |
10,988 |
$17.50 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
9,030 |
9,891 |
$14.12 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
4,205 |
4,098 |
$7.89 |
| Driver/sales workers |
4,048 |
4,285 |
$16.50 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
3,274 |
3,449 |
$12.76 |
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| Information Technology |
2007
Employment |
2012
Projected
Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Computer programmers |
2,792 |
2,751 |
$32.81 |
| Computer systems analysts |
2,792 |
3,147 |
$31.87 |
| Computer support specialists |
2,055 |
2,214 |
$18.52 |
|
Computer software engineers, applications |
2,014 |
2,380 |
$36.02 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
1,717 |
2,091 |
$28.21 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,412 |
1,590 |
$40.44 |
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| Financial and Insurance |
2007
Employment |
2012
Projected
Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Accountants and auditors |
7,080 |
7,736 |
$22.64 |
| Management analysts |
6,164 |
6,992 |
$23.73 |
| Personal financial advisors |
3,590 |
4,670 |
$21.22 |
| Loan officers |
2,784 |
3,269 |
$25.84 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
2,374 |
3,191 |
$13.19 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
2,124 |
2,352 |
$21.16 |
| Financial analysts |
1,391 |
1,717 |
$23.28 |
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| Architecture & Engineering |
2007
Employment |
2012
Projected
Employment |
2007
Hourly
Earnings |
| Civil engineers |
1,556 |
1,713 |
$34.30 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
999 |
1,045 |
$26.32 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
895 |
982 |
$29.19 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
827 |
922 |
$14.21 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
731 |
766 |
$20.48 |
| Industrial engineers |
539 |
622 |
$32,258 |
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
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