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Rick Scott GOVERNOR

Jesse Panuccio EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DEO Communications EMBARGOED: April 18, 2014, 10:00 AM (850) 617-5600

Florida’s March Employment Figures Released www.employflorida.com

TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3 percent in March 2014, up 0.1 percentage point from the February 2014 rate, while down 1.4 percentage points from 7.7 percent a year ago. There were 606,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 9,575,000. The U.S. unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in March. Florida’s unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage point lower than the U.S. rate and was below the national rate for the eighth consecutive month.

Florida’s seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 7,742,900 in March 2014, an increase of 22,900 jobs (+0.3 percent) over the month. Compared to March a year ago, the number of jobs in the state was up by 225,100, an increase of 3.0 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs was up 1.7 percent over the year. Florida’s annual job growth rate has exceeded the nation’s rate since April 2012.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics.

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Note: The 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. The unemployment rate is derived from Florida household surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau under contract with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job growth rate is derived from Florida employer surveys conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both estimates are revised on a monthly basis. In addition, these estimates are benchmarked (revised) annually based on actual counts from Florida's Reemployment Assistance tax records and other data. Procedures mandated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics may result in more variable month-to-month changes. For further information, go to: http://www.bls.gov/sae/cesprocs.htm

Florida’s Nonagricultural Employment by Industry (Seasonally Adjusted)

• The number of jobs in Florida was 7,742,900 in March 2014, up 225,100 jobs compared to a year ago. March 2014 was the 44th consecutive month with positive annual job growth after the state lost jobs for over three years. The industry gaining the most jobs was professional and business services (+48,000 jobs, +4.4 percent).

• Other industries gaining jobs included trade, transportation, and utilities (+47,500 jobs, +3.0 percent); leisure and hospitality (+42,100 jobs, +4.1 percent); construction (+41,000 jobs, +11.5 percent); private education and health services (+15,300 jobs, +1.4 percent); financial activities (+12,200 jobs, +2.4 percent); manufacturing (+9,700 jobs, +3.0 percent); other services (+6,800 jobs, +2.2 percent); information (+2,200 jobs, +1.6 percent); and total government (+300 jobs, less than +0.1 percent).

• These industry job gains were partially due to increases in services to buildings and dwellings; food and beverage stores; food services and drinking places; specialty trade contractors; ambulatory health care services; insurance carriers and related activities; fabricated metal product manufacturing; membership associations and organizations; telecommunications; and local government. Local Area Unemployment Statistics (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

• In March 2014, Monroe and Walton counties had the state’s lowest unemployment rate (3.8 percent each), followed by Okaloosa County (4.8 percent); and Alachua and Sumter counties (5.0 percent each). Many of the counties with the lowest unemployment rates were those with relatively high proportions of government employment.

• Flagler County had the highest unemployment rate (9.3 percent) in Florida in March 2014, followed by Hendry County (9.1 percent); Hamilton County (8.7 percent); and Hernando, Madison, and Putnam counties (8.5 percent each). There were no counties with double-digit unemployment rates for March or February. Area Nonagricultural Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

• All of the 22 metro areas in the state had over-the-year job gains in March 2014. The areas with the largest gains were Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (+33,300 jobs, +3.1 percent), Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall (+32,900 jobs, +3.1 percent), and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (+30,000 jobs, +2.6 percent).

The mission of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is to promote economic prosperity for all Floridians and businesses through successful workforce, community, and economic development strategies. Please visit www.floridajobs.org for more information.

The next Florida Employment and Unemployment release will be May 16, 2014, at 10:00 A.M.

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LABOR FORCE STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATIONRELEASE DATE: April 18, 2014

SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDOver-the-Month Over-the-Year

Current Month Month Ago Year Ago Change ChangeMarch 2014 February 2014 March 2013 Level Percent Level Percent

STATE OF FLORIDACivilian Noninstitutional Population 16+ 15,816,000 15,800,000 15,606,000 16,000 0.1 210,000 1.3Civilian Labor Force 9,575,000 9,516,000 9,437,000 59,000 0.6 138,000 1.5Employment 8,969,000 8,928,000 8,708,000 41,000 0.5 261,000 3.0Unemployment 606,000 589,000 729,000 17,000 2.9 -123,000 -16.9Unemployment Rate (%) 6.3 6.2 7.7 0.1 -- -1.4 --

UNITED STATESCivilian Noninstitutional Population 16+ 247,258,000 247,085,000 244,995,000 173,000 0.1 2,263,000 0.9Civilian Labor Force 156,227,000 155,724,000 155,099,000 503,000 0.3 1,128,000 0.7Employment 145,742,000 145,266,000 143,393,000 476,000 0.3 2,349,000 1.6Unemployment 10,486,000 10,459,000 11,706,000 27,000 0.3 -1,220,000 -10.4Unemployment Rate (%) 6.7 6.7 7.5 0.0 -- -0.8 --

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Current Month Month Ago Year Ago Change ChangeMarch 2014 February 2014 March 2013 Level Percent Level Percent

STATE OF FLORIDACivilian Noninstitutional Population 16+ 15,816,000 15,800,000 15,606,000 16,000 0.1 210,000 1.3Civilian Labor Force 9,574,000 9,514,000 9,374,000 60,000 0.6 200,000 2.1Employment 8,964,000 8,912,000 8,681,000 52,000 0.6 283,000 3.3Unemployment 610,000 601,000 692,000 9,000 1.5 -82,000 -11.8Unemployment Rate (%) 6.4 6.3 7.4 0.1 -- -1.0 --

UNITED STATESCivilian Noninstitutional Population 16+ 247,258,000 247,085,000 244,995,000 173,000 0.1 2,263,000 0.9Civilian Labor Force 155,627,000 155,027,000 154,512,000 600,000 0.4 1,115,000 0.7Employment 145,090,000 144,134,000 142,698,000 956,000 0.7 2,392,000 1.7Unemployment 10,537,000 10,893,000 11,815,000 -356,000 -3.3 -1,278,000 -10.8Unemployment Rate (%) 6.8 7.0 7.6 -0.2 -- -0.8 --

Note: All estimates except unemployment rates are rounded to the nearest thousand. Items may not add to totalsor compute to displayed percentages due to rounding. All data are subject to revision.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, incooperation with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program.Prepared by: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics.

March p February r March2014 2014 2013 Level Percent Level Percent

Total Nonagricultural Employment 7,742.9 7,720.0 7,517.8 22.9 0.3 225.1 3.0

Total Private 6,665.0 6,644.1 6,440.2 20.9 0.3 224.8 3.5 Goods Producing 732.6 729.2 681.9 3.4 0.5 50.7 7.4

Construction 397.6 395.7 356.6 1.9 0.5 41.0 11.5Manufacturing 329.3 327.8 319.6 1.5 0.5 9.7 3.0

Durable Goods 222.7 220.6 212.8 2.1 1.0 9.9 4.7Nondurable Goods 106.6 107.2 106.8 -0.6 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2

Service-Providing 7,010.3 6,990.8 6,835.9 19.5 0.3 174.4 2.6 Private Service Providing 5,932.4 5,914.9 5,758.3 17.5 0.3 174.1 3.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,605.7 1,606.8 1,558.2 -1.1 -0.1 47.5 3.0Wholesale Trade 326.8 327.0 320.9 -0.2 -0.1 5.9 1.8Retail Trade 1,025.7 1,028.0 992.3 -2.3 -0.2 33.4 3.4Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 253.2 251.8 245.0 1.4 0.6 8.2 3.3

Information 135.9 135.1 133.7 0.8 0.6 2.2 1.6Financial Activities 521.5 520.7 509.3 0.8 0.2 12.2 2.4

Finance and Insurance 350.3 351.0 345.8 -0.7 -0.2 4.5 1.3Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing 171.2 169.7 163.5 1.5 0.9 7.7 4.7

Professional and Business Services 1,151.4 1,148.7 1,103.4 2.7 0.2 48.0 4.4Professional and Technical Services 482.4 483.3 461.2 -0.9 -0.2 21.2 4.6Management of Companies and Enterprises 93.4 92.4 90.3 1.0 1.1 3.1 3.4Administrative and Waste Services 575.6 573.0 551.9 2.6 0.5 23.7 4.3

Education and Health Services 1,140.2 1,138.8 1,124.9 1.4 0.1 15.3 1.4Educational Services 143.9 145.8 141.6 -1.9 -1.3 2.3 1.6Health Care and Social Assistance 996.3 993.0 983.3 3.3 0.3 13.0 1.3

Leisure and Hospitality 1,066.1 1,056.6 1,024.0 9.5 0.9 42.1 4.1Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 200.6 197.3 196.1 3.3 1.7 4.5 2.3Accommodation and Food Services 865.5 859.3 827.9 6.2 0.7 37.6 4.5

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Over-the-Year Change

Nonagricultural Employment in FloridaSeasonally Adjusted (in thousands)

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March p February r March2014 2014 2013 Level Percent Level Percent

Over-the-Month Change

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Nonagricultural Employment in FloridaSeasonally Adjusted (in thousands)

Other Services 311.6 308.2 304.8 3.4 1.1 6.8 2.2Total Government 1,077.9 1,075.9 1,077.6 2.0 0.2 0.3 *

Federal Government 131.2 130.9 132.4 0.3 0.2 -1.2 -0.9State Government 206.5 206.0 208.0 0.5 0.2 -1.5 -0.7Local Government 740.2 739.0 737.2 1.2 0.2 3.0 0.4

p = preliminary, r = revised

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Released April 18, 2014.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.

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Released April 18, 2014

March February MarchIndustry Title 2014 2014 2013 Level Percent Level Percent

Total Nonagricultural Employment 7,799,200 7,744,000 7,573,400 55,200 0.7% 225,800 3.0%

Total Private 6,696,200 6,645,600 6,472,000 50,600 0.8% 224,200 3.5%

Goods Producing 725,800 721,600 678,700 4,200 0.6% 47,100 6.9%

Mining and Logging 5,700 5,700 5,700 0 0.0% 0 0.0%Mining, except Oil and Gas 3,400 3,400 3,300 0 0.0% 100 3.0%

Construction 390,600 388,100 353,600 2,500 0.6% 37,000 10.5%Construction of Buildings 79,000 78,900 71,100 100 0.1% 7,900 11.1%Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 52,400 51,500 46,900 900 1.8% 5,500 11.7%Specialty Trade Contractors 259,200 257,700 235,600 1,500 0.6% 23,600 10.0%

Building Equipment Contractors 116,400 116,300 107,300 100 0.1% 9,100 8.5%

Manufacturing 329,500 327,800 319,400 1,700 0.5% 10,100 3.2%Durable Goods 222,500 220,300 212,300 2,200 1.0% 10,200 4.8%

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 35,000 34,500 32,100 500 1.5% 2,900 9.0%Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 40,100 40,000 41,400 100 0.3% -1,300 -3.1%

Communications Equipment Manufacturing 5,900 5,900 6,600 0 0.0% -700 -10.6%Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 38,100 37,800 36,000 300 0.8% 2,100 5.8%

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 20,000 20,000 19,100 0 0.0% 900 4.7%Miscellaneous Durable Goods Manufacturing 29,400 29,300 28,400 100 0.3% 1,000 3.5%

Nondurable Goods 107,000 107,500 107,100 -500 -0.5% -100 -0.1%Food Manufacturing 28,900 28,900 29,800 0 0.0% -900 -3.0%Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing 9,800 9,800 9,400 0 0.0% 400 4.3%Paper Manufacturing 9,100 9,100 9,000 0 0.0% 100 1.1%Printing and Related Support Activities 16,800 16,800 17,100 0 0.0% -300 -1.8%Chemical Manufacturing 18,500 18,500 18,400 0 0.0% 100 0.5%

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NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT IN FLORIDASTATEWIDE (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

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Service Providing 7,073,400 7,022,400 6,894,700 51,000 0.7% 178,700 2.6%

Private Service Providing 5,970,400 5,924,000 5,793,300 46,400 0.8% 177,100 3.1%

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 1,607,000 1,601,800 1,554,300 5,200 0.3% 52,700 3.4%

Wholesale Trade 327,000 326,100 321,200 900 0.3% 5,800 1.8%Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 167,400 166,700 161,700 700 0.4% 5,700 3.5%

Commercial Equipment Wholesalers 47,600 47,500 47,800 100 0.2% -200 -0.4%Electrical and Electronic Goods Wholesalers 20,600 20,600 21,000 0 0.0% -400 -1.9%Machinery and Supply Wholesalers 28,700 28,500 28,200 200 0.7% 500 1.8%

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 115,700 115,700 115,400 0 0.0% 300 0.3%Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 47,000 46,700 46,500 300 0.6% 500 1.1%

Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents 43,900 43,700 44,100 200 0.5% -200 -0.5%

Retail Trade 1,026,000 1,024,600 987,500 1,400 0.1% 38,500 3.9%Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 123,400 122,200 119,900 1,200 1.0% 3,500 2.9%

Automobile Dealers 79,700 78,800 74,400 900 1.1% 5,300 7.1%Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores 34,300 34,400 32,700 -100 -0.3% 1,600 4.9%Electronics and Appliance Stores 38,500 39,000 37,100 -500 -1.3% 1,400 3.8%Building Material and Garden Supply Stores 78,600 78,200 73,600 400 0.5% 5,000 6.8%Food and Beverage Stores 209,000 208,300 195,300 700 0.3% 13,700 7.0%Health and Personal Care Stores 75,900 75,300 75,100 600 0.8% 800 1.1%Gasoline Stations 42,000 41,600 40,600 400 1.0% 1,400 3.5%Clothing and Accessory Stores 113,000 112,600 110,800 400 0.4% 2,200 2.0%Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores 34,700 35,200 32,500 -500 -1.4% 2,200 6.8%General Merchandise Stores 198,000 197,700 192,800 300 0.2% 5,200 2.7%

Department Stores 81,000 81,900 80,100 -900 -1.1% 900 1.1%Other General Merchandise Stores 117,000 115,800 112,700 1,200 1.0% 4,300 3.8%

Miscellaneous Store Retailers 53,700 55,100 52,400 -1,400 -2.5% 1,300 2.5%Nonstore Retailers 24,900 25,000 24,700 -100 -0.4% 200 0.8%

Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 17,300 17,200 17,200 100 0.6% 100 0.6%

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 254,000 251,100 245,600 2,900 1.2% 8,400 3.4%

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Transportation and Warehousing 231,800 229,000 223,000 2,800 1.2% 8,800 4.0%Air Transportation 32,600 32,300 33,100 300 0.9% -500 -1.5%Water Transportation 12,500 12,600 12,300 -100 -0.8% 200 1.6%Truck Transportation 47,000 46,900 45,800 100 0.2% 1,200 2.6%Support Activities for Transportation 55,400 54,500 51,700 900 1.7% 3,700 7.2%Couriers and Messengers 28,200 28,100 27,500 100 0.4% 700 2.6%Warehousing and Storage 30,400 30,100 29,100 300 1.0% 1,300 4.5%

Information 135,900 135,000 133,700 900 0.7% 2,200 1.7%Publishing Industries, except Internet 30,900 30,800 30,700 100 0.3% 200 0.7%Broadcasting, except Internet 15,700 15,500 15,000 200 1.3% 700 4.7%Telecommunications 53,700 53,400 52,500 300 0.6% 1,200 2.3%

Wired Telecommunications Carriers 41,800 41,800 41,300 0 0.0% 500 1.2%Internet Service Providers and Data Processing 16,800 16,800 17,200 0 0.0% -400 -2.3%

Financial Activities 519,600 518,000 508,700 1,600 0.3% 10,900 2.1%

Finance and Insurance 348,800 349,700 345,400 -900 -0.3% 3,400 1.0%Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 157,600 158,200 160,200 -600 -0.4% -2,600 -1.6%

Depository Credit Intermediation 98,000 98,200 98,900 -200 -0.2% -900 -0.9%Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 148,400 148,100 142,900 300 0.2% 5,500 3.9%

Insurance Carriers 77,100 76,700 74,800 400 0.5% 2,300 3.1%Insurance Agencies, Brokerages, and Related 71,300 71,400 68,100 -100 -0.1% 3,200 4.7%

Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing 170,800 168,300 163,300 2,500 1.5% 7,500 4.6%Real Estate 129,700 127,800 125,800 1,900 1.5% 3,900 3.1%

Professional and Business Services 1,153,600 1,148,500 1,108,400 5,100 0.4% 45,200 4.1%

Professional and Technical Services 486,600 487,600 466,900 -1,000 -0.2% 19,700 4.2%Legal Services 99,800 100,100 96,500 -300 -0.3% 3,300 3.4%Accounting, Tax Preparation, and Bookkeeping 68,100 68,400 65,800 -300 -0.4% 2,300 3.5%Architectural, Engineering, and Related 72,000 72,700 68,700 -700 -1.0% 3,300 4.8%Computer Systems Design and Related 74,100 73,400 67,800 700 1.0% 6,300 9.3%Management and Technical Consulting Services 85,900 84,200 81,100 1,700 2.0% 4,800 5.9%

Management of Companies and Enterprises 93,000 92,700 90,300 300 0.3% 2,700 3.0%

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Administrative and Waste Services 574,000 568,200 551,200 5,800 1.0% 22,800 4.1%Administrative and Support Services 556,300 550,500 533,200 5,800 1.1% 23,100 4.3%

Employment Services 170,300 166,800 163,600 3,500 2.1% 6,700 4.1%Business Support Services 84,300 85,700 80,300 -1,400 -1.6% 4,000 5.0%Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 28,500 28,100 27,000 400 1.4% 1,500 5.6%Investigation and Security Services 66,800 66,500 65,800 300 0.5% 1,000 1.5%Services to Buildings and Dwellings 156,500 152,700 142,200 3,800 2.5% 14,300 10.1%

Waste Management and Remediation Services 17,700 17,700 18,000 0 0.0% -300 -1.7%

Education and Health Services 1,149,800 1,146,000 1,129,600 3,800 0.3% 20,200 1.8%

Educational Services 150,100 150,300 145,200 -200 -0.1% 4,900 3.4%Elementary and Secondary Schools 50,400 50,700 48,300 -300 -0.6% 2,100 4.4%Colleges and Universities 54,200 53,400 53,400 800 1.5% 800 1.5%

Health Care and Social Assistance 999,700 995,700 984,400 4,000 0.4% 15,300 1.6%Ambulatory Health Care Services 431,900 428,100 418,000 3,800 0.9% 13,900 3.3%

Offices of Physicians 189,700 188,900 182,800 800 0.4% 6,900 3.8%Home Health Care Services 68,500 68,000 68,200 500 0.7% 300 0.4%

Hospitals 272,400 271,800 271,200 600 0.2% 1,200 0.4%Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 179,800 180,400 181,000 -600 -0.3% -1,200 -0.7%

Nursing Care Facilities 96,700 96,700 98,200 0 0.0% -1,500 -1.5%Community Care for the Elderly 56,200 56,000 55,300 200 0.4% 900 1.6%

Social Assistance 115,600 115,400 114,200 200 0.2% 1,400 1.2%

Leisure and Hospitality 1,091,700 1,065,800 1,052,100 25,900 2.4% 39,600 3.8%

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 205,100 198,900 201,700 6,200 3.1% 3,400 1.7%Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation 160,000 156,100 156,600 3,900 2.5% 3,400 2.2%

Amusement Parks and Arcades 67,200 65,600 64,500 1,600 2.4% 2,700 4.2%

Accommodation and Food Services 886,600 866,900 850,400 19,700 2.3% 36,200 4.3%Accommodation 177,200 173,600 170,000 3,600 2.1% 7,200 4.2%Food Services and Drinking Places 709,400 693,300 680,400 16,100 2.3% 29,000 4.3%

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Other Services 312,800 308,900 306,500 3,900 1.3% 6,300 2.1%Repair and Maintenance 73,100 72,100 71,500 1,000 1.4% 1,600 2.2%

Automotive Repair and Maintenance 49,100 48,600 48,300 500 1.0% 800 1.7%Personal and Laundry Services 91,000 90,000 88,900 1,000 1.1% 2,100 2.4%Membership Associations and Organizations 148,700 146,800 146,100 1,900 1.3% 2,600 1.8%

Total Government 1,103,000 1,098,400 1,101,400 4,600 0.4% 1,600 0.2%Federal 131,000 131,000 132,000 0 0.0% -1,000 -0.8%State 211,500 210,900 212,800 600 0.3% -1,300 -0.6%Local 760,500 756,500 756,600 4,000 0.5% 3,900 0.5%

Note: Employment estimates have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Sum of detail may not equal totals due to rounding or the exclusionof certain industries from publication. All data are subject to revision.

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STATE OF FLORIDALOCAL 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 136014 129255 6759 5.0 134744 127999 6745 5.0 132580 125435 7145 5.4BAKER 12552 11854 698 5.6 12427 11749 678 5.5 12209 11334 875 7.2BAY 92652 87268 5384 5.8 89592 83822 5770 6.4 90872 84547 6325 7.0BRADFORD 11828 11190 638 5.4 11724 11101 623 5.3 11730 11039 691 5.9BREVARD 264426 245905 18521 7.0 262822 244254 18568 7.1 263026 241801 21225 8.1BROWARD 1061217 1003225 57992 5.5 1052824 995169 57655 5.5 1025259 961620 63639 6.2CALHOUN 5657 5305 352 6.2 5588 5247 341 6.1 5585 5202 383 6.9CHARLOTTE 73558 69038 4520 6.1 72569 68073 4496 6.2 71284 66144 5140 7.2CITRUS 54470 50240 4230 7.8 54031 49775 4256 7.9 56030 51285 4745 8.5CLAY 100254 94628 5626 5.6 99456 93790 5666 5.7 96768 90478 6290 6.5COLLIER 164503 155417 9086 5.5 163248 154168 9080 5.6 156539 146232 10307 6.6COLUMBIA 31976 29996 1980 6.2 31716 29763 1953 6.2 31316 29190 2126 6.8DESOTO 14491 13550 941 6.5 14300 13367 933 6.5 14646 13628 1018 7.0DIXIE 5705 5249 456 8.0 5672 5230 442 7.8 5601 5100 501 8.9DUVAL 459017 428890 30127 6.6 455092 425094 29998 6.6 443638 410084 33554 7.6ESCAMBIA 138417 129204 9213 6.7 136511 127334 9177 6.7 136477 126089 10388 7.6FLAGLER 35647 32327 3320 9.3 35337 32010 3327 9.4 34665 31097 3568 10.3FRANKLIN 5240 4931 309 5.9 5092 4779 313 6.1 5121 4817 304 5.9GADSDEN 19995 18483 1512 7.6 19832 18386 1446 7.3 19325 17882 1443 7.5GILCHRIST 7610 7134 476 6.3 7527 7065 462 6.1 7381 6923 458 6.2GLADES 4927 4553 374 7.6 4919 4545 374 7.6 5320 4933 387 7.3GULF 6173 5771 402 6.5 6022 5628 394 6.5 6131 5696 435 7.1HAMILTON 4448 4059 389 8.7 4374 3985 389 8.9 4595 4187 408 8.9HARDEE 11030 10271 759 6.9 11151 10365 786 7.0 11398 10557 841 7.4HENDRY 17752 16145 1607 9.1 17629 15990 1639 9.3 17181 15498 1683 9.8HERNANDO 63549 58128 5421 8.5 62952 57617 5335 8.5 61905 56191 5714 9.2HIGHLANDS 40700 37720 2980 7.3 40405 37422 2983 7.4 40896 37688 3208 7.8HILLSBOROUGH 646268 605723 40545 6.3 640892 600397 40495 6.3 631021 585536 45485 7.2HOLMES 8412 7941 471 5.6 8238 7759 479 5.8 8578 8057 521 6.1INDIAN RIVER 63697 58848 4849 7.6 63181 58304 4877 7.7 63352 57783 5569 8.8JACKSON 20839 19662 1177 5.6 20585 19425 1160 5.6 21597 20286 1311 6.1JEFFERSON 6429 6071 358 5.6 6409 6039 370 5.8 6256 5873 383 6.1LAFAYETTE 2948 2769 179 6.1 2924 2747 177 6.1 2918 2726 192 6.6LAKE 131729 122965 8764 6.7 130994 122358 8636 6.6 127925 118076 9849 7.7LEE 307037 288616 18421 6.0 301685 283409 18276 6.1 297201 275878 21323 7.2LEON 152419 144210 8209 5.4 151669 143450 8219 5.4 148532 139520 9012 6.1LEVY 16253 15091 1162 7.1 16111 14934 1177 7.3 16124 14801 1323 8.2LIBERTY 3565 3380 185 5.2 3559 3360 199 5.6 3189 2999 190 6.0

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MARCH 2014 FEBRUARY 2014 MARCH 2013UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT

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STATE OF FLORIDALOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS BY COUNTY

LABOR EMPLOY- LABOR EMPLOY- LABOR EMPLOY-

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



MADISON 7053 6455 598 8.5 6999 6405 594 8.5 7116 6485 631 8.9MANATEE 150759 141558 9201 6.1 148691 139618 9073 6.1 145194 134910 10284 7.1MARION 132641 122751 9890 7.5 131924 122040 9884 7.5 131653 120465 11188 8.5MARTIN 66892 62553 4339 6.5 66310 61958 4352 6.6 64976 60173 4803 7.4MIAMI-DADE 1258580 1164068 94512 7.5 1274550 1189194 85356 6.7 1274915 1162861 112054 8.8MONROE 51063 49147 1916 3.8 50575 48684 1891 3.7 49357 47308 2049 4.2NASSAU 38450 36305 2145 5.6 38147 35984 2163 5.7 37013 34713 2300 6.2OKALOOSA 101634 96745 4889 4.8 98701 93773 4928 5.0 97893 92672 5221 5.3OKEECHOBEE 18183 16838 1345 7.4 18028 16679 1349 7.5 18442 16887 1555 8.4ORANGE 658454 619314 39140 5.9 655373 616259 39114 6.0 640145 594693 45452 7.1OSCEOLA 146921 137188 9733 6.6 146349 136512 9837 6.7 142714 131734 10980 7.7PALM BEACH 665686 623695 41991 6.3 659700 617659 42041 6.4 645646 598226 47420 7.3PASCO 196263 182130 14133 7.2 194588 180528 14060 7.2 191827 176060 15767 8.2PINELLAS 451473 423071 28402 6.3 447974 419351 28623 6.4 441027 408971 32056 7.3POLK 275450 255813 19637 7.1 272943 253190 19753 7.2 273885 251664 22221 8.1PUTNAM 30104 27541 2563 8.5 29872 27281 2591 8.7 31006 28005 3001 9.7ST. JOHNS 106408 100903 5505 5.2 105640 100010 5630 5.3 102458 96478 5980 5.8ST. LUCIE 130161 119650 10511 8.1 129220 118511 10709 8.3 127195 115097 12098 9.5SANTA ROSA 74172 69921 4251 5.7 73205 68909 4296 5.9 73194 68235 4959 6.8SARASOTA 170800 160616 10184 6.0 168523 158414 10109 6.0 164701 153073 11628 7.1SEMINOLE 245803 232280 13523 5.5 244820 231135 13685 5.6 239080 223046 16034 6.7SUMTER 42034 39916 2118 5.0 41740 39661 2079 5.0 38161 35934 2227 5.8SUWANNEE 18736 17599 1137 6.1 18480 17324 1156 6.3 18640 17391 1249 6.7TAYLOR 9225 8548 677 7.3 9147 8450 697 7.6 9162 8385 777 8.5UNION 4999 4711 288 5.8 4987 4698 289 5.8 5096 4777 319 6.3VOLUSIA 257015 240838 16177 6.3 254042 237778 16264 6.4 251039 232111 18928 7.5WAKULLA 15177 14377 800 5.3 15151 14301 850 5.6 14813 13909 904 6.1WALTON 37461 36052 1409 3.8 35216 33731 1485 4.2 33681 32089 1592 4.7WASHINGTON 9300 8605 695 7.5 9154 8460 694 7.6 9512 8715 797 8.4

FLORIDA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

9574000 8964000 610000 6.4 9514000 8912000 601000 6.3 9374000 8681000 692000 7.4 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

9575000 8969000 606000 6.3 9516000 8928000 589000 6.2 9437000 8708000 729000 7.7

UNITED STATES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


156227000 145742000 10486000 6.7 155724000 145266000 10459000 6.7 155099000 143393000 11706000 7.5

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NOTE: Items may not add to totals or compute to displayed percentages due to rounding. All data are subject to revision.

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics.

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

LABOR EMPLOY- LABOR EMPLOY- LABOR EMPLOY-MSA (COUNTIES) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%) FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%)CAPE CORAL-FT. MYERS (Lee)

307037 288616 18421 6.0 301685 283409 18276 6.1 297201 275878 21323 7.2CRESTVIEW-FT. WALTON BEACH-DESTIN (Okaloosa)

101634 96745 4889 4.8 98701 93773 4928 5.0 97893 92672 5221 5.3DELTONA-DAYTONA BEACH-ORMOND BEACH (Volusia)

257015 240838 16177 6.3 254042 237778 16264 6.4 251039 232111 18928 7.5GAINESVILLE (Alachua and Gilchrist)

143624 136389 7235 5.0 142271 135064 7207 5.1 139961 132358 7603 5.4JACKSONVILLE (Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, and St. Johns)

716681 672579 44102 6.2 710762 666627 44135 6.2 692087 643088 48999 7.1LAKELAND-WINTER HAVEN (Polk)

275450 255813 19637 7.1 272943 253190 19753 7.2 273885 251664 22221 8.1MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE-POMPANO BEACH (Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach)

2985483 2790988 194495 6.5 2987074 2802022 185052 6.2 2945820 2722707 223113 7.6Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach Metropolitan Division (Broward)

1061217 1003225 57992 5.5 1052824 995169 57655 5.5 1025259 961620 63639 6.2Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan Division (Miami-Dade)

1258580 1164068 94512 7.5 1274550 1189194 85356 6.7 1274915 1162861 112054 8.8West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach Metropolitan Division (Palm Beach)

665686 623695 41991 6.3 659700 617659 42041 6.4 645646 598226 47420 7.3NAPLES-MARCO ISLAND (Collier)

164503 155417 9086 5.5 163248 154168 9080 5.6 156539 146232 10307 6.6NORTH PORT-BRADENTON-SARASOTA (Manatee and Sarasota)

321559 302174 19385 6.0 317214 298032 19182 6.0 309895 287983 21912 7.1OCALA (Marion)

132641 122751 9890 7.5 131924 122040 9884 7.5 131653 120465 11188 8.5ORLANDO-KISSIMMEE-SANFORD (Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole)

1182908 1111748 71160 6.0 1177537 1106264 71273 6.1 1149864 1067549 82315 7.2PALM BAY-MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE (Brevard)

264426 245905 18521 7.0 262822 244254 18568 7.1 263026 241801 21225 8.1PALM COAST (Flagler)

35647 32327 3320 9.3 35337 32010 3327 9.4 34665 31097 3568 10.3PANAMA CITY-LYNN HAVEN-PANAMA CITY BEACH (Bay)

92652 87268 5384 5.8 89592 83822 5770 6.4 90872 84547 6325 7.0PENSACOLA-FERRY PASS-BRENT (Escambia and Santa Rosa)

212589 199125 13464 6.3 209716 196243 13473 6.4 209671 194324 15347 7.3PORT ST. LUCIE (Martin and St. Lucie)

197053 182203 14850 7.5 195530 180469 15061 7.7 192171 175270 16901 8.8PUNTA GORDA (Charlotte)

73558 69038 4520 6.1 72569 68073 4496 6.2 71284 66144 5140 7.2SEBASTIAN-VERO BEACH (Indian River)

63697 58848 4849 7.6 63181 58304 4877 7.7 63352 57783 5569 8.8TALLAHASSEE (Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Wakulla)

194019 183140 10879 5.6 193060 182175 10885 5.6 188927 177185 11742 6.2TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER (Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas)

1357552 1269051 88501 6.5 1346407 1257894 88513 6.6 1325779 1226758 99021 7.5

FLORIDA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


9575000 8969000 606000 6.3 9516000 8928000 589000 6.2 9437000 8708000 729000 7.7

UNITED STATES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

155627000 145090000 10537000 6.8 155027000 144134000 10893000 7.0 154512000 142698000 1.2E+07 7.6 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

156227000 145742000 10486000 6.7 155724000 145266000 10459000 6.7 155099000 143393000 1.2E+07 7.5

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NOTE: Items may not add to totals or compute to displayed percentages due to rounding. All data are subject to revision.



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UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENTRANK COUNTY RATE (%) RANK COUNTY RATE (%)

1 FLAGLER 9.3 31 HILLSBOROUGH 6.32 HENDRY 9.1 31 GILCHRIST 6.33 HAMILTON 8.7 36 CALHOUN 6.24 HERNANDO 8.5 36 COLUMBIA 6.24 PUTNAM 8.5 38 CHARLOTTE 6.14 MADISON 8.5 38 MANATEE 6.17 ST. LUCIE 8.1 38 LAFAYETTE 6.18 DIXIE 8.0 38 SUWANNEE 6.19 CITRUS 7.8 42 LEE 6.0

10 INDIAN RIVER 7.6 42 SARASOTA 6.010 GLADES 7.6 44 ORANGE 5.910 GADSDEN 7.6 44 FRANKLIN 5.913 MIAMI-DADE 7.5 46 BAY 5.813 WASHINGTON 7.5 46 UNION 5.813 MARION 7.5 48 SANTA ROSA 5.716 OKEECHOBEE 7.4 49 JACKSON 5.617 TAYLOR 7.3 49 CLAY 5.617 HIGHLANDS 7.3 49 HOLMES 5.619 PASCO 7.2 49 NASSAU 5.620 LEVY 7.1 49 JEFFERSON 5.620 POLK 7.1 49 BAKER 5.622 BREVARD 7.0 55 COLLIER 5.523 HARDEE 6.9 55 SEMINOLE 5.5

UNITED STATES 6.8 55 BROWARD 5.524 ESCAMBIA 6.7 58 BRADFORD 5.424 LAKE 6.7 58 LEON 5.426 OSCEOLA 6.6 60 WAKULLA 5.326 DUVAL 6.6 61 LIBERTY 5.228 GULF 6.5 61 ST. JOHNS 5.228 DESOTO 6.5 63 SUMTER 5.028 MARTIN 6.5 63 ALACHUA 5.0

FLORIDA 6.4 65 OKALOOSA 4.831 PALM BEACH 6.3 66 WALTON 3.831 VOLUSIA 6.3 66 MONROE 3.831 PINELLAS 6.3

NOTE: All data are subject to revision.

RELEASED 04/18/2014

STATE OF FLORIDACOUNTIES RANKED BY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

March 2014


(Preliminary)

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1. Palm Coast MSA 9.3 %2. Sebastian-Vero Beach MSA 7.63. Port St. Lucie MSA 7.53. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD 7.53. Ocala MSA 7.56. Lakeland -Winter Haven MSA 7.17. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA 7.0

United States 6.88. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA 6.58. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA 6.5

Florida 6.410. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA 6.310. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach MD 6.310. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA 6.313. Jacksonville MSA 6.214. Punta Gorda MSA 6.115. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA 6.015. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA 6.015. Cape Coral-Ft. Myers MSA 6.018. Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach MSA 5.819. Tallahassee MSA 5.620. Naples-Marco Island MSA 5.520. Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach MD 5.522. Gainesville MSA 5.023. Crestview-Ft. Walton Beach-Destin MSA 4.8


NOTE: All data are subject to revision.

MARCH 2014 (Preliminary)

STATE OF FLORIDAMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAs) AND METROPOLITAN DIVISIONS (MDs)

RANKED BY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

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March February MarchArea 2014 2014 2013 Level Percent Level Percent

Statewide 7,799,200 7,744,000 7,573,400 55,200 0.7% 225,800 3.0%

Cape Coral-Ft. Myers MSA 227,900 223,800 219,900 4,100 1.8% 8,000 3.6%

Crestview-Ft. Walton Beach-Destin MSA 81,300 79,300 79,400 2,000 2.5% 1,900 2.4%

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA 161,600 159,700 158,400 1,900 1.2% 3,200 2.0%

Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach MD 772,500 767,500 747,500 5,000 0.7% 25,000 3.3%

Gainesville MSA 132,000 131,600 130,000 400 0.3% 2,000 1.5%

Jacksonville MSA 623,000 619,200 603,800 3,800 0.6% 19,200 3.2%

Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA 200,200 198,800 198,700 1,400 0.7% 1,500 0.8%

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA 2,417,700 2,403,800 2,344,900 13,900 0.6% 72,800 3.1%

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD 1,087,700 1,082,700 1,054,800 5,000 0.5% 32,900 3.1%

Naples-Marco Island MSA 131,100 130,700 124,900 400 0.3% 6,200 5.0%

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota MSA 264,800 261,700 256,100 3,100 1.2% 8,700 3.4%

Ocala MSA 92,800 92,400 92,500 400 0.4% 300 0.3%

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA 1,092,200 1,089,200 1,058,900 3,000 0.3% 33,300 3.1%

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA 195,100 194,200 194,800 900 0.5% 300 0.2%

Palm Coast MSA 20,700 20,500 20,100 200 1.0% 600 3.0%

Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach MSA 75,800 73,000 74,600 2,800 3.8% 1,200 1.6%

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA 161,700 159,900 160,500 1,800 1.1% 1,200 0.8%

Port St. Lucie MSA 129,800 129,000 127,000 800 0.6% 2,800 2.2%

Punta Gorda MSA 44,500 44,100 43,700 400 0.9% 800 1.8%

Sebastian-Vero Beach MSA 46,700 46,400 46,100 300 0.7% 600 1.3%

Tallahassee MSA 170,800 170,600 167,500 200 0.1% 3,300 2.0%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA 1,203,800 1,195,100 1,173,800 8,700 0.7% 30,000 2.6%

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach MD 557,500 553,600 542,600 3,900 0.7% 14,900 2.8%

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 April 18, 2014.

TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTFLORIDA (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Over-the-Month Over-the-YearChange Change

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