Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment Data in Volusia County

Labor Force Statistics for 2008

	Volusia County	State of Florida	United States
Civilian Labor Force	253,605	9,231,000	154,287,000
Employment	236,839	8,660,000	145,362,000
Unemployment	16,766	572,000	8,924,000
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	6.2%	5.8%

Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Volusia County number of businesses by category in 2008

	Industry	Number of Businesses
1	construction	2,353
2	retail trade	1,960
3	professional, scientific and technical services	1,488
4	other services (except public administration)	1,187
5	health care and social assistance	1,242
6	accommodation and food services	1,071
7	admin. support, waste mgt., remediation services	980
8	real estate, rental and leasing	821
9	finance and insurance	701
10	wholesale trade	632
11	manufacturing	439
12	transportation and warehousing	272
13	arts, entertainment and recreation	247
14	information	178
15	management of companies and enterprises	57
16	agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	144
17	educational services	127
18	public administration	100
19	unclassified	25
20	utilities	22

Volusia County average wage by industry in 2008

	Industry	Average Annual Wage
1	management of companies and enterprises	$52,977
2	utilities	$68,995
3	finance and insurance	$44,247
4	professional, scientific and technical services	$44,692
5	transportation and warehousing	$41,770
6	public administration	$41,496
7	wholesale trade	$40,711
8	manufacturing	$41,546
9	information	$42,364
10	health care and social assistance	$40,146
11	educational services	$27,721
12	construction	$35,689
13	real estate, rental and leasing	$31,396
14	other services (except public administration)	$29,171
15	unclassified	$25,682
16	arts, entertainment and recreation	$25,749
17	admin. support, waste mgt., remediation services	$24,059
18	retail trade	$23,251
19	agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	$16,905
20	accommodation and food services	$15,469

Volusia County average monthly employment by industry in 2008

	Industry	Average Monthly Employment
1	retail trade	24,502
2	health care and social assistance	26,880
3	accommodation and food services	18,013
4	educational services	15,439
5	construction	11,576
6	manufacturing	9,051
7	public administration	9,744
8	admin. support, waste mgt., remediation services	8,773
9	professional, scientific and technical services	5,927
10	other services (except public administration)	5,766
11	wholesale trade	4,775
12	finance and insurance	4,250
13	arts, entertainment and recreation	3,976
14	real estate, rental and leasing	3,361
15	information	2,558
16	transportation and warehousing	2,895
17	agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	2,034
18	management of companies and enterprises	1,552
19	utilities	543
20	unclassified	24

Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market