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Current
workforce statistics in Volusia County, Florida (numbers
change after mid-month)*
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Period |
Civilian labor force |
Total
employment |
Total unemployment |
Unemployment rate |
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July, 2008 |
259,468 |
241,430 |
18,038 |
7.0% |
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Labor force statistics for 2006 |
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Volusia
County |
State
of Florida |
United
States |
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Civilian labor force |
248,026 |
8,989,000 |
151,428,000 |
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Employment |
239,965 |
8,693,000 |
144,427,000 |
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Unemployment |
8,061 |
296,000 |
7,001,000 |
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Unemployment rate |
3.3% |
3.3% |
4.6% |
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 2006 |
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1. |
Construction |
2,540 |
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2. |
Retail trade |
1,882 |
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3. |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
1,437 |
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4. |
Other services (except public administration) |
1,198 |
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5. |
Health care and social assistance |
1,064 |
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6. |
Accommodation and food services |
978 |
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7. |
Admin. support, waste mgmt, remediation services |
923 |
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8. |
Real estate, rental and leasing |
850 |
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9. |
Finance and insurance |
718 |
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10. |
Wholesale trade |
623 |
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11. |
Manufacturing |
436 |
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12. |
Transportation and warehousing |
253 |
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Arts, entertainment and recreation |
214 |
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14. |
Information |
148 |
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15. |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
140 |
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16. |
Educational services |
113 |
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17. |
Public administration |
101 |
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18. |
Management of companies and enterprises |
48 |
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19. |
Unclassified |
37 |
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20. |
Utilities |
22 |
Volusia County average wage by industry in
2006 |
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1. |
Utilities |
$60,893 |
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2. |
Management of companies and enterprises |
58,550 |
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3. |
Finance and insurance |
43,918 |
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4. |
Transportation and warehousing |
41,115 |
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5. |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
40,667 |
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7. |
Public administration |
39,982 |
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8. |
Wholesale trade |
38,617 |
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9. |
Manufacturing |
38,199 |
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10. |
Health care and social assistance |
38,196 |
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11. |
Educational services |
37,546 |
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12. |
Construction |
34,984 |
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13. |
Real estate, rental and leasing |
34,647 |
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14. |
Other services (except public administration) |
26,770 |
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15. |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
24,417 |
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16. |
Unclassified |
24,162 |
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17. |
Retail trade |
23,991 |
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18. |
Admin. support, waste mgmt, remediation services |
22,705 |
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19. |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
17,414 |
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20. |
Accommodation and food services |
14,396 |
Volusia County average monthly employment by
industry in 2006 |
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1. |
Retail trade |
25,361 |
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2. |
Health care and social assistance |
24,721 |
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3. |
Accommodation and food services |
18,058 |
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4. |
Educational services |
15,204 |
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5. |
Construction |
14,841 |
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6. |
Manufacturing |
10,566 |
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7. |
Admin. support, waste mgmt, remediation services |
10,146 |
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8. |
Public administration |
10,099 |
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9. |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
7,108 |
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10. |
Other
services (except public administration) |
6,360 |
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11. |
Wholesale trade |
4,546 |
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12. |
Finance and insurance |
4,151 |
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13. |
Real
estate, rental and leasing |
3,524 |
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14. |
Arts,
entertainment and recreation |
3,421 |
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15. |
Information |
2,825 |
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16. |
Transportation and warehousing |
2,702 |
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17. |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
2,108 |
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18. |
Management of companies and enterprises |
887 |
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20. |
Utilities |
551 |
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21. |
Unclassified |
54 |
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Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market
Statistics, ES-202 Program, November 2007.
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Department of Economic Development
700 Catalina Drive, Suite 200,
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Telephone: 386-248-8048
FAX: 386 238-4761 Toll Free: 800-554-3801
Richard Michael
Director
doed@volusia.org |
