Current workforce statistics in Volusia County, Florida
(numbers change after mid-month)*

Period

Civilian labor force

Total
employment

Total unemployment

Unemployment rate

November
 2009

252,776  221,575  31,201 

12.3%


Top Volusia Employers 2009

Name of Business/
Organization

Total #
Employees

Full-Time
Employees

Part-Time
Employees

Type of
Business

Volusia County Schools

8,273

8,273

0

Education

Halifax Health

4,232

3,470

762

Healthcare

Florida Hospital – All Divisions

3,717

2,952

765

Healthcare

Volusia County Government

3,519

2,853

666

Government

State of Florida

2,423

2,423

0

Government

Publix 2,415 826 1,589 Grocery

Walmart

2,139

1,482

657

Grocery/Retail

Daytona State College

1,589

910

679

Education

U.S. Government

1,434

1,434

0

Government

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

1,198

1,170

28

Education

Total Employee Count

30,939

25,793

5,146

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
















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