Workforce Profile
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics — March 2009 | Area | Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment Number | Unemployment Rate | | Jacksonville MSA |
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| | Baker County | 11,984 | 10,923 | 1,061 | 8.9% | | Clay County | 94,633 | 86,111 | 8,522 | 9.0% | | Duval County | 445,542 | 402,289 | 43,253 | 9.7% | | Flagler County | 32,348 | 27,732 | 4,416 | 14.3% | | Nassau County | 35,411 | 32,354 | 3,057 | 8.6% | | Putnam County | 33,155 | 29,546 | 3,609 | 10.9% | | St. Johns County | 92,742 | 85,071 | 7,671 | 8.3% | Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
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, more than 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.
2008 Annual Average Industry Employment | Industry Title | # Employed | % of Total | Mining & Logging
| 400 | 0.06% | | Construction | 42,500 | 6.84% | | Manufacturing* | 31,800 | 5.12% | | Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities | 136,000 | 21.89% | Information
| 9,900 | 1.59% | | Finance & Insurance | 60,500 | 9.74% | | Professional & Business Services | 88,400 | 14.23% | | Education & Health Services | 80,400 | 12.94% | Leisure & Hospitality
| 66,700 | 10.74% | | Government* | 76,900 | 12.38% | | Total Nonagricultural Employment | 621,200 |
| | Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Current Employment Statistics
*Includes NADEP civilian manufacturing employment | Northeast Florida Annual Wages For more detailed wage information, please visit the Data Center.
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