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TABLE 6.24 EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS*

HERNANDO COUNTY

DEC '99

/

DEC '99

DEC '99

LABOR FORCE** (LF)

49,911

/ POP

129,467

38.6%

EMPLOYED

48,229

/ POP

129,467

37.3%

UNEMPLOYED

  1,682

/ LF

49,911

3.4%

ES-202*** JOBS IN HERNANDO COUNTY  BY INDUSTRY: 2ND QUARTER AVERAGE - 1999

JOBS

%

WAGES

x 4

ANNUAL
AVG

+/- COUNTY
AVG

01-09 AGRICULTURE

     436

1.5%

$4,569

x 4

$18,276

($5,120)

10-14 MINING

     321

1.1%

$7,823

x 4

$31,292

$7,896

15-17 CONSTRUCTION

  1,823

6.4%

$5,595

x 4

$22,380

($1,016)

20-39 MANUFACTURING

  1,329

4.6%

$7,583

x 4

$30,332

$6,936

40-49 UTILITIES/TRANSP.

     879

3.1%

$7,387

x 4

$29,548

$6,152

50-51 WHOLESALE TRADE

     909

3.2%

$6,894

x 4

$27,576

$4,180

52-59 RETAIL TRADE

  8,832

30.8%

$4,115

x 4

$16,460

($6,936)

60-67 REAL ESTATE/FINANCE

  1,245

4.3%

$7,525

x 4

$30,100

$6,704

70-89 SERVICES - AUTO ETC.

  7,450

26.0%

$5,691

x 4

$22,764

($632)

99 NOT ASSIGNED

     143

0.5%

$4,736

x 4

$18,944

($4,452)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

     292

1.0%

$9,341

x 4

$37,364

$13,968

STATE GOVERNMENT

     603

2.1%

$6,522

x 4

$26,088

$2,692

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  4,386

15.3%

$7,884

x 4

$31,536

$8,140

COUNTY TOTAL / AVG

28,648

100.0%

$5,849

x 4

$23,396

$0

HERNANDO COUNTY

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

LABOR FORCE**

28,000

36,100

42,500

48,300

55,800

62,900

EMPLOYED

26,300

33,500

40,200

45,900

52,500

59,300

UNEMPLOYED

1,700

2,600

2,300

2,400

3,300

3,600

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

6.2%

7.1%

5.3%

5.0%

5.8%

5.8%

ES-202*** JOBS:

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

CONSTRUCTION

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,900

2,200

2,500

MANUFACTURING

900

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,700

UTILITIES/TRANSPORTATION

500

900

900

1,200

1,400

1,600

WHOLESALE TRADE

400

500

600

700

900

1,000

RETAIL TRADE

3,500

5,100

6,800

8,300

9,800

11,400

REAL ESTATE/FINANCE

800

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,500

1,800

SERVICES - HEALTH, AUTO...

3,200

5,900

7,500

10,400

13,300

16,200

GOVERNMENT

2,700

4,000

4,900

5,700

6,600

7,500

TOTAL: ES-202*** JOBS

13,600

20,100

24,600

30,900

37,200

43,600

SOURCE: FL DEPT OF LABOR - ES-202 PROGRAM; BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH (BEBR) LONG TERM FORECAST FOR HERNANDO COUNTY 1997, 1998;

* AS OF JULY 1ST FOR YEAR SPECIFIED

** PERSONS WORKING OR LOOKING FOR WORK

*** JOBS COVERED BY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAWS - INCLUDES EMPLOYERS WITH 4 OR MORE EMPLOYEES