TABLE 6.24    EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS

HERNANDO COUNTY

APR '01

/

APR '01

APR '01

LABOR FORCE* (LF)

50,882

/ POP

133,908

38.0%

EMPLOYED

49,116

/ POP

133,908

36.7%

UNEMPLOYED

1,766

/ LF

50,882

3.5%

ES-202** JOBS IN HERNANDO COUNTY BY INDUSTRY:
2ND QUARTER AVERAGE - 2000

JOBS

%

WAGES

x 4

ANNUAL
AVG

+/- COUNTY
AVG

01-09 AGRICULTURE

435

1.4%

$4,585

x 4

$18,340

($5,192)

10-14 MINING

337

1.1%

$8,467

x 4

$33,868

$10,336

15-17 CONSTRUCTION

2,172

7.2%

$5,649

x 4

$22,596

($936)

20-39 MANUFACTURING

1,321

4.4%

$7,888

x 4

$31,552

$8,020

40-49 UTILITIES/TRANSP.

876

2.9%

$7,502

x 4

$30,008

$6,476

50-51 WHOLESALE TRADE

877

2.9%

$7,291

x 4

$29,164

$5,632

52-59 RETAIL TRADE

9,146

30.3%

$4,092

x 4

$16,368

($7,164)

60-67 REAL ESTATE/FINANCE

1,234

4.1%

$8,486

x 4

$33,944

$10,412

70-89 SERVICES - AUTO ETC.

8,008

26.6%

$5,996

x 4

$23,984

$452

99 NOT ASSIGNED

73

0.2%

$4,260

x 4

$17,040

($6,492)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

465

1.5%

$7,062

x 4

$28,248

$4,716

STATE GOVERNMENT

617

2.0%

$7,715

x 4

$30,860

$7,328

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

4,579

15.2%

$7,105

x 4

$28,420

$4,888

COUNTY TOTAL /AVERAGE

30,140

100.0%

$5,883

x 4

$23,532

$0

HERNANDO COUNTY

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

JOBS

30,140

31,900

33,700

35,800

37,800

39,800

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

3.5%

4.4%

4.6%

4.2%

4.7%

5.2%

IN 1992 DOLLARS:

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

REAL PER CAPITA INCOME

$20,344

$21,109

$21,858

$22,998

$24,161

$25,283

TAXABLE SALES: IN MILLIONS

$882

$957

$1,045

$1,156

$1,253

$1,351

PERMANENT HOUSEHOLDS:

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

AS OF JULY 1 EACH YEAR

54,600

57,000

59,500

62,000

64,300

66,700

SOURCE: FL DEPT OF LABOR - ES-202 PROGRAM; BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH (BEBR) LONG TERM FORECAST FOR HERNANDO COUNTY 2000;

* PERSONS WORKING OR LOOKING FOR WORK

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