Labor force and unemployment data and type of disaster assistance by county in Florida,

not seasonally adjusted, October 2005r

Unemployment

Level Rate

Florida ............................................... 8,781,944 8,474,953 306,991 3.5 

Public

Total ............................................... 2,728,610 2,627,733 100,877 3.7 

Bay County ................................. 82,646 79,760 2,886 3.5 

Broward County .......................... 962,741 931,100 31,641 3.3 

Collier County ............................. 144,213 139,469 4,744 3.3 

Escambia County ........................ 140,474 135,373 5,101 3.6 

Franklin County ........................... 5,420 5,222 198 3.7 

Gulf County ................................. 6,362 6,143 219 3.4 

Miami-Dade County .................... 1,151,375 1,102,604 48,771 4.2 

Monroe County ........................... 45,110 43,905 1,205 2.7 

Okaloosa County ........................ 98,874 95,821 3,053 3.1 

Santa Rosa County ..................... 65,143 62,931 2,212 3.4 

Walton County ............................ 26,252 25,405 847 3.2 

None

Total ............................................... 6,053,335 5,847,222 206,113 3.4 

Alachua County .......................... 127,756 124,476 3,280 2.6 

Baker County .............................. 10,934 10,607 327 3.0 

Bradford County .......................... 12,419 12,034 385 3.1 

Brevard County ........................... 260,181 251,773 8,408 3.2 

Calhoun County .......................... 5,404 5,222 182 3.4 

Charlotte County ......................... 63,140 61,041 2,099 3.3 

Citrus County .............................. 49,644 47,904 1,740 3.5 

Clay County ................................ 82,794 80,085 2,709 3.3 

Columbia County ........................ 28,085 27,191 894 3.2 

DeSoto County ........................... 12,348 11,716 632 5.1 

Dixie County ............................... 5,006 4,795 211 4.2 

Duval County .............................. 432,211 416,254 15,957 3.7 

Flagler County ............................ 29,659 28,692 967 3.3 

Gadsden County ......................... 20,577 19,791 786 3.8 

Gilchrist County .......................... 7,373 7,183 190 2.6 

Glades County ............................ 4,799 4,583 216 4.5 

Hamilton County ......................... 4,648 4,437 211 4.5 

Hardee County ............................ 10,504 9,889 615 5.9 

Hendry County ............................ 16,745 15,365 1,380 8.2 

Hernando County ........................ 56,633 54,257 2,376 4.2 

Highlands County ....................... 37,342 35,750 1,592 4.3 

Hillsborough County ................... 593,823 574,207 19,616 3.3 

Holmes County ........................... 8,240 7,937 303 3.7 

Indian River County .................... 56,121 53,732 2,389 4.3 

Jackson County .......................... 21,919 21,192 727 3.3 

Jefferson County ........................ 6,759 6,547 212 3.1 

Lafayette County ......................... 2,980 2,897 83 2.8 

Employment Civilian

labor force Area and type of assistance
Labor force and unemployment data and type of disaster assistance by county in Florida,

not seasonally adjusted, October 2005r

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Unemployment

Level Rate

None -- continued

Lake County ................................ 112,934 109,161 3,773 3.3 

Lee County ................................. 262,785 255,614 7,171 2.7 

Leon County ............................... 140,409 136,292 4,117 2.9 

Levy County ................................ 16,300 15,766 534 3.3 

Liberty County ............................. 3,531 3,429 102 2.9 

Madison County .......................... 6,977 6,638 339 4.9 

Manatee County ......................... 144,110 139,906 4,204 2.9 

Marion County ............................ 122,149 118,078 4,071 3.3 

Martin County ............................. 66,102 63,839 2,263 3.4 

Nassau County ........................... 32,241 31,307 934 2.9 

Okeechobee County ................... 16,020 15,189 831 5.2 

Orange County ........................... 562,753 544,080 18,673 3.3 

Osceola County .......................... 111,448 107,566 3,882 3.5 

Palm Beach County .................... 621,765 598,294 23,471 3.8 

Pasco County ............................. 176,394 169,919 6,475 3.7 

Pinellas County ........................... 496,574 479,907 16,667 3.4 

Polk County ................................ 257,022 247,129 9,893 3.8 

Putnam County ........................... 31,650 30,418 1,232 3.9 

St. Johns County ........................ 76,622 74,458 2,164 2.8 

St. Lucie County ......................... 105,983 101,122 4,861 4.6 

Sarasota County ......................... 170,827 165,970 4,857 2.8 

Seminole County ........................ 234,904 228,025 6,879 2.9 

Sumter County ............................ 22,371 21,634 737 3.3 

Suwannee County ...................... 16,599 16,045 554 3.3 

Taylor County ............................. 8,476 8,126 350 4.1 

Union County .............................. 5,122 4,940 182 3.6 

Volusia County ............................ 240,251 232,499 7,752 3.2 

Wakulla County .......................... 13,610 13,271 339 2.5 

Washington County .................... 9,362 9,043 319 3.4 

r

=revised

Employment Civilian

labor force Area and type of assistance

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Local Area Unemployment Statistics

January 4, 2006