March 28, 2024

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Southeast Fla.: How Bad Is It?

Ellen Forman | 11/1/2008

How Bad Is It?

Unemployment
Metro Area August 2007 August 2008 Number Unemployed
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (Broward) 3.9% 6.1% 61,378
Port St. Lucie (Martin and St. Lucie) 6.2 9.2 17,722
Sebastian-Vero Beach (Indian River) 7.1 10.0 6,170
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (Palm Beach) 4.9 7.3 47,891
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
School Enrollment Change
County % Change (from 2007-08) Student Change
Indian River +1.12% +204
Okeechobee -1.98 -595
St. Lucie -5.29 -2,135
Martin +0.22 +40
Palm Beach -0.86 -1,493
Broward -0.94 -2,439
Source: Florida Department of Education
Gross Sales (Jan.-June ‘08 vs. Jan.-June ‘07)
County % Change $ Change
Broward -0.7% -$351,849,651
Indian River -2.9 -58,802,423
Martin -5.3 -170,364,952
Okeechobee +5.5 +32,163,632
Palm Beach -2.8 -721,980,247
St. Lucie -1.5 -61,987,202
Source: Florida Department of Revenue
Existing-Home Sales
Metro Area August Sales 1-Year Chg. August Median $ 1-Year Chg.
Fort Lauderdale 604 +12% $269,800 -27%
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie 339 +18 153,900 -28
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton 623 +10 323,300 -12
Source: Florida Association of Realtors

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