SHARE:
Economic Yearbook 2005 - Southwest Florida
A Housing Surge
Two kinds of workers are particularly in demand in Southwest Florida: Service sector employees and construction workers needed to meet the demand created by a housing boom.
JOB TOTALSCounty2005Jobless
RateLeading Job SectorsCharlotte66,5395.0%Services 42%
Retail 21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 9%Collier172,3283.0%Services 36%
Retail 18%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 12%De Soto16,1298.1%Farming 44%
Government 19%
Services 15%Glades3,1478.6%Farming 27%
Services 26%
Government 14%Hardee12,8577.3%Farming 42%
Services 19%
Government 16%Hendry21,6368.7%Farming 44%
Services 14%
Government 13%Highlands37,2054.6%Services 32%
Farming 20%
Retail 15%Lee260,3963.3%Services 34%
Retail 21%
Government 12%Manatee185,8872.9%Services 52%
Retail 14%
Government 7%Sarasota219,1812.5%Services 45%
Retail 19%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 11%FLORIDA9,795,0834.1%Services 39%
Retail 17%
Government 12%