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Special Report
Southeast Fla.: How Bad Is It?
Ellen Forman | 11/1/2008
| 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 | ||||
