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Special Report
Central Fla.: How Bad Is It?
Diane Sears | 11/1/2008
| School Enrollment Change | ||
| County | % Change (from 2007-08) | Student Change |
| Brevard | -3.00% | -2,260 |
| Flagler | +2.02 | +262 |
| Lake | -0.99 | -405 |
| Orange | -1.08 | -1,933 |
| Osceola | -2.26 | -1,186 |
| Seminole | -0.59 | -387 |
| Sumter | +3.17 | +239 |
| Volusia | -2.56 | -1,659 |
| Source: Florida Department of Education | ||
| Gross Sales (Jan.-June 08 vs. Jan.-June 07) | ||
| County | % Change | $ Change |
| Brevard | +0.3% | +$25,937,106 |
| Flagler | -0.6 | -4,922,889 |
| Lake | -6.6 | -239,161,266 |
| Orange | -8.0 | -2,993,864,644 |
| Osceola | +3.2 | +164,904,469 |
| Seminole | -8.2 | -699,809,274 |
| Sumter | -2.0 | -20,821,039 |
| Volusia | -4.0 | -303,586,702 |
| Source: Florida Department of Revenue | ||
| Existing-Home Sales | ||||
| Metro Area | August Sales | 1-Year Chg. | August Median $ | 1-Year Chg. |
| Daytona | 573 | -4% | $164,200 | -19% |
| Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay | 494 | +15 | 155,500 | -23 |
| Orlando | 1,445 | -2 | 204,400 | -18 |
| Source: Florida Association of Realtors | ||||
| Unemployment | |||
| Metro Area | August 2007 | August 2008 | Number Unemployed |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach (Volusia) | 4.5% | 7.2% | 18,540 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee (Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole) | 4.1 | 6.3 | 71,834 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville (Brevard) | 4.7 | 7.2 | 19,492 |
| Palm Coast (Flagler) | 6.8 | 10.3 | 3,280 |
| Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation | |||
