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Every hour, Florida gains $2 million in net income, the highest figure in the nation. Where is this income coming from?
1. New York
2. Illinois
3. New Jersey
4. California
5. Pennsylvania
Check out the FL Scorecard to see what income migration looks like in your county.
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BREAKING: Florida's GDP has grown to $ 1.286 trillion in 2021.
Over 2021, Florida GDP grew a staggering 6.9%. How does that compare? Let's take a look:
U.S. - 5.7%
Texas - 5.6%
New York - 5%
California - 7.8%
Sector with the greatest positive impact? Real estate & leasing.
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BREAKING NEWS: FL’s GDP growth now makes it the 14th largest economy in the world (if it were a country). FL’s economy has grown by 55% since the
#FL2030
Blueprint was released 5 years ago and has now surpassed Mexico, Spain, & Indonesia.
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FL has nearly 510,000 open jobs, good for 3rd in the US. Let's take a look at where those jobs are geographically throughout Florida.
Miami-Dade: 61,261
Hillsborough: 50,655
Orange: 50,205
Broward: 49,717
Palm Beach: 40,134
Good to note, 50% of all jobs, 40% of FL population.
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FL's leisure & hospitality sector expects full job recovery and trade, logistics & manufacturing jobs jump by 100K. Research Economist Sheridan Meek analyzes these
#FL2030
metrics & more in Sept.'s edition of FL By the Numbers:
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ICYMI: Latest data shows all 67 counties in FL saw positive annual net income migration, securing FL’s spot as
#1
in the country w/ total of $39.2B. While the entire state saw an influx of wealth, 75% ended up in 10 counties. Miami-Dade topped the list with $7.4B. See what
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New Record Alert: Florida just set a state record for the most number of tourists over a quarter with nearly 36 million visitors over the first 3 months of 2022.
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Florida's jobs continue on an uptrend, and consumer sentiment increases from its ten-year low. Our Director of Research,
@DaveSobush
, provides an analysis of these
#FL2030
metrics and more in July's edition of Florida By the Numbers. Watch here:
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Florida's 3rd (+7%) and 8th grade (+5%) math scores improving, according to latest from
@EducationFL
. Good news as these learners transform into earners: FL jobs listing math skills pay 37% above average. CC:
@FCTMath
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NEW DATA: The most recent weekly census survey reported nearly 2.1 million adults in FL faced food scarcity in the past week.
Additionally, nearly 2 million (47.7%) children in FL received food assistance in the past week.
Interested in learning more?
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FL continues to gain jobs, but potential skills gaps in the workforce may prevent those jobs from being filled. Our new Director of Research
@DaveSobush
provides analysis of FL's latest workforce data & more in June's Florida By the Numbers. Watch here:
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What counties in FL have the highest concentration of Bachelor's Degrees or higher?
Check the comments for the breakdown of educational attainment for the state.
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Breaking News: FL’s childhood poverty rate ⬇ to 18.2%! Gulf County improved over the year to 8.2%, the lowest in the state. In Gadsden County nearly half of the children are in poverty, the highest level in the state. See the latest #’s for every county @
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Florida’s consumer sentiment rose 1.7 points in March to 69.7. Although some are weary of current inflation, this increase shows that overall, Floridians are feeling positive about the future of the Florida economy!
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Florida is now ranked
#10
in the nation for manufacturing employment. There were 426K manufacturing jobs in FL in August 2023, surpassing New York and approaching North Carolina.
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ICYMI: Latest Census data lists Florida with greatest number of Black-owned businesses with employees. This is a movement up from
#2
in 2019, an exciting step as Florida pursues a more diverse and vibrant economy.
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Florida exported $55.5 billion worth of of goods in 2021. Here were the top 5 trade partners.
1. Brazil ($4.49B)
2. Canada ($4.14B)
3. Mexico ($3.30B)
4. Columbia ($2.29B)
5. Dominican Republic ($2.15B)
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Florida's consumer sentiment on the rise, jobs continue to recover, and unemployment rate continues downward -- this and more in the April 2022 edition of Florida By the Numbers:
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Recently released 2020 data shows FL's childhood poverty numbers have dropped. Of the 2,772,939 (13.3%) Floridians living in poverty, 773,801 (18.7%) represent children under-18. The one-off $400B in nat'l stimulus checks play a big role, so we may see an uptick in the future.
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NEW ANALYSIS ALERT: In March, Florida exported $5.87 billion worth of goods in just one month. This marks the second largest figure in the state's history and a ten year high.
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Florida online job ads fell from 602K to 545K from June to July, but still up 4.5% from prior year. STEM-related online job ads +22.7% year-over-year. CC:
@FLDEO
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The latest figures published today show Florida’s unemployment rate has dropped to 3.2%.
Our competitor states?
California: 4.9%
New York: 4.6%
Texas: 4.4%
Opportunities to decrease our unemployment rate still exist as open jobs > those looking for jobs in FL.
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Today, the Florida Chamber Foundation released our Trade & Logistics 2030 Study.
Below is a snippet from the study, but if you would like to check the entire piece out, visit
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Hiring rates look at the number of hires in a given month as a percent of total employment. Let's take a look at the most recent data on the U.S., Florida, and our competitor states.
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With nonagricultural employment reaching 9,163,800, Florida has surpassed pre-pandemic levels of employment and set a new record high.
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Headlines read "Fed To Hike Interest Rates." What does that mean?
When the Fed raises interest rates, they are altering the Federal Funds Effective Rate, which is essentially the interest rates banks use to lend to one another.
Below is a look at this rate over time.
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Ever wonder what wages look like in Florida? Let's take a look at the latest data (average weekly earnings Jan. 2022):
-Construction: $1,170.12
-Pro & Biz Services: $1,175.08
-Manufacturing: $1,252.86
-Ed & Health Services: $1,083.24
Interesting look at skills vs. degrees.
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Headlines this week read U.S. inflation rose 7.9% year-over-year. Let's take a look at that on a more granular scale:
-Inflation in the South: 8.4%
-Transportation: 22.2%
-Motor Fuel: 40.4%
-Meats, Poultry, Fish, and Eggs: 12.7%
-Education & Communication: 1.9%
-Housing: 6.4%
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Important update in FL’s business climate - consumer sentiment rose to 64.7 in November! This is a positive shift compared to last month’s drop, likely due to continued recovery from Hurricane Ian. While Floridians’ outlook improved, the US figure dropped over 3 points.
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BREAKING NEWS: Income migration to Florida has skyrocketed and Florida holds its spot as
#1
in the nation...by far. Our competitors?
New York: -2.23M per hour
California: -2.03M per hour
Texas: 733,000 per hour (2nd in U.S.)
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FL August job #’s were released by
@FLDEO
earlier today. Unemployed Floridians rose by 10k to 293K, and employment rose 39k to 10.4 million, resulting in an unchanged unemployment rate of 2.7%. More updates at the state & county level can be found on the
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Across Florida, only 54% of third graders are reading at grade level.
However, reading proficiency can differ significantly students. Check out the charts below to see how scores differ by race / ethnicity, English as a second language learners, & socio-economic status.
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In the second March 2023
#FloridaBTN
video update, our Research Economist Sheridan Meek discusses new job numbers - ⬆ 38K since Jan. '23 and ⬆ over 427K since Feb. '22; Florida's 67.2 consumer sentiment index value - ⬆ 2 pts from Jan.; and 6.6% growth
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Inflation has become part of the everyday conversation, but here is some perspective. The South region of the U.S. has experienced 9.1% inflation over the past year. That is the highest figure in 40 years. Below is what inflation looks like pre and post pandemic.
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Check out the top 15 counties with the most open jobs in Florida.
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Housing’s on everyone’s mind in Florida, and today, an interesting data point was released. In 2021, Florida’s housing vacancy rate was 1.1%, its lowest in history. People are moving to Florida, and housing starts are struggling to keep up with demand. Keep capacity on your radar
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#Florida
had a record number of visitors in 2022! New
@VISITFLORIDA
data shows 137.6M total visitors in 2022, the most in Florida’s history. Whether tourism, income migration, or population growth -
#Florida
leads the way!
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Let’s talk migration. Did you know Florida ranks
#1
in the nation in terms of resident migration from other states? On the flip side, Florida’s “natural population increase” (births vs deaths) is actually net negative. Overall, FL is one of the fastest growing states in the U.S.
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An ⬆ of more than 21k in employment, a ⬇ in the unemployment rate to 2.5%, cont'd cooling in the housing market, a historically low annual consumer outlook & more are covered by Research Economist Sheridan Meek in this month’s FL By the Numbers:
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DID YOU KNOW: Florida currently ranks 17th in the nation in terms of median price of residential listings?
Here is where we rank in other categories.
Active listings: 2nd
Price reductions: 1st
New listings: 1st
Median days on the market: 24th
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FL job #'s for Jan ’23 just released & show a strong labor market:
YOY Job ⬆: 448.9K
Unemployed: 286K (2.6% UE Rate)
74 Unemployed Floridians for Every 100 Open Jobs
These & many other metrics will be covered in the upcoming edition of FL By the Numbers – out tomorrow!
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Florida inventors were awarded 6,945 patents by the
@uspto
in 2021, 9th most in the US. Our
#FL2030
goal is to reach
#3
- proud to have
@FL_Institute
as our leader on the journey.
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NEW DATA ALERT: FL currently has 509,987 active job postings listed throughout the state, which is 161,987 more than the number of Floridians looking for work.
Closing the skills gap and better understanding the needs of the workforce is vital to supporting our growing economy.
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Latest from
@FLDEO
:
#FL
August Open Jobs = 526,487. Up 12.5% from revised July figure; up 4.7% from August 2021. Top employer needs include: RNs, sales and customer service, software developers, and truck drivers. CC:
@FloridaRetail
@FloridaTrucking
@FLNurses
@CyberSecurityFL
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Quarterly GDP figures were released this morning & FL holds on to the
#4
ranking in the US. Florida’s GDP jumped to $1.37 trillion in Q2 2022, up from a revised figure of $1.34 trillion in Q1.
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How has COVID changed the way businesses operate within the supply chain?
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In 2021, 547,011 out of state drivers applied for Florida drivers license. Below is a snap shot (top 10) of where these new drivers were coming from.
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@FLDEO
review of June online job postings shows 603,619 open jobs statewide, up 21.3% from May. Truck drivers among the top 10 in-demand occupations, and a key to reaching our 2030 Trade & Logistics goals. CC:
@FloridaPorts
@FloridaTrucking
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In April, 9,751 homes were purchased with cash in Florida, nearly 35% of all homes sold.
But take a look at the cash sales trend over the past few years.
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Florida gained $4.48M in Net Income Migration Per Hour in ’20-’21. This overall gain of $39.2B means FL remains the
#1
state for income migration, gaining the most wealth from NY ($9.85B), IL ($3.9B) & NJ ($3.76B). Find out where this income went with county level income
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#DYK
according to new 2020 data, 52.6% of FL households are spending 30% or more of their income on housing? This # is unchanged from the 2019 release. Ensuring all Floridians have access to affordable housing - more important now than ever.
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FL’s single-family housing sales in June continued the downward trend of recent months, dropping by 300 since May, and ⬇ 8% from a year prior. Despite a cooling housing market, there hasn’t been erosion in pricing as the median sale price is unchanged from a year ago and is ⬆
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We know Florida is growing at a rapid pace, but where do we expect that growth to occur over the next ten year?
Check out the graphic below for the latest insights from the research team at the Florida Chamber Foundation.
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ICYMI: New state pop. figures released by
@BEBR_UF
: FL pop. ⬆ 3.4% from ‘20-‘22. Also, per
@uscensusbureau
, FL was
#1
state in net migration from April ’20-July ‘22, as well as annually for July ‘21-July ‘22. Net migration accounted for all of FL’s overall growth in both periods
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Based on jobs data released today by
@FLDEO
,
#manufacturing
jobs grew 6.6% in past year, faster than total job growth (5.3%). Additionally, FL rose to
#11
US rank for total manufacturing jobs. Our
#FL2030
goal is Top 5. CC:
@FloridaMakes
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Latest job #’s show full recovery in leisure & hospitality, 2 yrs after the onset of the pandemic, marking a much-anticipated full recovery in all major industries. Learn more about this milestone & more
#FL2030
metrics in Nov.’s FL By the Numbers:
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FL’s GDP grew to $1.44T in Q4 of 2022. This is an 8.4% annual growth rate, outpacing U.S. growth (7.3%). Looking towards the goal of being the top state for GDP, FL grew faster than CA (5.1%) & NY (5.6%), states that currently rank above FL in GDP. CC:
@BEA_News
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Latest Census Bureau data reports 49.3K business applications from Florida in May, leading the U.S. and accounting for nearly 1 in 8 business applications overall. Other states: TX 40.6K, CA 38.6K, NY 24.2
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It's on everyone's mind - let's talk housing in FL:
# of housing permits authorized in Feb '22: 11,884
Median listing price: $424,900
# of closings in Feb '22: 23,661; (8,007 cash)
Median sale price: $381,481
Median time till contract: 12 days
Housing is still on the rise.
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All jobs lost during the pandemic Feb to Apr 2020 have been recovered + 217K last month, and FL's unemployment rate ⬇️ to 3%.
#ICYMI
yesterday's
#FloridaBTN
video release highlighted these 2030 metrics & more - watch here:
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Floridians are back to work and are getting paid for it. Per capita income in FL reached an all time high today of $60,761. As our economy continues to grow, more capital will flow to Florida.
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Florida's economy is growing, but what are the industries with the greatest demand for workers at the moment?
1. Healthcare - 50,023
2. Office and Admin Support - 48,992
3. Sales - 46,883
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Statewide, 85.4% of households have a broadband internet subscription.
Access to this resource is vital when pursuing educational and employment opportunities.
Want more information on your county? Check out the map below or ask us in the comments.
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In the September 2023
#FloridaBTN
update, our Senior Research Economist Sheridan Meek gives context to the improving economic outlook of Floridians, new Q2 tourism statistics, slowing job growth & more. Watch here:
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BREAKING NEWS: FL’s childhood poverty rate ⬇ to 17.7%! Wakulla County improved over the year to 6.8%, the lowest in FL. In Franklin County over half of the children are living in poverty, the highest level in FL. See the latest #’s for every county @ .
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Has COVID triggered a great resignation in Florida?
The graph below reflects "quits" each month over the past 10 years. While outliers exist, the trend line shows this pattern started many years ago.
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The latest analysis shows us that 304,196 Floridians have dealt with childcare disruptions (under 5yr) over the past four weeks.
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New
@EducationFL
#'s show that only 49% of FL kindergarteners were deemed “Ready for Kindergarten” for the ’22-‘23 school year. Data also showed that 62% of VPK completers had a passing score vs 37% for non-completers, a gap of 25%, highlighting the importance of early education.
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The
@BEBR_UF
release shows that FL consumer sentiment rose to 64.2 in Sept., its 4th consecutive monthly increase. This upward trend in FL reflects a positive outlook after May’s figure, the lowest the state had seen since June of ‘08. The US figure mirrored FL, rising to 58.6.
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Our team just conducted an analysis of total state tax collections in 2021 for each state in the U.S.
Interesting look at the four states with populations over 20 million.
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The % of Floridians with at least an AA degree and % with a Bachelors or > has seen a slight uptick according to 2020 data.
At least AA - 40.5%
Bachelors or higher - 30.5%
Essential that these numbers continue to move in the right direction as we work to secure FL's workforce.
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Did you know that Florida not only has one of the best higher education systems in the country, it is also one of the most affordable?
A new study found Florida's 4 year institutions rank 2nd in the nation in terms of affordability while 2 year institutions rank 6th.
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FL seaport activity rebounded in 2022! Breaking it down
#BTN
: 10.9 million cruise passengers, 14x the # in 2021. Container shipments ⬇ 40k, but overall cargo ⬆ 5.9M tons. All encouraging trends for trade, manufacturing, & logistics in FL
#TL2030
CC:
@FloridaPorts
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FL consumer sentiment dropped 3.4 points in October to 61.1.
@BEBR_UF
researchers ascribed the drop to Hurricane Ian, however, noted further that long-lasting economic effects are 'unlikely' and that consumer confidence impacts from severe weather events tend to be 'short-lived.'
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Florida has led the nation in business starts for the past two years, let's check in on the weekly business applications (March 19th):
Florida: 12,790
California: 10,810
Texas: 9,480
New York: 6,830
Florida is the land of opportunity and the entrepreneur.
@FloridaSBDCN
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FL's unemployment rate drops and consumer sentiment sees its 2nd month of increase. The
@FLChamberFDN
's EVP,
@D_L_Gillespie
provides an analysis of these
#FL2030
metrics & more in the August edition of FL By the Numbers. Watch here:
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Inflation is on everyone's mind, but how does it impact families throughout FL and the US?
Consider this, the cost of "Energy Services" rose 13.7% over the past year.
Over that same time span, 20.7% of Floridians and 21.3% of Americans were unable to pay an energy bill.
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🎥ICYMI: The July 2023
#FloridaBTN
video update is available ft. our Research Economist Sheridan Meek discussing new FL job numbers, third-grade reading scores, tech employment, consumer sentiment, and more. Watch here:
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ICYMI: A new edition of Florida By The Numbers is out! Research Director
@DaveSobush
talks new Jan '23 employment numbers – 9.6M employed, ⬆ 4.9% from Jan '22, single-family home stats ⬇ over 30% from Jan '22, and more.
Watch here: and look for our next
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now reports the % of students in the state and each county who completed VPK before attending kindergarten. This new figure gives context to kindergarten readiness scores, shedding light on the connection between early learning opportunities and academic
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FL’s consumer sentiment rose 1.4 points in Jan ’23, now up to 65.4. This increase comes after 2022’s low annual average – the lowest in the history of the index. This movement up is likely due to consumer expectations that inflation will ease in the coming months. CC:
@BEBR_UF
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The Fed just released the Coincident Economic Activity Index. The CEAI matches GDP, and is often used as a predictor for GDP. FL's growth ranked 5 in U.S.
Layman's terms, FL has one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S. and is set to post a record GDP figure soon.
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Childhood poverty is one of the greatest challenges facing our state. Across all 983 zip codes, 773,801 children battle poverty everyday.
Below is an in-depth look at the 10 most impoverished zip codes in Florida.
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#DYK
: FL creates more than 1 in every 11 new U.S. Jobs?
@FlChamber
President & CEO,
@MarkWilsonFL
walks through new job market #'s, FL’s rank as
#1
in the nation for income migration, the cooling housing market & more in May’s edition of
#FloridaBTN
. Watch here:
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Yesterday we told you Florida posted a record breaking GDP figure for 2021, let's take a look at the leading private sectors driving FL's GDP.
1. Real Estate & Leasing ($236 B)
2. Health Care ($104 B)
3. Retail ($98 B)
Largest growth? Transportation & Warehousing up 25%.
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Hospitality and Leisure, absolutely one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic, currently has employment levels of 95% compared to pre-pandemic. As Florida's economy keeps growing, look for the figure to continue its trend toward 100% and beyond.
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Florida economy is growing and experiencing a period of great demand.
Consider this, imports to Florida have exceeded pre-pandemic records in 9 of the last 11 months.
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Latest monthly data from
@floridarealtors
reports 28,861 single-family home sales in May. Closed sales down from past year, but total dollar volume of transactions up $1.4B.
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Only 50% of ‘21-‘22 Florida’s kindergarteners were deemed “Ready for Kindergarten.” Check out district-level scores on the FL Scorecard and attend the 2022
#L2ESummit
as we advance toward our
#FL2030
goal of 100% . Register by 6/24:
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Florida’s latest employment figures were just released, and a high-level look and analysis shows an unchanged unemployment rate, slowing job growth, a persistent workforce shortage and over 1.2 million jobs needed by 2030.
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ICYMI: Last Friday another strong
@FLDEO
labor market update. 9.43M employed in FL, +73.8K from June and +437.8K from 7.21. Unemployment falls to 2.7%. Learn more at .
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ICYMI – FL employment ⬆ 440k over the past year (Dec. ’21-Dec. ’22). All major industries saw growth, but it was led by the leisure & hospitality industry, which grew by 7.4%. Professional & Business Services saw the smallest growth, +3.6% from last December.
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FL Job #’s for March ’23 just released – see highlights below:
- Jobs = 9.69M; +413K since March '22, +13K from Feb
- Unemployment stays @ 2.6%
- 1 in every 10 US jobs were created in FL over past year
A new edition of FL By the Numbers releases next week, breaking down what
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FL’s consumer sentiment was 64.0 in Dec., ⬇ 0.4 from Nov. The 2022 avg. of 64.3 was the lowest FL has seen since the origin of the metric. US consumer confidence ⬆ 2.9 points to 59.7, still below FL. CC:
@BEBR_UF
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For every 100 open jobs in FL, 62 Floridians are looking for work. This gap = a workforce shortage in FL, which
@FLChamberFDN
tackles w/ Future of Work initiative. Learn more: & check out for full coverage of new job #'s. CC:
@FLDEO
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The Feds reasoning for the move? Counter act inflation and putting a check on rising prices. If the cost to borrow becomes more expensive, it could, in theory, slow or decrease inflation.
Some predict a course correct on inflation may have been around the corner either way...
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Florida’s initial unemployment claims have fallen to an all time low. With the current workforce crisis, we are seeing employers hesitate to separate with employees as there may not be a candidate pool to fill the position.
#jobs
#workforce
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