1. REGIONAL PROFILE
// CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(AS OF 02/2016)
// HISTORIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (DATA THROUGH JAN 2016)
TAMPA
4.5%
ORLANDO
4.4%
JACKSONVILLE
4.5%
// EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS
SOUTH FLORIDA
4.8%
FLORIDA
4.7%
UNITED STATES
5.2%
Going
forward, the
Professional &
Business Services sector
and Education & Health
Services sector will comprise
a larger share of employment,
outpacing lower wage
service jobs that
historically dominate
the workforce.
(*) percent equals annual growth rate
2016 TAMPA PULSE // 9