Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment Data in Volusia County

Labor Force Statistics for 2007

	Volusia County	State of Florida	United States
Civilian Labor Force	253,605	9,231,000	154,287,000
Employment	236,839	8,660,000	145,362,000
Unemployment	16,766	572,000	8,924,000
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	6.2%	5.8%

Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Volusia County number of businesses by category in 2007

	Industry	Number of Businesses
1	construction	2,495
2	retail trade	1,912
3	professional, scientific and technical services	1,469
4	other services (except public administration)	1,191
5	health care and social assistance	1,092
6	accommodation and food services	1,043
7	admin. support, waste mgt., remediation services	939
8	real estate, rental and leasing	841
9	finance and insurance	754
10	wholesale trade	632
11	manufacturing	438
12	transportation and warehousing	274
13	arts, entertainment and recreation	232
14	information	159
15	management of companies and enterprises	51
16	agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	144
17	educational services	113
18	public administration	99
19	unclassified	33
20	utilities	20

Volusia County average wage by industry in 2007

	Industry	Average Annual Wage
1	management of companies and enterprises	$69,129
2	utilities	$64,077
3	finance and insurance	$44,841
4	professional, scientific and technical services	$42,593
5	transportation and warehousing	$41,880
6	public administration	$40,716
7	wholesale trade	$40,184
8	manufacturing	$39,335
9	information	$39,166
10	health care and social assistance	$39,061
11	educational services	$35,479
12	construction	$35,377
13	real estate, rental and leasing	$31,365
14	other services (except public administration)	$29,109
15	unclassified	$24,957
16	arts, entertainment and recreation	$24,821
17	admin. support, waste mgt., remediation services	$24,553
18	retail trade	$23,722
19	agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	$17,253
20	accommodation and food services	$14,972

Volusia County average monthly employment by industry in 2007

	Industry	Average Monthly Employment
1	retail trade	25,665
2	health care and social assistance	25,048
3	accommodation and food services	18,005
4	educational services	15,726
5	construction	13,347
6	manufacturing	10,230
7	public administration	10,108
8	admin. support, waste mgt., remediation services	9,489
9	professional, scientific and technical services	6,575
10	other services (except public administration)	5,987
11	wholesale trade	4,894
12	finance and insurance	4,348
13	arts, entertainment and recreation	3,919
14	real estate, rental and leasing	3,416
15	information	2,963
16	transportation and warehousing	2,801
17	agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	2,139
18	management of companies and enterprises	918
19	utilities	538
20	unclassified	70

Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics, ES-202 Program, November 2008.