Sarasota County FutureCast

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Not seasonally adjusted.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

This is the rolling 12 month job creation number, in thousands

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

data and Florida Chamber Foundation calculations. Seasonally Adjusted.

Data created by subtracting previous year’s monthly level of total employment in this county from the current month. Data is not seasonally adjusted.

Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics by county, March 2023

This is the Consumer Sentiment Index for Florida, published by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Housing Starts: This is New Private Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits: 1 Unit Structures for Florida.

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Not seasonally adjusted.

Housing Sales. Closed sales by month.

Florida Realtors.

Housing permits issued for single-family homes.

U.S. Census Bureau.

This is the amount of Local Option Sales Taxes collected by fiscal year.

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

The amount of Adjusted Gross Income this county gains or loses each year from people migrating into and out of the county.

The net value of Adjusted Gross Income Florida gains or loses each hour from people migrating into and out of the state.

United States Internal Revenue Service

United States Internal Revenue Service https://www.irs.gov/

U.S. Census Bureau

Florida Department of Education PK-12 Education Information Portal

Percentage of registered voters that vote, by year.

Florida Division of Elections

Poll answers to the question “Is Florida Headed in the Right or Wrong Direction?”

The Florida Chamber of Commerce.

This is the total of local, state, federal and private acres of conservation land, divided by the county area in acres -- January 2022.

https://www.fnai.org/conservationlands.cfm

U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, State Totals.

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html

Percentage growth from the county's level of total employment this month last year to the current month. Data is not seasonally adjusted.

Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics by county, April 2023

American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau

Reading: The percentage of students who achieved Level 3 or Above in the 3rd Grade English Language Arts Florida Standards Assessment. Description available at:

Florida Department of Education Florida Standards Assessment Results

The number of "open jobs" is measured monthly by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunities "Florida Online Job Demand Tool" and reflects the total number of online jobs ads in Florida

Total Online Ads - Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

This is the seasonally-adjusted number of unemployed persons for the state of Florida.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics