State of Florida FutureCast

This is the seasonally-adjusted U3 unemployment rate for the state of Florida.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

This is the rolling 12 month job creation number.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and Florida Chamber Foundation calculations. Seasonally Adjusted.

Data created by subtracting previous year’s monthly level of 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.

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

Florida Visitors is the annual visitor numbers of people visiting Florida from other states and other countries.

Visit Florida.

Florida Visitor Spending is the amount of spending in Tourism/Recreation Sales in $Billion.

Visit Florida

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 state sales and use taxes collected, by month, in Florida.

Florida Department of Revenue

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

How Money Walks

U.S. Census Bureau.

https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2016/demo/saipe/2016-state-and-county.html

Florida Department of Education PK-20 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.

http://www.fnai.org/PDF/Maacres_201802_FCL_plus_LTF.pdf

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

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

These are the yearly rankings for Florida's in Chief Executive magazine's Best States to do Business Survey. #1 means you are the top state according to the survey.

Chief Executive Magazine

Legal Climate State Ranking from the Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. chamber of Commerce. State #1 has the best ranking for Legal Climate, #50 has the worst.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

State Ranking for Business Tax Climate.

The Tax Foundation

The Florida Leading Index is a forecast of the expected percentage growth rate for the upcoming 6 months. The Florida Coincident Index shows current economic activity, using nonfarm payroll employment, the unemployment rate, average hours worked in manufacturing, plus wages and salaries.

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED).

The Florida Leading Index shows the expected number of jobs that will be created in Florida over the next 6 months. The index uses data such as Florida Consumer Sentiment, the Florida Exchange Rate, Housing Starts, and Open jobs which are found on the Florida Scorecard. Other variables include Florida Initial Unemployment Claims, Commercial Airport Activity, and an interest rate yield spread.

Florida Chamber Foundation

The number of open jobs in Florida measured by the number of new, first-time online jobs and jobs reposted from the previous month for Florida.

The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL)

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

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

State Ranking for Automobile Insurance Affordability.

Insure.com

The Florida Scorecard™ is a dynamic online tool that identifies and tracks key metrics that are important to Florida’s economy today and into the future. The Florida Scorecard gives stakeholders the power to measure progress on a statewide level and within their own communities. Check back often as this information is updated regularly.

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