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DeSoto County Metrics (What is this?)

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Job Change

Jobs Year Over Year Change

30

(Positive)

Growth Rate

0.2%

(Positive)

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Net New Jobs Needed by 2030

2,630

Children in Poverty

41.1%

(Increasing)

<10%

2030 Goal

2,525

(Increasing)

3rd Grade Reading Scores

33%

(Declining)

283

# Not Reading at Grade Level
(Increasing)

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100%

2030 Goal

Florida Gap Map

Open Jobs

361

(Increasing)

568

Unemployed Persons (Increasing)

158

Unemployed People per 100 Jobs

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

(Increasing)

Jobs Year Over Year Change

30

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Housing Permits

123

Permits (Improving)

Sales Tax Revenue

$4.38

Million per Year (Improving)

Poverty Rate

26.4%

(Worse)

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High School Graduation Rate

72.6%

(Declining)

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Land in Conservation

15%

Population

34.75

Thousand

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