Highlands County FutureCast

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, Current Employment Statistics

Seasonally Adjusted, Non-Agricultural Employment

Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics by county. Not Seasonally Adjusted, Total Employment

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/

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

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 2025.

https://www.fnai.org/conslands/conservation-lands

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

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

Percentage of residents with access to 100Mbps broadband.

Broadbandnow.com