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Labor Market Information
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Florida Labor Market Trends
The latest edition of Florida Labor Market Trends newsletter is attached.
Southwest Florida
Demographic Trends
- Southwest Florida includes
the three coastal counties of Charlotte, Collier and Lee, plus the two
rural counties of Hendry and Glades.
- The Five-County
region adds approximately 22,000 new residents each year, which
translates to approximately 9,000 new people entering the workforce each
year.
- Southwest Florida
reported over 880,000 people in the 2000 Census and is projected to
reach more than 1 million by 2010.
Southwest
Florida Estimated Total Population
|
County |
1990 Census |
2000 Census |
Change |
% Increased |
Projected 2010 |
|
Charlotte |
110,975 |
141,627 |
+ 30,652 |
27.6 % |
171,576 |
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Collier |
152,099 |
251,377 |
+ 99,278 |
65.3 % |
343,514 |
|
Glades |
7,591 |
10,576 |
+ 2,985 |
39.3 % |
12,821 |
|
Hendry |
25,773 |
36,210 |
+ 10,437 |
40.5 % |
45,772 |
|
Lee |
335,113 |
440,888 |
+ 105,775 |
31.6 % |
539,332 |
|
Southwest Florida |
631,551 |
880,678 |
+249,127 |
39.4 % |
1,113,015 |
Southwest
Florida Population Growth by Age
Best Paying
Occupations - Experienced New Hire
|
Job Family |
Average Hourly Wage |
High Range |
Low Range |
|
School Administrators (Elementary and
Secondary) |
$
25.03 |
$
26.45 |
$22.88 |
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Construction Managers |
$
22.57 |
$
25.24 |
$16.83 |
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Fire Captains or other Managers of
Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
$
21.40 |
$
26.44 |
$18.91 |
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General and Operations Managers |
$
20.03 |
$
21.63 |
$17.31 |
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Registered Nurses (Nurse Practitioners) |
$
19.61 |
$
23.00 |
$16.00 |
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Cost Estimators |
$
18.80 |
$
20.19 |
$18.75 |
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