+22,800 Jobs In Past 12 Months
The US. Bureau of Labor Statistics had April 2016 total non-farm employment in the JAX area at 668,200, that’s 22,800 more than April 2015, or a 3.5% increase, that’s DOUBLE the rate of increase for the nation, as shown below. The areas of the strongest growth – Leisure and Hospitality (+7.9%), Construction (+6.6%), and Education and Health Services (+5.1%). The only area showing a loss was Information (-1.1%).
Posted on June 23, 2016, in Jobs/JAX Economy and tagged employment, Jobs, us bls. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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