Number of Jobs, Percent Growth, and Job Growth Rankings for Florida and Florida Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2002-2006 (all industries)

(Bold indicates above average)

Area  Average Monthly Number of Jobs 2002  Average Monthly Number of Jobs 2006  Percent Growth 2002-2006  Ranking in Percent Growth  Florida 7,163,458 7,950,497 11.00% -- Fort Myers-Cape Coral 176,726 223,990 26.70% 1 Daytona Beach 159,685 167,222 4.70% 19 Fort Lauderdale 673,373 746,612 10.90% 12 Fort Walton Beach 77,343 83,911 8.50% 16 Gainesville 119,987 127,827 6.50% 18 Jacksonville 523,788 587,098 12.10% 9 Lakeland 187,030 207,753 11.10% 11 Miami 979,388 1,007,675 2.90% 21 Naples 114,497 134,859 17.80% 5 Ocala 83,334 103,383 24.10% 2 Orlando 861,715 1,008,561 17.00% 6 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 183,467 207,795 13.30% 8 Panama City 61,982 73,056 17.90% 4 Pensacola 146,203 162,079 10.90% 13 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce 107,088 130,526 21.90% 3 Punta Gorda 42,053 43,661 3.80% 20 Sarasota - Bradenton-Venice 264,041 286,906 8.70% 15 Sebastian-Vero Beach 42,710 49,922 16.90% 7 Tallahassee 155,307 169,834 9.40% 14 Tampa - St Petersburg - Clearwater 1,137,216 1,223,773 7.60% 17 West Palm Beach - Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 503,574 562,239 11.60% 10 Source: Analysis of Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW) Annual NAICS Files