October is right around the corner and it’s time to celebrate! You can find Florida "Manufacts" on the FloridaMakes website to add to your own local manufacturing info facts.
Here are some of the statewide facts you can find under FLORIDA MANUFACTS.
- In April 2018, manufacturing had 375,500 jobs in Florida, an increase of 12,300 jobs over the year.
- Manufacturing has gained jobs for 88 consecutive months, after losing jobs over the year for more than four years.
- Manufacturing is 4.3% of total nonagricultural employment in Florida
- Miami-Dade, Pinellas and Orange counties contributed over 30,000 manufacturing jobs each, while Broward, Hillsborough, Duval, and Brevard counties contributed over 20,000 jobs each,
- The Average wage for Manufacturing in Florida is $57,884.00, which is the third largest in the state for all industry sectors and is $10,829.00 above the average wage in the state. (Data source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity)
In addition to statewide data, you can find downloadable in-depth regional reports on that same MANUFACTS webpage. For example, the report for West Central Gulf Coast is 28 pages, was compiled by IHS and looks like the image to the left. In addition to West Central Gulf Coast, reports available for you to find include regional reports for Central Florida, the First Coast, Gainesville Area, Mid-Florida, Northwest Florida and Capital Region, South Florida, Southwest Region, and Volusia County. Check out the report for your region to gather local details to support your Manufacturing Day events.
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