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Calhoun County is designated as one of eight counties in the Northwest Florida Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern (RACEC). These counties are organized as Opportunity Florida and offer aggressive tax incentives to new and expanding businesses. The county offers numerous pad-ready industrial sites, including sites directly served by the county’s general aviation airport.
Calhoun County is home to the corporate offices of Oglesby Plants International, one of the United States' most experienced plant tissues culture laboratories, and worldwide leader in the development and marketing of new plant varieties.
With clear springs, rivers, and vast forests containing 127 rare species of plants and animals, along with 45 of Florida’s 62 native habitats, the area’s natural assets make Calhoun County a magnet for the eco-tourism industry.

Major Employers

Contact Information

Kristy Terry
Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
20816 Central Ave. East
Blountstown, FL 32424
850.674.4519
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Calhoun Website

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2011-2012 Industry Size and Growth

Description	2011 Jobs	2012 Jobs	Growth	% Growth	2011 EPW
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining	523	535	12	2%	$29,117
Construction	312	321	9	3%	$32,805
Education and health services	680	709	29	4%	$35,844
Financial activities	238	253	15	6%	$52,817
Government	1,058	1,082	24	2%	$47,979
Information	22	23	1	5%	$49,946
Leisure and hospitality	242	259	17	7%	$15,062
Manufacturing	68	68	0	0%	$34,542
Other services	306	319	13	4%	$20,959
Professional and business services	241	261	20	8%	$17,199
Trade, transportation, and utilities	836	866	30	4%	$29,188
Total	4,527	4,696	169	4%	$34,298

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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2011Industrial Makeup

Description	2011 Regional Jobs	% Regional Jobs	2011 State Jobs	% State Jobs
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining	523	11.6%	165,769	1.7%
Construction	312	6.9%	488,804	5.0%
Education and health services	680	15.0%	1,314,618	13.4%
Financial activities	238	5.3%	1,122,936	11.5%
Government	1,058	23.4%	1,156,064	11.8%
Information	22	0.5%	161,352	1.7%
Leisure and hospitality	242	5.3%	1,093,927	11.2%
Manufacturing	68	1.5%	339,135	3.5%
Other services	306	6.8%	591,579	6.1%
Professional and business services	241	5.3%	1,554,206	15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities	836	18.5%	1,786,125	18.3%

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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Industry Data
In order to capture a complete picture of industry employment, EMSI basically combines covered employment data from Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) produced by the Department of Labor with total employment data in Regional Economic Information System (REIS) published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), augmented with County Business Patterns (CBP) and Nonemployer Statistics (NES) published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections are based on the latest available EMSI industry data, 15-year past local trends in each industry, growth rates in statewide and (where available) sub-state area industry projections published by individual state agencies, and (in part) growth rates in national projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2011 - 2012 Size and Growth

Description	2011 Jobs	2012 Jobs	Growth	% Growth	2011 Median Hourly Earnings
Construction and extraction occupations	268	276	8	3%	$12.00
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	151	151	0	0%	$15.29
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	173	180	7	4%	$13.15
Management, business, and financial occupations	587	614	27	5%	$13.36
Military occupations	25	25	0	0%	$10.63
Office and administrative support occupations	517	529	12	2%	$11.25
Production occupations	110	113	3	3%	$9.22
Professional and related occupations	815	847	32	4%	$19.46
Sales and related occupations	434	456	22	5%	$11.02
Service occupations	1,087	1,135	48	4%	$11.22
Transportation and material moving occupations	361	371	10	3%	$10.88
Total	4,527	4,696	169	4%	$13.14

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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2011 Occupational Makeup

Description	2011 Regional Jobs	% Regional Jobs	2011 State Jobs	% State Jobs
Construction and extraction occupations	268	5.9%	402,194	4.1%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	151	3.3%	73,752	0.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	173	3.8%	351,485	3.6%
Management, business, and financial occupations	587	13.0%	1,188,759	12.2%
Military occupations	25	0.6%	93,185	1.0%
Office and administrative support occupations	517	11.4%	1,528,901	15.6%
Production occupations	110	2.4%	318,486	3.3%
Professional and related occupations	815	18.0%	1,788,142	18.3%
Sales and related occupations	434	9.6%	1,427,774	14.6%
Service occupations	1,087	24.0%	2,123,008	21.7%
Transportation and material moving occupations	361	8.0%	478,828	4.9%

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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Occupation Data
Organizing regional employment information by occupation provides a workforce-oriented view of the regional economy. EMSI's occupation data are based on EMSI's industry data and regional staffing patterns taken from the Occupational Employment Statistics program (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Wage information is partially derived from the American Community Survey. The occupation-to-program (SOC-to-CIP) crosswalk is based on one from the U.S. Department of Education, with customizations by EMSI.

2011 Race/Ethnicity Breakdown

Ethnicity	2011 Population	% of Region
White, Non-Hispanic	11,434	77.34%
White Hispanic	631	4.27%
Non-White Hispanic	65	0.44%
Black or African American	2,041	13.81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	149	1.01%
Asian	76	0.51%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	8	0.05%
Two or more races	380	2.57%

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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2011 - 2012 Race/Ethnicity Size and Growth

Race/Ethnicity	2011 Population	2012 Population	Change	% Change
White, Non-Hispanic	11,434	11,530	96	1%
White Hispanic	631	653	22	3%
Non-White Hispanic	65	69	4	6%
Black or African American	2,041	2,090	49	2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	149	153	4	3%
Asian	76	81	5	7%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	8	8	0	0%
Two or more races	380	382	2	1%
Total	14,784	14,966	182	1%

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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2011 - 2012 Age Size and Growth

Age	2011 Population	2012 Population	Change	% Change
under 15	2,643	2,651	8	0%
15 - 24	1,745	1,765	20	1%
25 - 44	4,003	4,006	3	0%
45 - 64	4,053	4,110	57	1%
65+	2,340	2,435	95	4%
Total	14,784	14,966	182	1%

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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Demographic Data
The demographic data in this report is compiled from several sources using a specialized process. Sources include US Census Bureau annual estimates, birth and mortality rates from the US Health Department, and projected regional job growth.

State Data Sources
This report uses state data from the following agencies: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation.

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