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Gulf

Overview

  • Located proximate to the urban amenities of Panama City, Gulf County offers the best of both worlds. Numerous commercial and industrial sites and buildings are available, as well as an unparalleled quality of life among quaint, picturesque small towns and miles of white sand beaches along the Gulf Coast.
  • Transportation infrastructure includes a barge facility at the Port of Port St. Joe, offering direct access to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway. In addition to the Port of Port St. Joe, the county is also served by the A&N Railroad, a shortline railroad connecting the Port to CSX, as well as Highway 71, which provides north/south connections to Interstate 10.
  • Gulf County is one of eight counties in the Northwest Florida Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern (RACEC). These counties are organized as Opportunity Florida and are eligible to offer aggressive tax incentives to new and expanding industries. The county has several industrial parks and industrially zoned sites, some with direct water access ideal for marine-related industries.

Major Employers

Contact Information

Barry Sellers
Gulf County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 964
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
850.227.1223
E-mail
Gulf Website

Data

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2011-2012 Industry Size and Growth

Description 2011 Jobs 2012 Jobs Growth % Growth 2011 EPW
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining 148 146 -2 -1% $26,674
Construction 371 406 35 9% $31,775
Education and health services 597 644 47 8% $23,564
Financial activities 660 710 50 8% $20,405
Government 1,465 1,531 66 5% $48,188
Information 81 78 -3 -4% $53,804
Leisure and hospitality 497 535 38 8% $21,377
Manufacturing 59 62 3 5% $80,283
Other services 366 386 20 5% $19,424
Professional and business services 467 501 34 7% $22,308
Trade, transportation, and utilities 800 828 28 4% $35,139
Total 5,510 5,827 317 6% $32,518

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

2011 Industrial Makeup

Description 2011 Regional Jobs % Regional Jobs 2011 State Jobs % State Jobs
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining 148 2.7% 165,769 1.7%
Construction 371 6.7% 488,804 5.0%
Education and health services 597 10.8% 1,314,618 13.4%
Financial activities 660 12.0% 1,122,936 11.5%
Government 1,465 26.6% 1,156,064 11.8%
Information 81 1.5% 161,352 1.7%
Leisure and hospitality 497 9.0% 1,093,927 11.2%
Manufacturing 59 1.1% 339,135 3.5%
Other services 366 6.6% 591,579 6.1%
Professional and business services 467 8.5% 1,554,206 15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities 800 14.5% 1,786,125 18.3%

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

Data Sources and Calculations

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.
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