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Jefferson County, one of four counties included in the Tallahassee MSA, offers residents a rural, small town atmosphere along with easy access to the amenities associated with a larger city.
Jefferson County, which extends from the Georgia state line to the Gulf of Mexico, is bisected by Interstate 10, providing direct access to the Port of Jacksonville. The county is also served by a major CSX rail line, and Tallahassee Regional Airport is easily accessible from any part of the county.
Companies locating in Jefferson County have access to a large and talented labor force. Nearby Florida State University and Florida A&M University, as well as numerous other higher education institutions, support a trained workforce in Jefferson County and throughout the Tallahassee MSA.

Major Employers

Contact Information

Julie Conley
Jefferson County EDC
492 West Walnut Street
Monticello, FL 32344
850.997.7999
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2011-2012 Industry Size and Growth

Description	2011 Jobs	2012 Jobs	Growth	% Growth	2011 EPW
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining	918	933	15	2%	$24,931
Construction	283	292	9	3%	$34,596
Education and health services	407	441	34	8%	$22,504
Financial activities	378	408	30	8%	$15,829
Government	835	861	26	3%	$47,553
Information	32	31	-1	-3%	$34,129
Leisure and hospitality	366	384	18	5%	$17,520
Manufacturing	42	45	3	7%	$24,111
Other services	333	346	13	4%	$22,661
Professional and business services	473	501	28	6%	$21,517
Trade, transportation, and utilities	726	751	25	3%	$39,767
Total	4,793	4,994	201	4%	$29,761

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4

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2011 Industrial Makeup

Description	2011 Regional Jobs	% Regional Jobs	2011 State Jobs	% State Jobs
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining	918	19.2%	165,769	1.7%
Construction	283	5.9%	488,804	5.0%
Education and health services	407	8.5%	1,314,618	13.4%
Financial activities	378	7.9%	1,122,936	11.5%
Government	835	17.4%	1,156,064	11.8%
Information	32	0.7%	161,352	1.7%
Leisure and hospitality	366	7.6%	1,093,927	11.2%
Manufacturing	42	0.9%	339,135	3.5%
Other services	333	6.9%	591,579	6.1%
Professional and business services	473	9.9%	1,554,206	15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities	726	15.1%	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	221	229	8	4%	$12.12
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	168	164	-4	-2%	$12.72
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	158	164	6	4%	$15.31
Management, business, and financial occupations	1,227	1,284	57	5%	$11.26
Military occupations	33	33	0	0%	$11.00
Office and administrative support occupations	493	507	14	3%	$10.00
Production occupations	93	98	5	5%	$10.90
Professional and related occupations	751	787	36	5%	$16.45
Sales and related occupations	514	534	20	4%	$9.04
Service occupations	885	934	49	6%	$8.82
Transportation and material moving occupations	251	261	10	4%	$14.06
Total	4,793	4,994	201	4%	$11.62

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	221	4.6%	402,194	4.1%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	168	3.5%	73,752	0.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	158	3.3%	351,485	3.6%
Management, business, and financial occupations	1,227	25.6%	1,188,759	12.2%
Military occupations	33	0.7%	93,185	1.0%
Office and administrative support occupations	493	10.3%	1,528,901	15.6%
Production occupations	93	1.9%	318,486	3.3%
Professional and related occupations	751	15.7%	1,788,142	18.3%
Sales and related occupations	514	10.7%	1,427,774	14.6%
Service occupations	885	18.5%	2,123,008	21.7%
Transportation and material moving occupations	251	5.2%	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	8,900	59.25%
White Hispanic	419	2.79%
Non-White Hispanic	100	0.67%
Black or African American	5,292	35.23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	35	0.23%
Asian	50	0.33%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	4	0.03%
Two or more races	220	1.46%

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	8,900	9,089	189	2%
White Hispanic	419	436	17	4%
Non-White Hispanic	100	102	2	2%
Black or African American	5,292	5,282	-10	0%
American Indian or Alaska Native	35	37	2	6%
Asian	50	51	1	2%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	4	5	1	25%
Two or more races	220	223	3	1%
Total	15,020	15,224	204	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	2,337	2,358	21	1%
15 - 24	1,534	1,511	-23	-1%
25 - 44	3,711	3,735	24	1%
45 - 64	4,886	4,941	55	1%
65+	2,552	2,678	126	5%
Total	15,020	15,224	204	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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Jefferson

Overview

Major Employers

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Data

2011-2012 Industry Size and Growth

2011 Industrial Makeup

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2011 - 2012 Size and Growth

2011 Occupational Makeup

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2011 Race/Ethnicity Breakdown

2011 - 2012 Race/Ethnicity Size and Growth

2011 - 2012 Age Size and Growth

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