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Leon

Overview

  • Tallahassee, the state capitol of Florida, is located in Leon County. Tallahassee is home to Florida State University and Florida A&M University, as well as several world-class university research centers, including the Center for Advanced Power Systems, the High Magnetic Materials Institute, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
  • Leon County’s transportation infrastructure includes the Tallahassee Regional Airport, CSX rail, and Interstate 10 - the southernmost east-west Interstate in the United States, which traverses the county. The Tallahassee MSA includes Leon County and three surrounding counties—Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla.
  • Due in part to the number of university graduates who choose to remain in Tallahassee, Leon County’s workforce is typically younger, highly skilled, and better educated than comparably sized cities. The county has a diverse mix of industrial, commercial, and service employers, and numerous sites, business parks, and buildings are available throughout the county.

Major Employers

Contact Information

Beth Kirkland
Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County
115 N. Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, FL 32302
850.521.3114
E-mail
Leon 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 643 646 3 0% $29,063
Construction 6,691 6,744 53 1% $43,260
Education and health services 22,275 22,997 722 3% $45,281
Financial activities 14,746 15,406 660 4% $42,497
Government 54,922 55,478 556 1% $57,762
Information 3,445 3,462 17 0% $50,310
Leisure and hospitality 17,427 17,979 552 3% $16,311
Manufacturing 2,284 2,309 25 1% $55,386
Other services 11,677 11,921 244 2% $30,575
Professional and business services 25,372 26,176 804 3% $50,865
Trade, transportation, and utilities 21,933 22,018 85 0% $33,468
Total 181,414 185,137 3,723 2% $44,547

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 643 0.4% 165,769 1.7%
Construction 6,691 3.7% 488,804 5.0%
Education and health services 22,275 12.3% 1,314,618 13.4%
Financial activities 14,746 8.1% 1,122,936 11.5%
Government 54,922 30.3% 1,156,064 11.8%
Information 3,445 1.9% 161,352 1.7%
Leisure and hospitality 17,427 9.6% 1,093,927 11.2%
Manufacturing 2,284 1.3% 339,135 3.5%
Other services 11,677 6.4% 591,579 6.1%
Professional and business services 25,372 14.0% 1,554,206 15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities 21,933 12.1% 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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