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Liberty

Overview

  • Located between Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, and Panama City, Liberty County rests in the heart of the Apalachicola Forest. Liberty County has created a vision of economic growth for the residents and businesses expanding or relocating to the area that strikes a balance between rural preservation and an expanding business and industrial base that leverages the county’s abundant pine resources.
  • Transportation infrastructure includes the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in nearby Panama City, the AN Railway and CSX State Road 12 connecting Liberty County to Interstate 10, and the nearly Ports of Panama City and Port St. Joe.
  • Liberty 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.

Major Employers

Contact Information

Johnny Eubanks
Liberty County Chamber of Commerce
P O Box 523
Bristol, FL 32321
850.643.2359
E-mail
Liberty 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 212 204 -8 -4% $31,929
Construction 618 683 65 11% $43,211
Education and health services 729 793 64 9% $33,750
Financial activities 95 101 6 6% $50,224
Government 869 917 48 6% $47,724
Information 12 11 -1 -8% $34,309
Leisure and hospitality 71 73 2 3% $21,331
Manufacturing 171 200 29 17% $60,685
Other services 104 107 3 3% $17,644
Professional and business services 127 140 13 10% $22,981
Trade, transportation, and utilities 264 281 17 6% $27,707
Total 3,272 3,511 239 7% $39,327

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 212 6.5% 165,769 1.7%
Construction 618 18.9% 488,804 5.0%
Education and health services 729 22.3% 1,314,618 13.4%
Financial activities 95 2.9% 1,122,936 11.5%
Government 869 26.6% 1,156,064 11.8%
Information 12 0.4% 161,352 1.7%
Leisure and hospitality 71 2.2% 1,093,927 11.2%
Manufacturing 171 5.2% 339,135 3.5%
Other services 104 3.2% 591,579 6.1%
Professional and business services 127 3.9% 1,554,206 15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities 264 8.1% 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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