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Located along the Gulf Coast, Wakulla County is the southernmost county of the four counties included in the Tallahassee MSA. Wakulla County offers residents a rural, small town way of life with direct access to the amenities associated in Tallahassee, the state capitol, including nationally recognized educational institutions Florida State University and Florida A&M University.
Wakulla County’s transportation infrastructure includes the proximate Tallahassee Regional Airport and highways 319 and 363 connecting Wakulla County to Interstate 10, the southernmost east-west interstate in the United States.
Wakulla 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

Kevin Vaughn
Rogers Gunter Vaughn Insurance Co.
7 Hickory Avenue
Crawfordville, FL 32327
850.368.1111
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2011 - 2012 Size and Growth

Description	2011 Jobs	2012 Jobs	Growth	% Growth	2011 EPW
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining	335	338	3	1%	$19,927
Construction	744	765	21	3%	$28,862
Education and health services	579	615	36	6%	$24,223
Financial activities	706	762	56	8%	$17,430
Government	2,045	2,119	74	4%	$48,216
Information	44	47	3	7%	$32,228
Leisure and hospitality	731	752	21	3%	$15,351
Manufacturing	621	663	42	7%	$86,005
Other services	551	584	33	6%	$19,163
Professional and business services	1,018	1,075	57	6%	$24,604
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,181	1,255	74	6%	$28,630
Total	8,555	8,974	419	5%	$33,730

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	335	3.9%	165,769	1.7%
Construction	744	8.7%	488,804	5.0%
Education and health services	579	6.8%	1,314,618	13.4%
Financial activities	706	8.3%	1,122,936	11.5%
Government	2,045	23.9%	1,156,064	11.8%
Information	44	0.5%	161,352	1.7%
Leisure and hospitality	731	8.5%	1,093,927	11.2%
Manufacturing	621	7.3%	339,135	3.5%
Other services	551	6.4%	591,579	6.1%
Professional and business services	1,018	11.9%	1,554,206	15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,181	13.8%	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	543	559	16	3%	$10.38
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	159	161	2	1%	$8.28
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	346	365	19	5%	$13.90
Management, business, and financial occupations	1,351	1,417	66	5%	$15.21
Military occupations	60	60	0	0%	$10.37
Office and administrative support occupations	1,060	1,113	53	5%	$10.57
Production occupations	417	445	28	7%	$14.88
Professional and related occupations	1,485	1,552	67	5%	$19.41
Sales and related occupations	1,054	1,123	69	7%	$9.90
Service occupations	1,755	1,841	86	5%	$9.13
Transportation and material moving occupations	326	336	10	3%	$11.59
Total	8,555	8,974	419	5%	$12.79

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	543	6.3%	402,194	4.1%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	159	1.9%	73,752	0.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	346	4.0%	351,485	3.6%
Management, business, and financial occupations	1,351	15.8%	1,188,759	12.2%
Military occupations	60	0.7%	93,185	1.0%
Office and administrative support occupations	1,060	12.4%	1,528,901	15.6%
Production occupations	417	4.9%	318,486	3.3%
Professional and related occupations	1,485	17.4%	1,788,142	18.3%
Sales and related occupations	1,054	12.3%	1,427,774	14.6%
Service occupations	1,755	20.5%	2,123,008	21.7%
Transportation and material moving occupations	326	3.8%	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	25,169	79.42%
White Hispanic	904	2.85%
Non-White Hispanic	96	0.30%
Black or African American	4,565	14.40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	174	0.55%
Asian	173	0.55%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	17	0.05%
Two or more races	594	1.87%

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	25,169	25,631	462	2%
White Hispanic	904	956	52	6%
Non-White Hispanic	96	100	4	4%
Black or African American	4,565	4,677	112	2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	174	174	0	0%
Asian	173	176	3	2%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	17	17	0	0%
Two or more races	594	601	7	1%
Total	31,692	32,331	639	2%

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	5,847	5,961	114	2%
15 - 24	3,670	3,642	-28	-1%
25 - 44	9,274	9,458	184	2%
45 - 64	9,285	9,376	91	1%
65+	3,616	3,894	278	8%
Total	31,692	32,331	639	2%

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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Wakulla

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Major Employers

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2011 - 2012 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

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2011 - 2012 Age Size and Growth

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