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Washington

Overview

  • Washington County is centrally located in Northwest Florida, north of Panama City and midway between Pensacola and Tallahassee. Due to its proximity to the growing Panama City area and the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, Washington County continues to see steady population growth. With a strong commitment to maintaining an exceptional quality of life, progressive city and county governments continue to promote an economic growth plan for the residents and businesses in Washington County that balances exceptional business opportunities with a quality lifestyle.
  • Transportation infrastructure includes the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, CSX rail, Interstate 10, and nearby Port Panama City, which serves as a foreign trade zone.
  • Washington 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

Ted Everett
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
P O Box 457
Chipley, FL 32428
850.683.4157
E-mail
Washington Website

Data

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2011 - 2012 Size and Growth

Description 2011 Jobs 2012 Jobs Growth % Growth 2011 EPW
Agriculture, natural resources, and mining 632 641 9 1% $24,310
Construction 622 638 16 3% $36,509
Education and health services 1,100 1,159 59 5% $28,815
Financial activities 395 425 30 8% $34,407
Government 2,386 2,410 24 1% $51,965
Information 52 52 0 0% $29,596
Leisure and hospitality 691 712 21 3% $17,869
Manufacturing 342 285 -57 -17% $33,009
Other services 509 531 22 4% $19,619
Professional and business services 561 600 39 7% $20,176
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,318 1,356 38 3% $33,393
Total 8,606 8,810 204 2% $34,602

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 632 7.3% 165,769 1.7%
Construction 622 7.2% 488,804 5.0%
Education and health services 1,100 12.8% 1,314,618 13.4%
Financial activities 395 4.6% 1,122,936 11.5%
Government 2,386 27.7% 1,156,064 11.8%
Information 52 0.6% 161,352 1.7%
Leisure and hospitality 691 8.0% 1,093,927 11.2%
Manufacturing 342 4.0% 339,135 3.5%
Other services 509 5.9% 591,579 6.1%
Professional and business services 561 6.5% 1,554,206 15.9%
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,318 15.3% 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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