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Employment Conditions Snapshot
This page provides a quick glimpse of the Hillsborough County and Tampa Bay area employment conditions.
Information here can be useful to job candidates looking to enhance their career opportunities and job search. You can use the link below for quick access to information on occupations, wages and salaries, training resources, or to develop profiles to help manage your job search.
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Current Market Information
Unemployment Rates (not seasonally adjusted) - April 2013 (most recent available)
United States: 7.1%
Florida: 6.8%
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater MSA: 6.7%
Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance (Hillsborough County): 6.4%
*Industries gaining jobs in Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater MSA over the year included:
- Retail Trade (+9,700 jobs);
- Education and Health services (+9,600 jobs);
- Professional and business services (+8,800 jobs);
- Mining, logging, and construction (+4,000 jobs);
- Leisure and hospitality (+3,900 jobs);
- Financial activities (+2,200 jobs);
- Other services (+1,000);
- Government (+100 jobs).
*Industries that lost jobs in Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater MSA over the year were:
- Wholesale Trade (-1,900 jobs);
- Manufacturing (-1,700 jobs);
- Information (-200 jobs);
- Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (-100 jobs).
Average Annual Wage - 2011 (most recent available)
Florida: $42,312
Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance (Hillsborough County): $46,084
Click here for a detailed report on industries showing growth or declines in jobs, population totals and other information specific to Hillsborough County.