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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) - December 2011 (most recent available)
United States: 8.3%
Florida: 9.7%
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater MSA: 10.0%
Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance (Hillsborough County): 9.5%
*Industries gaining jobs in Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater MSA over the year included:
- Leisure and hospitality (+12,900 jobs);
- Professional and business services (+7,800 jobs);
- Financial activities (+5,300 jobs);
- Retail Trade (+2,600 jobs);
- Manufacturing (+500 jobs);
- Government (+3,200 jobs);
- Wholesale Trade (+1,200 jobs).
*Industries that lost jobs in Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater MSA over the year were:
- Mining, logging, and construction (-3,300 jobs);
- Education and Health services (-1,000 jobs);
- Information (-300 jobs);
- Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities (-300 jobs);
- Other services (-100).
Average Annual Wage - 2010 (most recent available)
Florida: $41,574
Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance (Hillsborough County): $45,111
Click here for a detailed report on industries showing growth or declines in jobs, population totals and other information specific to Hillsborough County.