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CareerSource
<br />RESEARCH COAST
<br />EMPLOYMENT REPORT
<br />2019
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<br />The unemployment rate influiCareprSource Research Coast region (Indian River,
<br />countM*17as 31-9% in February 2019. Tfiis rate was 05 perceqtagpOirif1Ower than
<br />rate (.,,2e4AThe labor force was9 ov
<br />288113;13,flp;26er the year.
<br />Ax There were 11,256 unemployed7rs'idrntsliTthe.region.'
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<br />UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
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<br />',The majority ,of_the nonagricultural employment' in the CareerSource-Research Coast region was'inthe.Port'St: Lucie'metro area
<br />iThis;rrietiVerea-iciouilted fiiF,155,100 jobs in Febru-a-ry 20197iii increase of 4,400 jobs from February 2018. r 1- --• '7 -.1'i,-,..,..",_ i
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<br />The Fort St. Lucie' MSA had the second fastest annual job growth rate compared to all the metro areas in the state in mining, , '1
<br />flegging,aarid-ciaiietrifdlidn'(+12.9'Peident)
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<br />;The industries gining iiijobs-jiti4the year were: mining, lOgging; and constiuction (+1,400 jobs); professional andbileinisie ;i
<br />services (+1,300 jobs); education and health services (+700 jobs); manufacturing (+500 jobs); leisure and hospitality (+400jobs); . :
<br />,ifin:inciatadtivities (+200 job);othar's'eivices.(+100 jobs); and government (+100 jobs). .• ,.
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<br />-InTebruary 2019"noriagricultikaliamplayment in the Sebastian -Vero Beach MSA was 55,200, an increase of tek, jobs /
<br />(+.3:0'percerit)'oci'er the year..• . - . ,
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<br />itti,i3 iii.deietiie giriin61rijObeiiver4he year ware: professionaland business services (+500 jobs); leisure and hospitality,(+400 4
<br />jobs); education and healttfe§rvices (+300 jobs); mining, Idogijig;'ind construction (+200jobs); manufacturing,(+200 jobs); and
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