April 2007 Unemployment Rate - 2.9%
Area Civilian Labor Force 2006
Santa Rosa County - 72,881
Escambia County - 141,862
Okaloosa County - 95,070
Total - 309,813
Source: DemographicsNow.com
| Major Employers |
|
|
| Organization |
Industry |
# Employed |
| Santa Rosa County School District |
Education |
3,000 |
| US Government |
Federal |
1,999 |
| Wal-Mart Stores |
Retail |
1,161 |
| Santa Rosa County |
General |
867 |
| State of Florida |
General |
723 |
| Santa Rosa Medical Center |
Healthcare |
536 |
| TRX Fulfillment Services |
Travel Services |
330 |
| Mold-Ex/Southland Technologies |
Rubber Products |
270 |
| Air Products and Chemicals |
Chemicals |
240 |
| Mediacom |
Cable TV & Internet |
210 |


Sources: Agency for Workforce Innovations; Woods and Poole Economics; TEAM Santa Rosa EDC; ESRI Business Analyst Online