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