By The Numbers: December 2011
*New data updates to www.TheFloridaScorecard.com for the month of December include: High School Graduation Rate, Annual Average, Productivity, Business Starts, Business Closings, Trade Imports, Trade Exports, Venture Capital, Unemployment Rate, Monthly Employment, Energy Policy Rank, Consumer Confidence, Inflation (U.S. only) and Foreclosures.
Employment Data
November Employment
Florida: 7,281,700 (from 7,268,400)
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
U.S.: 131,708,000 (from 131,516,000)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
November Unemployment
Florida: 10.0% (from 10.6 in October)
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
U.S.: 8.6% (slightly down from 9.0% from October)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
November Employment by Industry (U.S.)
Biggest year-over gainers:
- Education & Health Services (3.0%)
- Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (2.5%)
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
Biggest year-over losses:
- Information (4.5%)
- Total Government (1.1%)
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
Consumer Data
November Consumer Sentiment Index
Florida: 65 (from 63 in October)
Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research
U.S.: 64.1 (from 60.9 in October)
Source: Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers (1964=100)
*Revised data
Personal Income: 3rd Quarter, 2011
Florida: 751,902,000,000 (0.1% from 2011: Q2)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S.: 12,953,429,000,000 (0.1% from 2011: Q2)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
November Consumer Price Index
U.S.: (— remained unchanged from October, 3.4% year-over)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
November Retail Sales
U.S.: $399.3 billion (0.2% from October, 6.7% year-over)
Source: US Census Bureau/Retail
Housing Data
November Foreclosures
Florida: Total units 24,739 (8,334 units, 25.2% over October, and 24.9% year-over)
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation
November Median Sales Price, Single-Family Existing Homes
Florida: $130,100 (from $131,200 in October)
Source: Florida Realtors
October Housing Starts (one month lag)
Florida: 2,665 (2.4% from September, 30.2% year-over)
Source: Agency for Workforce Innovation and US Census Bureau
Housing Sales: 3rd Quarter, 2011
Florida: 38,560 units (9.0% from Q2, 10.6% year-over)
Source: National Association of Realtors
Note: All data is seasonally adjusted when available.
Definitions
Seasonally adjusted – Seasonal adjustment removes the effects of events (i.e. holidays) that follow a more or less regular pattern each year. These adjustments make it easier to observe the cyclical and other nonseasonal movements in a data series.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
