The latest employment report for February 2021 shows continued improvement in local jobs numbers. The last report included annual revisions of job numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and indicated that Leon County employment was at 94% of pre-pandemic levels. The February report – released on March 26 – shows Leon County is […]
During April, May, and June of 2020, Leon County experienced double digit decreases in taxable sales growth. However, Florida Department of Revenue data now shows that Leon County is rebounding from the economic downturn caused by the COVID pandemic. The most recent information from the Florida Department of revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 7.3% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 218 single-family home resales in February 2020 and 234 resales in February 2021. Last month there were 233 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in February 2021 increased […]
The annual revision of job numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that Leon County employment is at 94% of pre-pandemic levels. Before the revision, the BLS job numbers showed Leon County at approximately 90% of pre-pandemic levels. The latest employment information shows that Leon County added 2,363 jobs in January. One year […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 62.1% in February when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 71,362 during February 2020 to 27,049 this year. Last month passenger traffic was 26,653 and January month-over-month traffic was down 62.0%. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts decreased […]
On Tuesday, March 23, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will host their March Membership luncheon where Florida Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Mark Wilson and Florida Chamber Foundation Chief Economist and Director of Research Jerry Parrish will speak about Florida politics, public policy and state and regional economics. As CEO, Wilson […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 62.0% in January when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 70,7077 during January 2020 to 26,653 this year. Last month passenger traffic was […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 48.4% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 157 single-family home resales in January 2020 and 233 resales in January 2021. Last month there were 312 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in January 2020 increased […]
According to Jay Bostwick, the 2021 Chair of Associated Builders and Contractors of North Florida and Vice President of Sales for Sperry & Associates, Inc., the construction industry in the area is beginning to see encouraging signs of an economic renaissance. The past year has been incredibly difficult for many businesses and communities across North […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 9.9% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 284 single-family home resales in December 2019 and 312 resales in December 2020. Last month there were 265 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in December 2020 increased […]