Local Employment Declines for 7th Consecutive Month, 2,481 Jobs Lost in May

By Staff on June 22, 2015 Business, Exclusive

The latest employment data shows that the number of people employed in Leon County has declined for the 7th month in a row and has reached a 21-month low. Not since August 2013, has the number of people employed in Leon County been below 140,000. The May 2015 number stands at 139,550. The losses began […]

Leon County Single-Family Homes Sales Climb with Prices

By Staff on June 15, 2015 Business, Exclusive

Single-Family homes sales in Leon county continued to increase in the month of May as did average sale prices. For the month of May, 273 single-family homes were sold in Leon County for an average price of $244,880. Both numbers are 12-month highs. Since 2010, when single-family home sales reached a 12-month low of 1,499, […]