The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Florida to have 606,780 employers offering 7,879,940 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Florida jobs is $741 per week ($38,532 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Florida than any other with 6,778,660 jobs and 600,312 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $727 per week ($37,804 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 779,109 positions and 1,495 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $777 per week ($40,404 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Florida is the State Government sector which has 3,052 firms and agencies that employ 194,517 people in Florida. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $815 per week ($42,380 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Florida. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Florida jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
133,605 employers in Florida which hire 1,587,843
people. Their average weekly salary is $672 per week ( $34,944 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 127,331 employers in Florida which employ
1,314,981 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$814 per week ($42,328 annually).
If you're interested in Florida jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Construction jobs employ
the most people, with 583,945 positions filled by 78,700
employers in Florida. A person with a career in Construction earns $776 per week in pay, on average or
$40,352 annually.
The Manufacturing industry makes up 383,832 Florida jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 16,945 firms, paying their employees $887
weekly or $46,124 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 499,339 companies that create 5,741,021 Florida jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $714 weekly ($37,128 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 100,973 companies that employ 1,037,639 people in Florida.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $800 per week ($41,600 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Construction jobs which pay on average $776 per week
($40,352 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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