Workforce and Economic Development in Rural Florida Richard Williams Executive Director, CareerSource Chipola/Opportunity Florida Richard.Williams@careersourcechipola.com

Who are we? Workforce Innovation Programs (Adult, Youth, Dislocated Worker) Welfare Transition Programs Labor Market Information Wagner-Peyser Services Veteran’s Employment Services Incarcerated Veteran Services Trade Adjustment Act Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Who we really are Get A Skill Get A Job Get A Better Skill Get A Better Job Get A Life

Who are we? Workforce Innovation Programs (Adult, Youth, Dislocated Worker) Welfare Transition Programs Labor Market Information Wagner-Peyser Services Veteran’s Employment Services Incarcerated Veteran Services Trade Adjustment Act Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Who are we? Annual budget of around $3.1 million Cover five counties (Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and Washington) The vast majority of our funds are federal Controlled by a 19 member board Majority must be from the private sector Chair and Vice-Chair must be private sector

County Unemployment Rate Falls Is this good? County Unemployment Rate Falls From 2010 Through 2015 -3.3%

County Labor Force Falls Number of Residents Employed Is this bad? County Labor Force Falls From 2010 Through 2015 By 1,680 Number of Residents Employed From 2010 Through 2016 Falls By 962

Those Tricky Numbers Month Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployed Percentage 2010 18,938 17,214 1,724 9.1% 2015 17,258 16,252 1,006 5.8% Difference -1,680 -962 -718 -3.3% Despite the fact that fewer people are employed the unemployment rate decreased because of the drop in the size of the labor force. If the labor force had stayed the same size in 2015 as in 2010 the unemployment rate would have been 14.2% which would have been an increase of 5.1% Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Information

FHERO FHERO RAO Labor Force Change 2010 2015 # % DeSoto 13081 12814   Change Labor Force 2010 2015 # % DeSoto 13081 12814 -267 -2.0% Glades 5544 4697 -847 -15.3% Hardee 11764 10308 -1456 -12.4% Hendry 18361 15317 -3044 -16.6% Highlands 37247 35272 1975 -5.3% Okeechobee 18103 17346 -757 -4.2% FHERO 104100 95754 -8346 -8.0% Source: Fl. Dept. of Economic Opportunity

FHERO FHERO RAO Employment Change 2010 2015 # % DeSoto 11481 12046 565   Change Employment 2010 2015 # % DeSoto 11481 12046 565 4.9% Glades 5017 4366 -651 -13.0% Hardee 10410 9614 -796 -7.6% Hendry 15786 13743 -2043 -12.9% Highlands 32587 32670 83 0.3% Okeechobee 15816 16278 462 2.9% FHERO 91097 88717 -2380 -2.6% Source: Fl. Dept. of Economic Opportunity

NFEDP NFEDP RAO Change Labor Force 2010 2015 # % Baker 11552 11335   Change Labor Force 2010 2015 # % Baker 11552 11335 -217 -1.9% Bradford 11587 10750 -837 -7.2% Citrus 52847 47740 -5107 -9.7% Columbia 28788 28998 210 0.7% Dixie 5749 5588 -161 -2.8% Gilchrist 6874 6566 -308 -4.5% Hamilton 4808 5668 860 17.9% Jefferson 6042 5424 -618 -10.2% Lafayette 3404 3244 -160 -4.7% Levy 17327 16506 -821 Madison 7946 7545 -401 -5.0% Putnam 30518 28631 -1887 -6.2% Suwannee 19153 17817 -1336 -7.0% Taylor 9473 9061 -412 -4.3% Union 5479 4756 -723 -13.2% NFEDP 221547 209629 -11918 -5.4% Source: Fl. Dept. of Economic Opportunity

NFEDP NFEDP RAO Employment Change 2010 2015 # % Baker 10246 10728 482   Change Employment 2010 2015 # % Baker 10246 10728 482 4.7% Bradford 10444 10236 -208 -2.0% Citrus 45594 44187 -1407 -3.1% Columbia 25669 27436 1767 6.9% Dixie 5008 5247 239 4.8% Gilchrist 6132 6202 70 1.1% Hamilton 4258 5379 1121 26.3% Jefferson 5443 5109 -334 -6.1% Lafayette 3156 3097 -59 -1.9% Levy 15262 15557 295 1.9% Madison 7148 7080 -68 -1.0% Putnam 26434 26558 124 0.5% Suwannee 17267 16840 -427 -2.5% Taylor 8471 8460 -11 -0.1% Union 5013 4528 -485 -9.7% NFEDP 195545 196644 1099 0.6% Source: Fl. Dept. of Economic Opportunity

Opportunity Florida RAO   Change Labor Force 2010 2015 # % Calhoun 5314 4913 -401 -7.5% Franklin 4936 4796 -140 -2.8% Gadsden 20080 18463 -1617 -8.1% Gulf 6232 6127 -105 -1.7% Holmes 7190 6721 -469 -6.5% Jackson 18938 17258 -1680 -8.9% Liberty 2933 2661 -272 -9.3% Wakulla 14589 14061 -528 -3.6% Washington 10298 9598 -700 -6.8% Opportunity Florida 90510 84598 -5912 Source: Fl. Dept. of Economic Opportunity

Opportunity Florida RAO   Change Employment 2010 2015 # % Calhoun 4777 4612 -165 -3.5% Franklin 4543 4573 30 0.7% Gadsden 17714 17170 -544 -3.1% Gulf 5591 5817 226 4.0% Holmes 6445 6306 -139 -2.2% Jackson 17214 16252 -962 -5.6% Liberty 2676 2509 -167 -6.2% Wakulla 13368 13418 50 0.4% Washington 9210 9035 -175 -1.9% Opportunity Florida 81538 79692 -1846 -2.3% Source: Fl. Dept. of Economic Opportunity

Labor Force Changes 2010-2015 During this same period of time Leon County had a labor force decrease of 1,626 and an employment increase of 2,899. UC went from 7.9% to 5.0%

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Questions Richard Williams 850-557-2441 Richard.Williams@careersourcechipola.com