Orlando has a lot to be proud of. From new attractions coming to the city, record setting tourism numbers, and a burgeoning arts and culture scene, Orlando is on the upswing.
Now there’s even more good news. Governor Rick Scott announced that Orlando is leading the state in job growth. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area gained over 45,000 new jobs throughout the previous year, more than any of Florida’s many metropolitan areas.
The city’s unemployment rate also fell by 1% over the past year, going from 6.3% to 5.3%. Orlando isn’t surrounded by any slouches either. Since December 2010, the entire state’s private-sector has added 807,000 jobs.
From myfoxorlando.com:
Governor Scott said, “Orlando added the most jobs of all areas in the state, with 46,200 new jobs over the year. This is great news for families in Central Florida. Economic growth is happening all over the state as businesses have added more than 807,000 new private sector jobs for families since December 2010.”
In February 2015, the Orlando metro area led the metro areas in job gains over the year in leisure and hospitality with 13,400 new jobs, professional, business services with 8,400 new jobs, and financial activities with 3,000 new jobs.
It’s not only white-collar jobs experience growth. Construction jobs in Orlando are also experiencing a period of unprecedented growth.
From orlandosentinel.com:
One of the region’s hardest-hit industries during the housing crash and the Great Recession grew at triple the rate of job growth as the overall Orlando economy from December 2013 through December 2014, the bureau’s statistics show.
In December, construction filled more than 60,100 jobs in the area, up 12.3 percent from a year earlier. Not counting agriculture, overall employment for Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties was up just 4.3 percent during that same time.
With more families moving to the area each month, there’s plenty of growth to be had for the Orlando economy. As situations continue to improve state-wide, Orlando is in a great position to continue its upward trend.