Local Contact:
Escarosa Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
9111 Sturderant Drive
Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone: (850) 473-0939
Fax: (850) 473-0935

Counties:
Escambia, Santa Rosa

Data Topics:
Population Statistics, 1990-2000
Educational Attainment, 1990
Industry Employment, 1989-1999
Industry Earnings, 1989-1999

Population Statistics, 1990-2000-WIA: Escarosa-Florida

	2000		1990		1990-2000 Change
	Population	Percent	Population	Percent	Population	Percent
Total	412,153	100.0	344,406	100.0	67,747	19.7
White*	319,830	79.3	277,620	80.6	42,210	15.2
African American*	68,010	16.9	55,893	16.2	12,117	21.7
Other Races*	15,619	3.9	10,893	3.2	4,726	43.4
Hispanic (of any race)**	10,903	2.7	6,236	3.2	4,667	74.8

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
*Some individuals do not report their race so race category totals do not equal the total population
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Educational Attainment, 1990-WIA: Escarosa-Florida

	Percent of the Population 25 and up
	Less than a High School Diploma	High School Diploma	Some College or Associate's Degree	Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Overall	23.3	28.6	29.9	16.7
White	20.7	28.6	30.8	20.0
African American	38.3	28.8	24.8	8.0
Other Races	26.0	27.5	29.5	17.0
Hispanic (of any race)*	18.8	23.9	38.5	18.8

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Industry Employment, 1989-1999-WIA: Escarosa-Florida

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Number Employed	Percent Change
Total Full and Part Time Employment	166,771	209,167	42,396	25.4
Farm	1,137	1,194	57	5.0
Nonfarm	165,634	207,973	42,339	25.6
Agricultural Services	1,405	2,545	1,140	81.1
Mining	611	524	-87	-14.2
Construction	10,836	15,396	4,560	42.1
Manufacturing	11,913	10,411	-1,502	-12.6
Transportation and Public Utilities	7,474	9,056	1,582	21.2
Wholesale Trade	5,833	7,143	1,310	22.5
Retail Trade	31,267	38,068	6,801	21.8
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	9,211	12,795	3,584	38.9
Services	43,121	67,675	24,554	56.9
Government and Government Enterprises	43,963	44,360	397	.9

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A=Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Industry Earnings, 1989-1999-WIA: Escarosa-Florida

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Earnings	Percent Change
Farm	$12,580	$19,227	$6,647	52.8
Nonfarm	$3,629,710	$5,819,166	$2,189,456	60.3
Agricultural Services	$12,854	$35,058	$22,204	172.7
Mining	$12,092	$15,729	$3,637	30.1
Construction	$226,371	$418,155	$191,784	84.7
Manufacturing	$404,095	$436,095	$32,000	7.9
Transportation and Public Utilities	$204,400	$305,416	$101,016	49.4
Wholesale Trade	$135,582	$251,636	$116,054	85.6
Retail Trade	$351,963	$582,775	$230,812	65.6
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	$121,553	$273,746	$152,193	125.2
Services	$752,792	$1,602,017	$849,225	112.8
Government and Government Enterprises	$1,408,008	$1,898,539	$490,531	34.8

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A=Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.