• In February 2019 nonagricultural employment in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA was 1,329,700, an increase of 49,800 jobs (+3.9 percent) over the year.
• The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA had the highest annual job growth compared to all the metro areas in the state in professional and business services (+21,000 jobs); leisure and hospitality (+10,000 jobs); mining, logging, and construction (+5,200 jobs); manufacturing (+2,700 jobs); and government (+1,600 jobs) in February 2019.
• The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA had the fastest annual job growth rate compared to all the metro areas in the state in professional and business services (+9.3 percent) in February 2019.
• The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA had the second highest annual job growth compared to all the metro areas in the state in trade, transportation, and utilities (+2,900 jobs) and education and health services (+4,700 jobs) in February 2019.
• The professional and business services (+9.3 percent); mining, logging, and construction (+6.5 percent); manufacturing (+5.9 percent); leisure and hospitality (+3.8 percent); other services (+2.5 percent); and government (+1.2 percent) industries grew faster in the metro area than statewide over the year.
• The industries gaining in jobs over the year were: professional and business services (+21,000 jobs); leisure and hospitality (+10,000 jobs); mining, logging, and construction (+5,200 jobs); education and health services (+4,700 jobs); trade, transportation, and utilities (+2,900 jobs); manufacturing (+2,700 jobs); government (+1,600 jobs); other services (+1,100 jobs); and financial activities (+1,000 jobs).
• The information industry (-400 jobs) lost jobs over the year.
• In February 2019 nonagricultural employment in The Villages MSA was 30,700, an increase of 600 jobs (+2.0 percent) over the year.
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