UNF’s Jacksonville Economic Monitoring Survey projects positive signals for the economy in Northeast Florida. | Jacksonville Daily RecordUNF’s Jacksonville Economic Monitoring Survey projects positive signals for the economy in Northeast Florida. | Jacksonville Daily Record
UNF’s Jacksonville Economic Monitoring Survey projects positive signals for the economy in Northeast Florida. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Jacksonville among hottest labor markets in US

Published on April 9, 2024 at 3:52 pm

A monthly survey of Jacksonville area manufacturers by the University of North Florida’s Local Economic Indicators Project indicates the businesses expect to expand their payrolls, building on an already strong labor market in Northeast Florida.

In fact, Jacksonville was one of the hottest labor markets in the country in 2023, according to an April 9 story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Journal, in a study done with Moody’s Analytics, ranked 380 U.S. metropolitan areas based on five employment indicators and determined Jacksonville’s job market was second only to Salt Lake City.

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