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<br />Tourism is Miami-Dade County's biggest industry with an estimated 10.23 million visitors in 2002
<br />contributing to more than 50 percent of the area's economy. Aviation and related industries are
<br />responsible for another large segment of the economy. The garment industry ranks third in the
<br />nation after New York and Los Angeles. Table I shows the distribution of the non-agricultural work
<br />force in Miami-Dade County.
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<br />TABLE 1
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<br />ANNUAL AVERAGE NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
<br />1998 - 2002
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<br />INDUSTRY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
<br />TOTAL 975,900 987,000 1,016,100 1,033, I 00 1,017,800
<br />NONAGRICULTuRAL
<br />EMPLOYMENT
<br />CONSTRUCTION 33,700 34,800 37,500 36,600 40,300
<br />MANUFACTURING 72,900 70,300 68,800 64,000 57,100
<br />TRANSPORTATION AND 86,200 89,400 92,400 95,600 99,000
<br />PUBLIC UTILITIES
<br />TRADE 256,200 258,800 261,000 265,800 191,100
<br />FINANCE, INSURANCE 66,900 66,400 66,600 67,300 66,200
<br />AND REAL ESTATE
<br />SERVICE AND MINING 322,500 329,300 346,800 354,600 414,300
<br />GOVERNMENT 137,500 138,000 143,000 149,200 149,800
<br />CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 1,042,647 1,044,261 1,053,924 1,080,432 1,120,950
<br />UNEMPLOYMENT 66,980 60,583 55,6 I 5 74,622 86,527
<br />UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 6.4% 5.8% 5.3% 6.9% 7.7%
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<br />Source: Florida Department of Labor & Employment Security, Bureau of Labor Market Infonnation
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<br />QUINLIVAN APPRAISAL
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