Key West Transit Development Plan FY2025-2034

2.3 Labor Force Participation/Unemployment Rates

2.3 Labor Force Participation/ Unemployment Rates The workforce in the City of Key West is diverse, with a sizable portion engaged in arts, entertainment, accommodation, and food services. Other notable sectors include education, health care, professional services, retail, and finance. Table 2-9 provides an overview of the distribution of workers across various industries in the City of Key West. The data represents a total of 15,287 workers. The largest segment of the workforce is in the “Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services” industry, employing 4,025 individuals, which accounts for 26.3% of the total workforce. Following closely, the “Educational services, and health care and social assistance” sector employs 1,957 workers, constituting 12.8% of the workforce. The “professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services” industry employs 1,471 individuals, making up 9.6% of the workforce. “Retail trade” and “Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing” follow, with 1,453 (9.5%) and 1,275 (8.3%) workers, respectively. The “Construction” industry employs 1,202 workers, representing 7.9% of the workforce, while “Public administration” and “Transportation and warehousing, and utilities” contribute 1,165 (7.6%) and 1,063 (7.0%) workers, respectively. “Other services, except public administration” employ 816 individuals, comprising 5.3% of the workforce. The “Manufacturing” sector has 503 workers, making up 3.3%, and “Wholesale trade” and “Information” employ 192 (1.3%) and 96 (0.6%) workers, respectively.

Table 2-9: City of Key West Workers by Industry Breakdown Industry Workers * Percentage Educational services, and health care and social assistance 1,957 12.8% Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1,471 9.6% Retail trade 1,453 9.5% Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1,275 8.3% Construction 1,202 7.9% Public administration 1,165 7.6% Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,063 7.0% Other services, except public administration 816 5.3% Manufacturing 503 3.3% Wholesale trade 192 1.3% Information 96 0.6% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 69 0.5% Total: 15,287 100% Data Source: American Community Survey 2016 (5-year estimates) and 2021 (5-year estimates) *Civilian employed population 16 years and over

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