Quarterly Economic Dashboard

Private sector employment in Q4 2025 decreased by 400 (-0.3%) compared to Q4 2024.

Initial Claims for Unemployment Compensation were 66% less than the 10-year Q4 average of 1,318 during 2015-2024.

Permits totaled 103 in Leon County (City of Tallahassee, 68; Unincorporated Leon Co., 35), 22.3% lower than the 10-year Q4 average of 133 permits during 2015-2024.

Median Sales Price has risen in 11 of the past 20 quarters. The 977 closed sales in Q3 2025 was the lowest number of sales for any Q3 since 2014.

Receipts for Q3 were higher than Q2 in 18 of the past 20 years. Receipts in Q3 were 45% higher than the 5-year Q3 average of $1.96M during 2020-2024.

TLH Passengers were 8% higher than the 10-year Q4 average of 204,962 during 2015-2024.

Unemployment data was not compiled for October 2025. The quarterly average Unemployment Rate was last over 5% in Q1 2021.

Average Weekly Wage had quarter-to-quarter increases in 13 of the past 20 quarters.

Foreclosures in Leon Co. in Q4 2025 were 26% higher than the 10-year Q4 average of 73 during 2015-2024.

Office Vacancy has been under 6% every quarter since Q1 2020.

Industrial Vacancy has been under 4% every quarter since Q1 2018.

Labor Force data was not compiled for October 2025. Over the past 10 years, Q4 Labor Force growth compared to Q3 has averaged 0.8%.

Taxable Sales in Q3 were down from Q2 in 8 of the past 10 years. Consumer nondurables accounted for 28% of taxable sales in Q3; autos & accessories, 21%.