Quarterly Economic Dashboard

Private sector employment in Q2 2026 increased by 1,100 compared to Q2 2025, while public sector employment decreased by 900.

Initial Claims for Unemployment Compensation were 82% less than the 10-year Q2 average of 2,887 during 2016-2025.

Permits totaled 189 in Leon County (City of Tallahassee, 120; Unincorporated Leon Co., 69), 7% higher than the 10-year Q2 average of 177 permits during 2016-2025.

Median Sales Price has decreased for two consecutive quarters. Sales volume rose 5.9% year-over-year, from 726 single-family homes in Q1 2025 to 769 in Q1 2026.

Receipts in Q1 2026 were 44% higher than the 10-year Q1 average of $1.68M during 2016-2025.

Q2 2026 was 15% more than the 10-year Q2 average of 189,665 during 2016-2025.

Since 2021, the quarterly average Unemployment Rate has been under 5% 18 of 20 quarters.

Average Weekly Wage had quarter-to-quarter increases in 12 of the past 20 quarters. The quarterly gain of $129 was the most since the $144 increase in Q4 2023.

Foreclosures in Leon Co. in Q2 2026 were 10% lower than the 10-year Q2 average of 86 during 2016-2025.

Office Vacancy has been under 6% every quarter since Q2 2022.

Q1 2026 was the first time since Q4 2017 that Industrial Vacancy exceeded 4.0%.

Since 2021, the Labor Force has increased year-over-year in 18 of the past 20 quarters.

Consumer nondurables accounted for 30% of taxable sales in Q1; tourism and recreation, 23%; autos & accessories, 22%; business investment, 13%; and other items, 12%.