Data Driver: August 2025
Employment
City of Tallahassee
110,189
(Down -0.6% Year-over-Year)
Leon County
157,039
(Down -0.6% Year-over-Year)
Data Driver: May 2025
Total Taxable Sales
Leon County
$490.3 M
(Down -0.6% Year-over-Year)
Tallahassee MSA
$582.8 M
(Up 4.7% Year-over-Year)
Data Driver: August 2025
Average Weekly Earnings
Tallahassee MSA
$1,067
(Up 9.7% Year over Year) (with 2.6% regional inflation = ~7.2% net)
Data Driver: August 2025
Unemployment
City of Tallahassee
5.0%
(Up 0.9 points Year-over-Year)
Leon County
4.7%
(Up 0.8 points Year-over-Year)
Data Driver: August 2025
Industry/Office Vacancy
Industrial Vacancy Rate
2.2%
Up 0.5 Points Year-over-Year
Office Vacancy Rate
5.3%
Up 0.3 Points Year-over-Year
Data Driver: August 2025
New Business Utility Starts
76
Down -48% year-over-year
As of August 2025
Certified MWSBEs
163
OEV MWSBE Vendors
219
OSD MWBE Vendors
As of August 2025
MWSBE Employees
1,263
Total Employees
As of July 2025
MWBE Project Participation
$19,000
City-County project bids awarded to MWBEs
3%
MWBE Percentage