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<br />Tourism is Miami-Dade County's biggest industry with an estimated 10.4 million visitors in 2005
<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 />ANNUAL AVERAGE NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
<br /> 2000 - 2004
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<br />TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL 1,033,100 1,017,800 1,000,900 1,023,500
<br />EMPLOYMENT
<br />CONSTRUCTION 37,500 36,600 40,300 40,700 41,900
<br />MANUFACTURING 68,800 . 64,000 57,100 51,700 50,800
<br />TRANSPORTATION AND 92,400 95,600 99,000 64,500 61 ,400
<br />PUBLIC UTILITIES
<br />TRADE 261,000 265,800 191,100 188,200 189,900
<br />FINANCE, INSURANCE AND 66,600 67,300 66,200 67,200 68,200
<br />REAL EST A TE
<br />SERVICE AND MINING 346,800 354,600 414,300 437,700 459,100
<br />GOVERNMENT 143,000 149,200 149,800 150,900 152,200
<br />CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 1,053,924 1,080,432 1,120,950 1,103,718" 1,107,950
<br />UNEMPLOYMENT 55,615 74,622 86,527 79,512 62,202
<br />UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 5.3% 6.9% 7.7% 7.2% 5.6%
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<br />Source: Florida Department of Labor & Employment Security, Bureau of Labor Market
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