Lee County Florida Economic Snapshot

November 2007 Oct 2007 to Nov 2007 Nov 2006 to Nov 2007

Total Valuation $66,316,181 -$135,849,305 -67.2% -$145,774,446 -68.7%

Single Family $25,538,798 -$9,421,151 -26.9% -$90,340,283 -78.0%

Multi-Family $3,266,175 -$92,611,350 -96.6% -$11,900,825 -78.5%

Commercial $37,511,208 -$33,816,804 -47.4% -$43,533,338 -53.7%

Visitors 282,679 -7,038 -2.4%

Expenditures $194,007,923 $40,516,293 26.4%

Civilian Labor Force 296,640 1,194 0.4% 8,216 2.8%
Employed 280,761 1,080 0.4% 876 0.3%
Unemployed 15,879 114 0.7% 7,340 86.0%
Unemployment Rate 5.4% 0.1% 2.4%
Initial Claims for Unemployment 2,348 -380 -13.9% 1,172 99.7%

Source: LEE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE