The Manatee-Sarasota region is the only metro area in Florida with faster employment growth in 2016 than in 2015.”Every other community did not achieve that,” said economist Henry “Hank” Fishkind, noting the addition of 9,600 jobs here in November over the previous year.Fishkind, for the 18th straight year presenting an economic forecast Thursday to the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp., said Manatee’s development efforts, public/private partnerships, and the recent approvals of higher
Source: www.heraldtribune.com
The Manatee-Sarasota region is the only metro area in Florida with faster employment growth in 2016 than in 2015. “Every other community did not achieve that,” said economist Henry “Hank” Fishkind, noting the addition of 9,600 jobs here in November over the previous year.