Workforce and Training

WORKFORCE AND TRAINING


  • Population: 405,026 (2003) within 25 miles of Enterprise East.
  • Baker County - 27,000 (2009); Projected 30,229 in 2014.
  • Workforce:12,098 in Baker County.
  • Youngest population in Florida, median age 34, compared to state's 38.7.
  • First Coast Workforce Development, Inc. directs programs that provide low-cost or free workforce training targeted to specific requirements of new, expanding, or diversifying companies.
  • 52% of workforce commute out of county but would prefer to work in the county.
  • Average Annual Salary: $29,130.
  • Cost of Living: Price Level Index 92.5, one of lowest in Florida based on comparative costs of selected group of services and goods. Prices cumulated average for state and each county indexed against state index of 100.
  • Florida offers Quick Response Training Program providing customer-driven effective training tailored and designed to meet business needs.
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