🔢 FL Tourism Boom + Shatters Records Again | CityClips #295

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Thurs. Stats is back! BTW, friendly PSA to all business owners the FL Division of Corporations requires those pesky annual reports due between Jan. 1st and May 1st. This week, we're celebrating two exciting milestones in Florida's growth and success. Florida continues to break tourism records, welcoming millions of visitors this year in Q3 alone! 🚗✈️ Meanwhile, the latest MSA October stats reveal key insights into Tallahassee’s employment landscape. Plus, if you celebrate Christmas check out the best time to shop for a tree. Check out the full scoop below!

Quick Summary

In this 295th edition, geek out on this:

  • Shopping: Xmas Tree Prices

  • Nationwide: FL Breaks Tourism Records

  • Economic Impact: MSA October Stats

  • Featured Partner: DivvyUp | Best-Sellers

  • TLH Weekend Events

SHOPPING

Oh, Xmas Tree

Data: Square; Chart: Axios

🌲📈 Festive Foliage: Square Data Uncovers the Optimal Time to Purchase Your Christmas Tree. | Square

  • Christmas tree prices peak around Thanksgiving and mostly fall thereafter, new data shows. | Axios

  • For those who love real Christmas trees, choosing when to buy is a careful balance between cost and how long you can enjoy a beautiful pine or spruce in your home.

  • Last year, the average Christmas tree cost about $131 around Thanksgiving but dropped to about $55 by Christmas Eve. Local prices depend on things like how well nearby tree farms did during the year.

  • The main point: Tree sellers sold 90% of their trees by mid-December last year, according to Square.

NATIONWIDE

FL | Q3 TOURISM

Image Credit: Florida Q3 2024 Tourism Chart

🗺️✈️ Florida Continues to Break Tourism Records. | Visit Florida

  • Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida continues to be the country’s premier travel destination as it once again sets record-breaking visitation numbers in the third quarter of 2024.

  • Preliminary estimates indicate that 34.6M visitors traveled to the Sunshine State, marking a 1.8% increase over Q3 2023 and making it the highest visitation on record for a third quarter. | Florida Politics

  • This marks Florida’s third consecutive record-breaking quarter, with 2M more visitors in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

  • Domestic travelers made up the majority, with 31.8M visitors (+1.8%), while international travel showed recovery, with 2.3M overseas visitors (+1.9%) and 582,000 Canadians (+2.5%). Total enplanements at Florida airports rose 1.3% to 25.6M, driven by growth at airports like Pensacola and Palm Beach.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

MSA OCT STATS

Image Credit: Office of Economic Vitality

📈 Key Highlights from the Tallahassee MSA October Employment Data. | OEV

  • Employment: Preliminary October employment was 197,841, a slight decrease (-0.1%) from September and down -0.8% year-over-year.

  • Unemployment Rate: Tallahassee MSA unemployment rose to 3.7%, slightly higher than Florida’s 3.5% but lower than the U.S. rate of 3.9%.

  • Labor Force: October labor force totaled 205,528, up slightly (0.1%) from September but down -0.6% from October 2023.

  • Earnings: Private-sector average weekly earnings dropped -0.7% year-over-year, with inflation-adjusted real earnings down -3.2%.

TLH EVENTS

HOLIDAY STROLL

Image Credit: City of Tallahassee

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