Charlotte County Economic Indicator Reports

The Charlotte County Economic Indicator Report is complied on a quarterly basis by the Charlotte County Economic Development Office. This report will provide information on the county's unemployment rates, nonagricultural employment statistics, tourist development taxes, building permit activity, home sales, Cost of Living Index (COLI) and taxable sales activity.

The data in this summary report can be found in other locations throughout this web site in its singular form as well as in the Southwest Florida Economic Indicator Reports as part of the regional area summary.

Southwest Florida Economic Indicator Reports

The Southwest Florida Economic Indicator Report is complied on a monthly basis by Florida Gulf Coast University's Regional Economic Research Institute at Lutgert College of Business. The Regional Economic Research Institute (RERI) was developed to perform economic research, analysis, and forecasting for both the region and the individual economic development organizations in this area. The structure of the RERI includes partnerships with the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and the area economic development organizations. The Charlotte County Economic Development Office is proud to be among RERI's partners.

The director of RERI is Dr. Gary Jackson, Assistant Professor of Economics in the Lutgert College of Business. For more information about the RERI or other data and reports they offer, please visit http://www.fgcu.edu/cob/reri/