This supported 58% of Florida's jobs (6.1 million), 53% of employee ... ($38 billion). The greatest number of jobs suppo
Florida The Longevity Economy is the sum of all economic activity in Florida that is supported by the consumer spending of households headed by someone age 50 or older—both in Florida, as well as spending on exports from Florida to other states. This includes the direct, indirect (supply chain), and induced economic effects of this spending. (The induced impact involves the ripple effects from the spending of those employed either directly or indirectly.) People over 50 contribute to the economy in a positive, outsize proportion to their share of the population. Despite being 39% of Florida’s population in 2013 (expected to grow to 41% by 2040), the total economic contribution of the Longevity Economy accounted for 54% of Florida’s GDP ($429 billion). This supported 58% of Florida’s jobs (6.1 million), 53% of employee compensation ($236 billion), and 67% of state taxes ($38 billion). The greatest number of jobs supported by the
% of population over 50
Longevity Economy were in health care (1,099,000), retail trade (1,074,000), and accommodation & food services (617,000). This $429 billion impact of the Longevity Economy was driven by $364 billion in consumer spending by over-50 households in Florida, or 58% of total comparable consumer spending. The categories where Longevity Economy spending accounted for the largest share of total consumer spending were health care (71%), other nondurables (63%), and financial services (62%). People over 50 also make a significant contribution to Florida’s workforce, with 62% of people 50-64 employed, compared to 73% of people 25-49. Overall, people over 50 represent 34% of Florida’s workforce. Among employed people, 15% of those 50-64 are self-employed entrepreneurs, compared with 11% of those 25-49. Additionally, 42% of those 50-64 work in professional occupations, compared to 41% 25-49.
Population by age Millions 30 25
22.8% 23.0%
20 18.7% 15 25-35%
10
35-45% 45-55%
20.0%
19.5% 17.4% 20.5% 31.2%
31.6%
31.1%
29.7%
28.8%
28.4%
2013
2020
2030
5
55-65% 65-75%
17.7%
31.0%
28.5%
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0–24
25–49
Sources Total population by age is from the Census 2013 population estimates. Population forecasts are from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. County-level age distribution, labor force status, and occupation are from the 2012 American Community Survey. Consumer spending by age group is calculated for 2013 by Oxford Economics based on data from BEA Personal Consumption Expenditures, the BEA experimental state-level PCE series, and the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey. The economic contribution of the Longevity Economy for 2013 is calculated by Oxford Economics using IMPLAN software. Benchmark statewide totals are from IMPLAN and relevant BEA NIPA tables.
50–64
2040 65+
Florida Economic contribution of the Longevity Economy
Jobs impact by sector
Retail trade
GDP
$428.7 billion 54%
Jobs
6,070,000 58%
Employee compensation $235.6 billion 53% State & local tax
Health care
$37.8 billion 67%
1,099,000
1,606,000
Accommodation & food services Other services
1,074,000
308,000
Administrative services Finance & insurance
444,000 444,000
Professional services
617,000 478,000
Other
Consumer spending
Other services1
Billions
Financial services
$400
Restaurants & hotels
$350
Health care
$300
Utilities
1. Other services include transportation, education, recreation, communication, professional, personal care, social/religious, and household maintenance services.
Other nondurable goods2
$250
Gasoline & other fuels
$200
Clothing
$150
Groceries
$100
Other durable goods
3
$50
Durable household goods
$0
Longevity Economy
100%
Occupation by age Not in labor force
Production, transportation
100%
90%
Unemployed
90%
80%
Private employee
80%
70%
Government employee
70%
60%
3. Other durables include recreational vehicles, audio/video equipment, computers, jewelry, eyeglasses, and books.
Motor vehicles and parts
Under 50
Labor force status by age
2. Other nondurables include pharmaceuticals, games, pet supplies, household supplies, personal care products, tobacco, and magazines.
Construction, agriculture Administrative support Sales
60% 50%
Food, cleaning, personal services
40%
40%
Health
30%
30%
20%
20%
Legal, protective, military
10%
10%
Science, engineering
Self-employed
50%
0%
0–24
25–49 50–64
65+
0%
Education, arts
0–24
25–49
50–64
65+
Management, business
