{"id":60427,"date":"2014-07-24T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=60427"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:40:23","slug":"ucf-economist-florida-got-groove-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-economist-florida-got-groove-back\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Economist: How Florida Got Its Groove Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
If Florida\u2019s economic recovery was a romantic comedy, it could be called \u201cHow Florida Got Her Groove Back,\u201d according to 海角直播 economist Sean Snaith.<\/p>\n
In his 2nd Quarter Florida Economic Forecast, Snaith notes that after enduring a recession that was longer and deeper than the national economy\u2019s, Florida has surpassed the national pace of job creation and overall economic growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a nation that reveres the underdog and adores a good comeback story. Florida\u2019s economic turnaround fits right into that ethos,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The housing-market crash and surge in unemployment left Florida in financial ruin as the national economy took a dive. But by 2013, Florida\u2019s economy regained its glow.<\/p>\n
Baby Boomers who delayed their retirement plans due to the housing and financial crises are retiring again, and Florida\u2019s housing market is enjoying years of double-digit price appreciation.<\/p>\n
Even the weather contributed to Florida\u2019s economic boost.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bitter cold of polar vertices that descended upon the northern U.S. this winter helped provide an unanticipated boost in tourism,\u201d said Snaith. \u201cThe lure of sunshine and warm temperatures bolstered visitation in the first quarter of 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n
Snaith\u2019s forecast this quarter offers long run predictions through 2044 for Florida and its 12 metropolitan regions. Those areas are Daytona Beach-Deltona-Ormond Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Naples-Marco Island, Ocala, Orlando-Kissimmee, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Tallahassee and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.<\/p>\n
Highlights include:<\/p>\n
Snaith is a national expert in economics, forecasting, market sizing and economic analysis who authors quarterly reports about the state of the economy. Bloomberg News has named Snaith as one of the country\u2019s most accurate forecasters for his predictions about the Federal Reserve\u2019s benchmark interest rate, the Federal Funds rate.<\/p>\n
Snaith also is a member of several national forecasting panels, including The Wall Street Journal Economic Forecasting Survey, CNNMoney.com\u2019s survey of leading economists, the Associated Press Economy Survey, the National Association of Business Economics Quarterly Outlook Survey Panel, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia\u2019s Survey of Professional Forecasters, the Livingston Survey, Bloomberg U.S. Economic Indicator Survey, Reuters U.S. Economy Survey, and USA Today Economic Survey Panel.<\/p>\n