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Business Barometer
April 2008
| RETAIL SALES |
February 2007 |
February 2006 |
| Garden City Retail Sales |
$46,570,687 |
$44,450,590 |
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| Garden City YTD Totals |
Jan. - Feb. 2008 |
Jan. - Feb. 2007 |
Up $7,882,904 Up 9.90% |
$87,496,211 |
$79,613,307 |
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| EMPLOYMENT |
January 2007 |
January 2006 |
| Civilian Labor Force |
17,446 |
17,947 |
| Employment |
16,842 |
17,294 |
| Unemployment |
604 |
653 |
| Rate |
3.5% |
3.6% |
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Airport Passenger Activity |
February 2007 |
February 2006 |
| Enplanement |
750 |
774 |
| SCHOOL NEWS |
February 2008 USD #457 |
2007 USD #457 |
February 2008 USD #363 |
2007 USD #363 |
| Elementary |
3,387 |
3,364 |
410 |
448 |
| Intermediate |
978 |
1,005 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Middle School |
1,024 |
1,016 |
195 |
213 |
| Senior High |
1,714 |
1,856 |
249 |
258 |
| Total Enrollment |
7,103 |
7,241 |
854 |
919 |
| GARDEN CITY - HOLCOMB BUILDING PERMITS |
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February |
YTD 2008 |
YTD 2007 |
| Residential Buildings |
| Number Issued |
2 |
5 |
2 |
| Value |
$425,00 |
$1,333,800 |
$207,880 |
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| Public Dwellings Units |
| Number Issued |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Value |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Non-Residential Structures |
| Number Issued |
6 |
8 |
0 |
| Value |
$2,665,224 |
$10,593,606 |
$0 |
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| Additions, Alternations and Conversions |
| Number Issued |
52 |
91 |
42 |
| Value |
$750,676 |
$1,431,426 |
$905,604 |
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Last Updated: 01-April-08
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