As the nation, state and area’s unemployment rates remain at or near double-digits, the Daily Record will provide information from the state about area jobs. Today, we present the slowest-growing occupations in the Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties, among occupations with at least 100 jobs, according to the Florida Research and Economic Database.
| Occupation title | 2011 employment | 2019 projected employment | 2011-19 annual % change |
| 1. Postal service mail sorters, processors and processing machine operators | 997 | 621 | -5.7% |
| 2. Postal service clerks | 214 | 151 | -4.3% |
| 3. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 145 | 104 | -4.1% |
| 4. Pressers, textile, garment and related materials | 260 | 202 | -3.1% |
| 5. Computer operators | 252 | 196 | -3.1% |
| 6. File clerks | 1,192 | 932 | -3% |
| 7. Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 123 | 98 | -2.8% |
| 8. Postal service mail carriers | 952 | 783 | -2.4% |
| 9. Photographic processing machine operators | 179 | 148 | -2.3% |
| 10. Order clerks | 981 | 834 | -2% |
| 11. Office machine operators, except computer | 304 | 262 | -1.8% |
| 12. Information and record clerks | 1,727 | 1,518 | -1.6% |