Immigration is one of the leading contributors to population growth.

Our population continues to grow, so we have had to add positions to handle that growth,

Our population growth is still showing 2 percent, so our demand is going to be better than most places. There are no labor problems, such as mills closing, so our economic base is stable.

I think we have all known that we were having growth in the Hispanic population. We have known it through the school population. I didn't realize it was that high.

I think it's going to be longer than that. In Florida, we're going to see some slowing of population growth, so that will magnify the impact.

There's been a tremendous decline of the Jewish population in the central part of the county, with tremendous growth in the south and some growth in the north.