As of 2015 data, Citrus County has approximately 17,400 businesses - 6,475 of those businesses employ a total 42,774 workers.
Over the next 10 years, employment in Citrus County is projected to expand by 2,434 jobs. The fastest growing sector in the region is expected to be Health Care and Social Assistance with a +2.1% year-over-year rate of growth. The strongest forecast by number of jobs over this period is expected for Health Care and Social Assistance (+1,717 jobs), Construction (+528), and Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (+254).