Jacksonville office market reports
Q3 2023
The unemployment rate in Jacksonville experienced a marginal uptick to 3.2% at the end of August 2023, yet was still lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.8%. Professional and business services employment exhibited a year-over-year growth of 4.4%, while the financial activities sector experienced a 3.5% increase during the same period. Prominent trends during the third quarter included a decrease in the average sale asking price, a simultaneous increase in availability coupled with a decline in vacancy rates, and a modest increase in absorption, marking Jacksonville’s highest annual figure in several years.
Asking rent rate
The average asking rate per square foot for office buildings declined to its lowest point since 2020, suggesting that sellers may be adjusting their expectations.
Availability
As tenants continued to rightsize their space requirements in the third quarter, office availability rose to 26.1%, totaling 6.8 million square feet.
Absorption
Despite a decrease in net absorption in the third quarter, the year-to-date net absorption of 269,000 square feet is the highest annual figure since 2017.
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