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Latest Local Unemployment Numbers A Bit Of Good News
April 16, 2011
The latest job numbers released Friday showed a decline in the number of unemployed in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Escambia County’s unemployment dropped almost a half percentage point — from 10.7 percent in February to 10.3 percent in March. That represented 514 people no longer seeking employment, for a total Escambia County unemployment of 14,347 people. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 10.8 percent.
Santa Rosa County also recorded a half point drop in unemployment— from 9.6 percent in February to 9.1 percent in March. Santa Rosa County gained 314 jobs during the period, with a total of 6,485 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 9.6 percent.
Escambia County, Alabama, had experienced over a full percent drop in unemployment — from 11.4 percent in Feburary to 10.2 percent in March. Escambia, Alabama, gained 159 jobs during them month-long period, with 1,466 still out of work.
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March 2011 is 11.1 percent, the lowest since November 2009 when the rate was also 11.1 percent. This represents 1,030,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,251,000.
The state’s rate is down 0.4 percentage point from the February 2011 rate of 11.5 percent and is 0.2 percentage point lower than the March 2010 rate of 11.3 percent. This is the first over-the-year decline in Florida’s unemployment rate since November 2006.
“The continued decline in the unemployment rate paired with very positive job growth provides a strong signal that Florida’s economy has turned the corner,” said Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo. “While there are still too many Floridians out of work, our economy is clearly heading in the right direction with Governor Scott’s emphasis on job creation and economic development.”
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 9.2 percent in March, was down slightly from February’s rate of 9.3 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 10.0 percent.
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