Escambia, Santa Rosa Unemployment Numbers Improve

May 21, 2011

The latest job numbers released Friday showed  a continued decline in the number of unemployed in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Escambia County’s unemployment dropped out of the double digits for the first time in may months– from 10.3  percent in March  to 9.8 percent in April. That represented  792 people no longer seeking employment over the month period, for a total Escambia County unemployment of 13,611 people. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 10.3 percent.

Santa Rosa County also recorded a half point drop in unemployment— from 9.1 percent in March to 8.6 percent in April. Santa Rosa County gained 415 jobs during the period, with a total of 6,065 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 9.1 percent.

Escambia County, Alabama, had an increase in unemployment — from 10.1 percent in March to 10.5 percent in April. Escambia, Alabama, lost 73 during them month-long period, with 1,534 still out of work.

Florida

The number of jobless Floridians fell below 1 million for first time since October 2009 as the state’s jobless rate in April fell to 10.8 percent, the Agency for Workforce Innovation reported Friday. Marking the seventh straight month of job growth, the April figure was down 0.3 percent from March and more than a full point lower than the 12 percent rate from April 2010.

Total employment increased to 8.2 million, up by 14,900 from March and 39,200 more than April 2010.

“This is the fourth straight month of decline in Florida’s unemployment rate and the lowest rate in more than a year and a half – very encouraging for Florida’s employers and job seekers,” said Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo, in a statement.

Alabama

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 9.3 percent in April, was up slightly from March’s rate of 9.2 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 9.8 percent.

Comments

One Response to “Escambia, Santa Rosa Unemployment Numbers Improve”

  1. huh on May 21st, 2011 12:54 am

    My guess is because they cut back unemployment benefits, so if you can’t claim it, then they can just say that less people are on unemployment

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