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Drop In Local Unemployment Rate
April 20, 2013
The latest jobs numbers released Monday show the unemployment rate fell dramatically in the North Escambia area, as did the state jobless rate in Florida.
Escambia County’s unemployment rate fell from 7.4 percent in February to 6.9 percent for March. There were 693 fewer people reported unemployed during the period, for a total Escambia County unemployment of 9,643 people. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 8.3 percent.
Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 6.7 percent in February to 6.1 percent in March. Santa Rosa County had a total of 4,517 persons reported to be still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 8.4 percent.
In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment dropped from 9.7 percent in February to 8.4 percent in March. That represented 1,220 people unemployed in the county during the month. The year-ago rate was 8.4 percent.
The jobless numbers released by Florida and Alabama do not include persons that have given up on finding a job and are no longer reported as unemployed.
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.5 percent in March, the lowest it has been since fall of 2008, as the state and national recovery from the recession continued – and Gov. Rick Scott said his efforts to get the state on track are proving effective.
“It’s working,” Scott said, using a new catchphrase that will be his campaign re-election theme as long as the lowering unemployment rate continues to give him the ammunition to do so.
The unemployment picture is dramatically different from just over two years ago when, right after Scott was elected the jobless rate in the state spiked to 12 percent late in 2010.
The March rate was down from a revised 7.8 percent in February and down from 8.9 percent a year ago, the Department of Economic Opportunity said.
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 7.2 percent in March, was equal to February and unchanged from the year-ago rate.
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Thanks to Poarch Creek Indians for helping the unemployment rate drop in Escambia County, AL and surrounding areas. Without the PC Indians, I would hate to see how impoverished Atmore would become. I am hoping and praying for MUCH success to our friends at Poarch! Love you guys!