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Unemployment Outlook Improves Slightly In Local Area
September 20, 2014
The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level decreasing in the North Escambia area.
Escambia County’s unemployment dropped slightly from 6.8 percent in July to 6.6 percent in August. There were 9,390 people reported unemployed during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 7.2 percent.
Santa Rosa County unemployment also decreased, from 6.3 to 6.2 percent from July to August. Santa Rosa County had a total of 4,704 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 6.6 percent.
In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased from 9.4 percent in July to 8.8 percent in August. That represented 1,232 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 8.5 percent
Florida’s unemployment rate, which a year ago was at 7.1 percent and just below the national mark of 7.2 percent, has been mostly flat this year, wavering between 6.2 percent and 6.3 percent. Across Florida, the lowest unemployment rates continued to come from the Florida Keys and parts of the Panhandle.
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.9 percent in August, was down from July’s rate of 7.0 percent nd was above the year-ago rate of 6.5 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.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.
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2 Responses to “Unemployment Outlook Improves Slightly In Local Area”
REGARDING:
“I am still unemployed. Been trying for over 3 months now. Please excuse me if I find your numbers to be slightly off.”
Well you know where there’s an opportunity as a Correctional Officer.
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Regardless, whether one person is employed or not has NOTHING to do with the unemployment rate other than to establish that it is above zero.
David for full employment
with work well done
I am still unemployed. Been trying for over 3 months now. Please excuse me if I find your numbers to be slightly off.