Unemployment Rate Steady In Escambia County, Falls In Santa Rosa

December 20, 2014

The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level decreasing or holding steady in the  North Escambia area.

Escambia County’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 percent from October to November.  There were 8,030 people reported unemployed  during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 6.6 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased,  from 5.3  to 5.1 percent from October to November. Santa Rosa County had a total of  3,797 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 5.7 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased  from 7.3 percent in October to 6.8 percent in November. That represented 936  people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 7.2 percent.

Florida’s jobless mark was 5.8 percent in November, down 0.2 percentage point from the October rate of 6.0 percent and down 0.7 percentage point from 6.5 percent one year ago.  The state’s November rate was the lowest since May 2008 when it was 5.7 percent. Florida unemployment rate has been less than or equal to the national rate for 15 of the last 19 months.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.0 percent in November, was down from October’s rate of 6.3 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 6.2 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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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News