Unemployment Rate Falls Across Area

January 24, 2015

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

Escambia County’s unemployment rate decreased from 5.8 percent in November to 5.4 percent in December.  There were 7,428 people reported unemployed  during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 6.2 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased,  from 5.1  to 7.8 percent from November to December. Santa Rosa County had a total of  3,508 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 5.3 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased  from 7.0 percent in November to 6.7 percent in December. That represented 925 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 7.1 percent.

Florida’s jobless rate hit 5.6 percent in December, down from 5.8 percent a month earlier. In a prepared statement, Gov. Rick Scott highlighted the growth of 11,500 private-sector jobs in December and reiterated that as he enters his second term he “will stay laser-focused on our goal of making Florida the global destination for business and job creation.”When Scott first took office four years ago, unemployment in Florida stood at 11.1 percent. The current mark keeps Florida even with the national unemployment figure of 5.6 percent.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 5.7percent in December, was down from November’s rate of 6.0 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 6.1 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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One Response to “Unemployment Rate Falls Across Area”

  1. Bob C. on January 24th, 2015 10:05 am

    Is there any sort of “tracking” to find where the 0.4 % of those who are no longer on the Unemployment report went?
    I seem to recall they (all of us in reality) are tracked using employer / IRS tax payroll records and SSN of the workers which is reported to the state on some frequency.
    Would not of course include people who have moved.
    Just curious where any “hires” found work.

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