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Area Unemployment Rate Falls
March 28, 2015
The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level decreasing in the North Escambia area.
Escambia County’s unemployment rate decreased from 6.1 percent in January to 5.9 percent in December. There were 8,125 people reported unemployed during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 6.8 percent.
Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased, from 5.1 to 4.8 percent from January to February. Santa Rosa County had a total of 3,530 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 5.3 percent.
In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased from 7.6 percent in January to 7.0 percent in February. That represented 974 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 9.4 percent.
Florida’s unemployment rate dipped slightly from January to February, with Gov. Rick Scott continuing his focus on private-sector job creation. The state’s jobless rate for February stood at 5.6 percent, down from 5.7 percent a month earlier, the state Department of Economic Opportunity announced Friday. Out of a workforce of 9.7 million, the monthly mark represented an estimated 548,000 jobless Floridians, a decrease of 6,000 from January, according to the state agency. The largest month-to-month gains were found in the fields of education, health care, food and drink services, administrative and support services, and state and local government. Increases were also recorded in construction, real estate, and transportation.
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 5.8 percent in February, was down from January’s rate of 6.0 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 7.2 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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