Local Jobless Mark Improves

September 19, 2015

The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level holding steady to slightly increasing in the three county North Escambia area.

Escambia County’s unemployment rate fell from 5.7 percent in July to 5.4 percent in August.  There were 7,642 people reported unemployed  during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 6.6 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 5.1 to 4.8 percent from July to August. Santa Rosa County had a total of  3,612 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 5.7 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased from 8.1 percent in July to 7.7  percent in August. That represented 1,110  people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 8.6  percent.

Florida’s unemployment rate for August stood at 5.3 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from a revised number for July. The latest monthly numbers show an estimated 507,000 unemployed Floridians in August, about 10,000 fewer than in July, out of a workforce of 9.5 million, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity. The state’s unemployment rate continues to hover just above the national mark, which went from 5.3 percent in July to 5.1 percent for August. Florida’s monthly jobs numbers were driven by improvements in fields such as education, health and hospitality. Some of the monthly gains were offset by drops in construction, retail and local-government jobs.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.2 percent in August, was unchanged from July’s rate of 6.2 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 6.5 percent.

The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News