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Latest Jobs Numbers Show Unemployment Decrease
December 19, 2015
The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level decreasing in the three county North Escambia area.
Escambia County’s unemployment rate fell slightly from 5.1 percent in October to 4.9 percent in November. There were 6,867 people reported unemployed during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 5.9 percent.
Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 4.4 to 4.34 percent from October to November. Santa Rosa County had a total of 3,186 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 4.9 percent.
In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased from 6.5 percent in October to 6.4 percent in November. That represented 943 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 7.1 percent.
Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in November from a revised 5.2 percent in October, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The November mark puts Florida even with the national unemployment rate for the first time since January. The state had been above the national rate since that time. Florida’s October’s figure was initially projected at 5.1 percent. In a news release, Gov. Rick Scott focused on the creation of 35,600 private-sector jobs across the state during November, nearly reaching the 36,600 private-sector jobs reportedly created in October, which was a 10-year high.
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.0 percent in November, was up from October’s rate of 5.9 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 6.1 percent.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.
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Small businesses employ a lot of people here in Escambia County. During the holidays support your small businesses!