Unemployment Rate Declining In Escambia, Santa Rosa

January 23, 2016

The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level decreasing in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, but on the rise in Escambia County in Alabama

Escambia County’s unemployment rate fell slightly from 5.0 percent in  November to 4.9 percent in December.  There were 6,713 people reported unemployed  during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 5.6 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 4.4 to 4.3 percent from November to December. Santa Rosa County had a total of  3,130 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 4.6 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment increased from 6.6 percent in November to 6.9 percent in December. That represented 985 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 6.8 percent.

Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 5 percent as 2015 came to a close. The December number is down from a revised 5.1 percent in November, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The state had initially listed the November mark at 5 percent, which is where the national figure has been for two consecutive months.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.2 percent in December, was up from November’s rate of 6.0 percent and was also up from 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.

Comments

2 Responses to “Unemployment Rate Declining In Escambia, Santa Rosa”

  1. Rodney on January 24th, 2016 2:48 pm

    @ Bob C. Those are excellent questions that no one who provides these statistics will answer. Another point is, there may be some who no longer qualify for unemployment compensation, due to their benefits expiring but have not found employment.

  2. Bob C. on January 24th, 2016 8:26 am

    Interesting, yet wondering how many of those no longer “unemployed” actually have found jobs in Escambia County, Florida?
    Does the state track Joe Doe from the unemployment rolls to a job position?
    Or, if Joe Doe stops showing up on their records does the state just drop him and say that he’s no longer seeking unemployment assistance?

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