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Unemployment Rate Drops In North Escambia; Inches Up In Alabama
March 28, 2016
The latest job numbers released show the employment rate falling by over half a percent in Florida, while inching upwards in Alabama.
Escambia County’s seasonably adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5.5 percent in January to 4.9 percent in February. There were 6,672 people reported unemployed during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 6.0 percent.
Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 4.8 percent to 4.4 percent from January to February. Santa Rosa County had a total of 3,140 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 4.9 percent.
In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased slightly from 7.4 percent in January to 7.3 percent in February. That represented 1,068 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 7.2 percent.
Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in February, down from a revised January rate of 5.1 percent. The new mark is the lowest for the state in eight years. The February jobless rate represents 484,000 Floridians being out of work from a labor force of 9.76 million, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity. In a release, the agency noted that Florida’s job growth, 3 percent over the past year, has exceeded the national rate of 1.9 percent. The state’s unemployment mark, which a year ago was at 5.6 percent, now matches the national figure of 4.9 percent, which hasn’t changed in the past two months.
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.2 percent in February, was unchanged from January’s rateand was above the year-ago rate of 6.0 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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