Unemployment Rate Drops In North Escambia

June 19, 2016

The latest job numbers released show the employment rate falling in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, while inching upwards in Alabama.

Escambia County’s seasonably adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.7 percent in April to 4.4 percent in May.  There were 6,188 people reported unemployed  during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 5.7 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 4.2 percent to 4.0 percent from April to May. Santa Rosa County had a total of  2,905 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 4.8 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment increased slightly from 6.0 percent in April to 6.3 percent in May. That represented 928 people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 7.0 percent.

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped from 4.8 percent in April to 4.7 percent in May, with the new rate representing an estimated 457,000 people being out of work, according to state Department of Economic Opportunity figures released Friday. The numbers reflect a projected 16,000 fewer people qualified as unemployed from April to May, while the workforce of 9.8 million has shrunk by 30,000 in the same time. The state unemployment mark now matches the federal rate, which dropped from 5 percent to 4.7 percent between April and May.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 6.1 percent in May, was unchanged from April’s rate of 6.1 and was also unmoved 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.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News