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Escambia Unemployment Rate Dips. But It’s Still Over Twice The Year Ago Level.
July 18, 2020
The unemployment rate locally in Escambia County and statewide dipped in June but, were still more than double last year due to the coronavirus economic shutdown, according to the latest data released Friday.
The unemployment rate in Escambia County was 7.9% in June, down from 10.9% in May. That represents 10,917 people out of work out of a county workforce of 137,655. One year ago, Escambia County’s unemployment rate was just 3.5%, or 5,056 people.
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 10.4% in June 2020, down 3.3 percentage points from the revised May 2020 rate, and up 7.2 percentage points from a year ago. There were 1,021,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 9,770,000.
The U.S. unemployment rate was 11.1 percent in June.
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6 Responses to “Escambia Unemployment Rate Dips. But It’s Still Over Twice The Year Ago Level.”
It is time to get the economy moving again. I had 60 Part-time personnel working for me prior to COVID and now only 15…part of the reason is COVID, but most of it is because many of them are suckling the unemployment cow for $700 plus per week and dont want to return until after the money runs out. (As I guess a couple of the earlier respondents are). If you are scared to work, fine, quit taking the money and stay home. But if you need to work, you better get to looking, at the end of the month when the government train quits running, everyone will be out searching. PS… those of you making excuses and not working as you get all this unemployment, dont be talking about people on welfare, because you are on it now, it is just rebranded.
i found a job! woohoo!
starting to feel like a normal human being again! too bad it’s not in Escambia County, but it’s not too far.
Yes wages in Florida and many other states are decades behind the states with good wages. This is certainly not the time to be opening schools and the full work force if they ever expect the hospitals to stop overflowing. I wish leadership was on the peoples side instead they are full of corporate greed instead of our lives.
Back to work is good……. Safely back to work is great…… We have the knowledge and the tools to fight this virus with our work clothes on…… Work smart and work safe
It’s absolutely moronic to push people back into employment out of desperation.
The minimum wage and wages in Florida are severely deficient.
Let’s focus on mitigating the pandemic and raise wages.
Florida wages are stuck in the 70s.
Fight for $15.00
It is good to see the numbers dropping. I expect to see a decrease in July as well and if the Federal Unemployment $600 payments are not renewed (highly unlikely) or are significantly reduced (possible) starting August 1, that will push additional people into the workforce who are currently sitting on the sidelines.