florida unemployment drops to 5.1%

The unemployment rate in Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Sumter counties was 5.1 percent in June, 1 percentage point lower than the year-ago rate of 6.1 percent and 0.4 percentage points lower than the state rate of 5.5 percent, according to CareerSource Central Florida.
That means out of a labor force of 1,246,328, there were 63,970 unemployed people in the region.
Other data from the report:

The unemployment rate county by county was: 5.4 percent in Lake County, 5 percent in Orange County, 5.8 percent in Osceola County, 4.8 percent in Seminole County and 7 percent in Sumter.
Non-agricultural employment in the Orlando ‐ Kissimmee ‐ Sanford metro area — Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties — was 1,148,300 in June, an increase of 4.3 percent from a year ago. The metro area’s over the year growth rate was 0.8 percentage point higher than the state growth rate of 3.5 percent.
The metro area gained 47,200 jobs over the year, with most major industries gaining jobs. Leisure and hospitality (+13,000 jobs) gained the most, followed by trade, transportation and utilities (+12,400 jobs); professional and business services (+8,200 jobs); mining, logging and construction (+4,100 jobs); financial activities (+3,800 jobs); education and health services (+3,700 jobs); government (+1,400 jobs); and manufacturing (+900 jobs).
In June, the Orlando ‐ Kissimmee Sanford metro area led all metros in Florida in over ‐ the ‐ year gains in total non-agricultural jobs. The metro area also led the state in over ‐ the ‐ year gains in leisure and hospitality; trade, transportation and utilities; professional and business services; financial activities; and government.
Non-agricultural employment in the Orlando ‐ Kissimmee ‐ Sanford metro area was 1,148,300 in June 2015, an increase of 4.3 percent from a year ago. The metro area’s over-the-year growth rate was 0.8 percentage point higher than the state growth rate of 3.5 percent.

• This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by  Nigel Kibel.
• This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by  Nigel Kibel.