Latest Jobs Numbers Show Fewer Unemployed Locally

The latest job numbers released Friday showed a decrease in unemployment? in the three-county North Escambia area.

Escambia County?s unemployment rate fell from 9.1 percent in July to 8.6 percent in August .? There were 853 fewer reported unemployed? during the period, for a total Escambia County unemployment of 12,004 people. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 10.2 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment dropped from 8.8 percent in June to 8.1 percent in July. Santa Rosa County had a total of 5,871 persons? reported to be still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 9.8 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment edged downward from 10.i percent in July to 10.6 percent in August.. That represented 1,563? people unemployed in the county during the month. The year-ago rate was 11.0 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.

Florida?s August jobless rate remained unchanged from July, standing at 8.8 percent as the economy?s jerky recovery continues, the Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday.

?The month of August showed that 28,000 more Floridians found employment in the private sector and are able to provide for their families,? Gov. Rick Scott said in a prepared statement. ?This increase in new jobs is proving that the decisions we?re making here in Florida are pointing our state in the right direction.?

Alabama?s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 8.5 percent in August, was up from July?s rate of 8.3 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 9.1 percent.

Nationally, the unemployment rate in August fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July, a drop attributed to more people giving up job searches instead of finding jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The figure was 1.2 percentage points below an adjusted 9.3 percent rate in August 2011.

Written by William ? Filed Under FRONT TOP?

Source: http://www.northescambia.com/2012/09/latest-jobs-numbers-show-fewer-unemployed-locally

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