More workers were on the job in Manatee and Sarasota counties in September than in August a number that is also up from the same time in 2014 as the Florida jobless rate continued its four-year drop. It was the lowest rate since February 2008 and was down 0.2 points from a revised 5.4 percent in August. The unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in El Dorado County, 4.4 percent in Placer County, 5.4 percent in Sacramento County, and 5.3 percent in Yolo County.
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Wilcox (15.1), Lowndes (11.7), Clark (11.7), and Green (10.4) counties had the highest unemployment rates in the state.
For the second straight month, Broward also created the third-most jobs in the state, adding 22,800 jobs year-over-year. The survey of 58,000 California businesses measures jobs in the economy.
The national unemployment rate for September was 5.1 percent, unchanged from 5.1 percent in August and down from 5.9 percent in September 2014. That means 497,000 people in Florida were counted as jobless, out of a labor force of 9,532,000.
The number of unemployed in Ohio has decreased by 51,000 in the last 12 months. The August rate in Charlotte was 6.2 percent.
Jobless rates fell last month in Lee and Collier counties.
That was followed by the government, which added 2,400 jobs, majority in public schools.
At 4.5 percent, it was the lowest rate since April’s 4.3 percent and follows two months of declines after the rate rose to 5.0 percent in June and July. Professional and business services posted the largest gains on a numerical basis, adding 130,200 jobs (up 5.3 percent).
“Jumps in multiple industries offset the seasonal losses we see at this time of year”, Hathaway said.
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“And that’s why we compare year-over-year, rather than month-to-month”, said Panuccio.
