Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.0 percent in October, 2014 is at the lowest level in approximately six years when the June, 2008 rate was also 6.0 percent. The latest numbers are down from 6.7 percent in October, 2013 and 6.1 percent in September of this year. Santa Rosa County unemployment rate of 5.2 percent ranks 52 out of 67 Florida counties, with only 15 counties in the state having a lower unemployment rate, (not seasonally adjusted), for October 2014. Santa Rosa County’s rate continues to be lower than both the national and state unemployment rates.
October 2014 Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
• Santa Rosa – 5.2 percent
• Escambia – 5.8 percent
• Okaloosa – 4.5 percent
• Bay – 5.8 percent
• Florida – 5.8 percent
• United Sates – 5.5 percent
Florida’s unemployment rate information is compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics. To view the full report, visit www.floridajobs.org/labor-market-information/labor-market-information-press-releases/monthly-press-releases.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Florida’s Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008