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Unemployment Rate Up

The latest job numbers released Friday showed an increase in unemployment  in the three-county North Escambia area — as Florida’s employment rate was down a full two percentage points from one year ago.

Escambia County’s unemployment rate increase from 8.1 percent in April to 8.4 percent in May.  There were 627 more reported unemployed  during the period, for a total Escambia County unemployment of 11,573 people. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 9.7 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment held steady from April to May at 7.6 percent. Santa Rosa County had a total of 5,449 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 8.5 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment jumped from 7.8 percent in April to 9.0 percent. That represented 1,342  people unemployed in the county during the month. The year-ago rate was 10.5 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 unemployment rate in May fell to 8.6 percent, down 0.1 percent from April and 2.0 percent lower than a year ago, the Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday. The U.S. rate remained unchanged from April and remained at 8.2 percent.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 7.4  percent in May, was up from April’s rate of 7.2 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 9.3 percent.