Latest Jobs Numbers Show Unemployment Decrease

November 21, 2015

The latest job numbers released Friday show the unemployment level decreasing in the three county North Escambia area.

Escambia County’s unemployment rate fell slightly from 5.2 percent in September to 5.0 percent in October.  There were 7,024 people reported unemployed  during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 5.8 percent.

Santa Rosa County unemployment decreased from 4.6 to 4.4 percent from September to October. Santa Rosa County had a total of  3,241 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 4.9 percent.

In Escambia County, Alabama, unemployment decreased from 6.9 percent in September to 6.5 percent in October. That represented 969  people unemployed in the county during the month. One year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County, Alabama, was 7.3 percent.

Florida’s unemployment rate inched down from 5.2 percent in September to 5.1 percent in October, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. In a news release, Gov. Rick Scott focused on the creation of 36,600 private-sector jobs across the state during the month. Scott called it the “highest month for job growth in 10 years.” The unemployment mark is the lowest for the state since January 2008.

Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 5.9 percent in October, was down from September’s rate of 6.0 percent and was below the year-ago rate of 6.2 percent.

The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

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4 Responses to “Latest Jobs Numbers Show Unemployment Decrease”

  1. David Huie Green on November 24th, 2015 8:51 pm

    REGARDING:
    “Does this include all the part time/seasonal jobs? If so the unemployment rate is much higher because after the holidays these jobs go away.”

    This is fully answered at

    http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#def

    As best I can tell the answer is no, unemployment depends only on the number of those seeking employment divided the total labor force.
    They have seen patterns over the years which lead to expected rates. They know it goes up and down. Total employment may rise or fall with the season but this may draw people into the labor market or drive them away.

    David for discernment

  2. Jane on November 22nd, 2015 3:56 am

    Does this include all the part time/seasonal jobs? If so the unemployment rate is much higher because after the holidays these jobs go away.

  3. David Huie Green on November 21st, 2015 7:28 pm

    REGARDING:
    “Is this including all the unemployed that has fallen off the grid,, Can no longer draw unemployement ?”

    Yes, it includes all who are not employed but would like to be. It doesn’t matter if they have benefits or not in the calculations. It doesn’t include those who are employed but would like to have better employment.

    AND
    “There is no jobs here I do not care what any one says ,, This is the deadest area I have ever saw”

    Are, seen. And yet all around us, there are people who are working.

    David for better vision, better lives

  4. bama on November 21st, 2015 6:47 am

    Is this including all the unemployed that has fallen off the grid,, Can no longer draw unemployement ?, There is no jobs here I do not care what any one says ,, This is the deadest area I have ever saw ,,I wonder how many have packed up and moved to another state to look or get a job

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