http://www.northescambia.com/2021/06/escambia-county-unemployment-rate-decreases Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2021/06/escambia-county-unemployment-rate-decreases/comment-page-1#comment-456472 WIlliams Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:42:55 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=445753#comment-456472 A 4.7% unemployment rate is considered VERY low by historical standards. AND just about every store I go to is currently hiring. Between a shortage of workers and a structural mismatch issues with skills/openings, there's no way all of these low end retail/service jobs in town are going to be filled anytime soon. To those who argue it's because of unemployment benefits, the numbers don't support that. A 4.7% unemployment rate is considered VERY low by historical standards. AND just about every store I go to is currently hiring. Between a shortage of workers and a structural mismatch issues with skills/openings, there’s no way all of these low end retail/service jobs in town are going to be filled anytime soon. To those who argue it’s because of unemployment benefits, the numbers don’t support that.

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