State, S. Fla. unemployment rates jump
BY NIALA BOODHOO
nboodhoo@MiamiHerald.com
State and some local unemployment rates increased sharply to their highest level in two years, according to government employment data released Friday.
Florida's July unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, adding that it considered the increase significant. Last year, state unemployment was 3.3 percent. It was 3.5 percent last month.
The state unemployment rate of 3.9 percent, not seen since June 2005, is still below the national jobless rate of 4.6 percent.
At the same time, the number of jobs the state is adding continues to slow. In total, Florida added 127,100 nonfarm jobs compared to 2006.
The number of people without jobs in Miami-Dade and Broward counties also went up.
Miami-Dade's unemployment rate of 3.6 percent was also a jump from 3.3 percent the month before and has not been seen since last December.
Broward County's jobless rate of 3.8 percent was, like the state, a two-year high. However, unlike in Miami-Dade and the state, the government does not provide seasonally adjusted figures for Broward County.
nboodhoo@MiamiHerald.com
State and some local unemployment rates increased sharply to their highest level in two years, according to government employment data released Friday.
Florida's July unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, adding that it considered the increase significant. Last year, state unemployment was 3.3 percent. It was 3.5 percent last month.
The state unemployment rate of 3.9 percent, not seen since June 2005, is still below the national jobless rate of 4.6 percent.
At the same time, the number of jobs the state is adding continues to slow. In total, Florida added 127,100 nonfarm jobs compared to 2006.
The number of people without jobs in Miami-Dade and Broward counties also went up.
Miami-Dade's unemployment rate of 3.6 percent was also a jump from 3.3 percent the month before and has not been seen since last December.
Broward County's jobless rate of 3.8 percent was, like the state, a two-year high. However, unlike in Miami-Dade and the state, the government does not provide seasonally adjusted figures for Broward County.
Labels: employment, Florida
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home