unemployment rate

The unemployment rate in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area stood at 2.6 percent.

Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.2 percent in March, as workers shift away from gigs at hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues for higher-paying jobs in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics.

Unemployment continues to slowly improve in Florida as the state gets closer to regaining the number of jobs lost when the COVID-19 pandemic caused business closures and layoffs last year.

In September, Florida's unemployment rate dropped .1%, making it 4.9% versus 5% in August. Florida's ranking as the 29th lowest state for unemployment by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics remains the same.

Florida’s unemployment rate increased to 11.3% in July, with the jobless ranks growing by 122,000 people, as the state continued trying to revitalize the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Florida’s unemployment rate is 7.1 percent. It’s been at that level since May.That’s still below the national average of 7.4 percent and almost five…