Oyster Radio: Local unemployment fell again in February

Franklin County unemployment dropped again in February.

Local unemployment fell from 7.9 to 7.3 percent with 393 people looking for work.

That’s down from 426 people looking for work in January.

February’s unemployment was much better than a year earlier when it was listed at 8.3 percent.

Gulf County’s unemployment dropped substantially from 10.1 to 9.3 percent.

559 people were looking for work in Gulf County in February.

In Wakulla County the unemployment rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.9 percent, in Liberty County unemployment fell from 7.9 percent to 7.5 percent.

The Statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.4 percent – down from 10.8 percent in February, 2011.

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