Oyster Radio: Local unemployment rate falls in February

Franklin County saw a big drop in unemployment in February after three months of rising unemployment numbers.

Local unemployment fell from 6.9 percent to 6.1 percent; only 6 counties had lower unemployment rates than ours.

321 people were looking for work in Franklin County in February, down from 358 people in January.

Gulf County saw its unemployment fall from 8.4 to 7.8 percent.

441 people were looking for work in Gulf County in February, down from 479 in January.

In Wakulla County the unemployment rate fell from 6.32 to 6 percent.

Wakulla County had the 6^th lowest unemployment rate in the state in February.

In Liberty County unemployment fell from 6.9 to 6.3 percent.

The Statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent – the lowest its been since October of 2008.

You can see the full statewide unemployment report for yourself – it’s posted on the news page at http://oysterradio.blogspot.com/2013/03/florida-unemployment-statistics-for_29.html.

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