Unemployment falls in April in Franklin County area

Franklin County saw another drop in unemployment in April.

Local unemployment fell from 5.3 percent to 5 percent; only 4 counties had lower unemployment rates than ours.

272 people were looking for work in Franklin County in April, down from 285 people in March.

Gulf County also saw its unemployment fall from 7.1 to 6.5 percent.

381 people were looking for work in Gulf County last month, down from 408 in March.

In Wakulla County the unemployment rate fell from 5.7 to 5.5 percent.

In Liberty County unemployment fell from 5.8 to 5.6 percent.

The Statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.2 percent.

You can see the full statewide unemployment report for yourself – it’s posted at oysterradio.com

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