Franklin County unemployment ticked up slightly in July.

Franklin County unemployment ticked up slightly in July.

Franklin County's unemployment rate was 3.5 percent last month, that's up from 3.4 percent in June.

Even so, Franklin County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Florida.

Only 6 of Florida's 67 counties had lower unemployment rates than Franklin County's last month.

169 people were looking for work in Franklin County in July, up from 165 people the month before while the workforce decreased by 23 people.

Gulf County's unemployment remained unchanged at 3.9 percent in July – there were 252 people looking for work in Gulf County last month.

Wakulla County's unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4 percent; Liberty County unemployment fell to 3.9 percent.

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