Franklin
County is starting to see its unemployment rate fall to more normal
levels after Hurricane Michael.
Local
unemployment fell to 4.4 percent in February after spending 3 months
near 5 percent after Hurricane Michael.
213
people were looking for work in Franklin County in February, down
from 245 the month before.
The
workforce also increased by 81 people.
Franklin
County had the 14th highest unemployment rate out of Florida's 67
counties, usually we are near the bottom of the list.
Gulf
County which is still reeling from Hurricane Michael, continued to
have the state's highest unemployment at 6.2 percent in February.
But
that is way down from 7.4 percent unemployment in January.
There
were 372 people looking for work in Gulf County in February, down
from 443 people the month before.
Bay
County's unemployment was 5 percent – making it the fifth highest
in the state.
Wakulla
County's unemployment rate was 3 percent in February; Liberty County
unemployment was 4 percent.
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