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Scott spins mediocre Pensacola labor numbers

   May 26, 2015

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The latest statistics from the Florida Department of Employment Opportunity show that Escambia County added more 22 jobs in April 2015 than the county had in April 2014. Santa Rosa County added 106 jobs for the same period.

Escambia County’s unemployment rate improved dropping from 6.0 percent in April 2014 to 5.3 percent in April 2015. However, the labor force also dropped by 1,058 people – from 139,934 in April 2014 to 138,876 April 2015.

How did Governor Scott spin the report?

He said, “Our work to make Florida the most business-friendly state in the nation is paying off in Pensacola as 4,900 new jobs have been added over the year. Florida has seen positive job creation statewide with more than 865,600 private-sector jobs added across the state since December 2010.”

STATE OF FLORIDA
LOCAL AREA UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS BY COUNTY
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
              APRIL 2015
LABOR EMPLOY- UNEMPLOYMENT
COUNTY FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%)
ESCAMBIA 138876 131538 7338 5.3
SANTA ROSA 73197 69956 3241 4.4
APRIL 2014
LABOR EMPLOY- UNEMPLOYMENT  
COUNTY FORCE MENT LEVEL RATE (%)
ESCAMBIA 139934 131516 8418 6.0
SANTA ROSA 73582 69850 3732 5.1
Released May 22, 2015

 

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