The Sunshine State’s unemployment rate ticked up ever so slightly in February.
According to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida’s unemployment rate rose from 3.4 to 3.5 percent.
The minor bump up is still 0.3 less than the February U.S. unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.
Here’s a county-by-county breakdown:
Gulf County: 6.2%
Citrus County: 5.3%
Hardee County: 5.1%
Sumter County: 5.1%
Bay County: 5.0%
Hendry County: 5.0%
Highlands County: 4.8%
Hamilton County: 4.7%
Calhoun County: 4.6%
Hernando County: 4.6%
Putnam County: 4.6%
Franklin County: 4.4%
Gadsden County: 4.4%
Marion County: 4.2%
St. Lucie County: 4.2%
Jackson County: 4.1%
Madison County: 4.1%
Dixie County: 4.0%
Flagler County: 4.0%
Levy County: 4.0%
Liberty County: 4.0%
Charlotte County: 3.9%
Glades County: 3.9%
Holmes County: 3.9%
Indian River County: 3.9%
Polk County: 3.9%
Washington County: 3.9%
DeSoto County: 3.8%
Pasco County: 3.8%
Gilchrist County: 3.7%
Jefferson County: 3.7%
Okeechobee County: 3.7%
Suwannee County: 3.7%
Taylor County: 3.7%
Volusia County: 3.7%
Brevard County: 3.5%
Columbia County: 3.5%
Duval County: 3.5%
Escambia County: 3.5%
Lake County: 3.5%
Osceola County: 3.5%
Martin County: 3.4%
Palm Beach County: 3.4%
Sarasota County: 3.4%
Baker County: 3.3%
Broward County: 3.3%
Clay County: 3.3%
Hillsborough County: 3.3%
Lee County: 3.3%
Manatee County: 3.3%
Pinellas County: 3.3%
Alachua County: 3.2%
Bradford County: 3.2%
Leon County: 3.2%
Miami-Dade County: 3.2%
Nassau County: 3.2%
Santa Rosa County: 3.2%
Union County: 3.2%
Collier County: 3.1%
Lafayette County: 3.1%
Orange County: 3.1%
Seminole County: 3.1%
Walton County: 3.1%
Okaloosa County: 3.0%
Wakulla County: 3.0%
St. Johns County: 2.9%
Monroe County: 2.4%
The next set of Florida unemployment numbers will release April 19th, 2019.
Chris began his writing as a hobby while attending Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. Today he and his wife live in the Orlando area with their three children and dog.
