Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 6.9% for December 2020, 0.8 Percentage Point Higher than the State

Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 6.9% for December 2020, 0.8 Percentage Point Higher than the State

Unemployment Rates

Central Florida’s Lowest Unemployment Rates:

• Seminole County had the lowest unemployment rate (5.2%) in the CSCF region followed by Sumter County (5.9%), Lake County (6.0%), Orange County (7.2%), and Osceola County (8.7%).

Job Growth Trends

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA:

• Nonagricultural employment was 1,223,300, a decrease of 130,000 Jobs (-9.6%) over the year.
• Industries losing jobs over the year were:
  • Leisure and Hospitality (-84,700 Jobs)
  • Education and Health Services (-10,100 Jobs)
  • Government (-9,700 Jobs)
  • Professional Businesses and Services (-6,100 Jobs)
  • Mining, Logging, and Construction (-4,900)
  • Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-4,500 Jobs)
  • Information (-1,200 Jobs)
  • Financial Activities (-1,100 Jobs)
  • Manufacturing (-800 Jobs)
• The Villages MSA:
  • Nonagricultural employment was 32,900, an increase of 300 Jobs (-0.9%) over the year

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