Florida’s July Unemployment Figures Released
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July 2010 is 11.5 percent, up marginally by 0.1 percentage point over the previous month.
Palm Coast, FL – August 20, 2010 – Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation today released July unemployment figures. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July is 11.5 percent, up marginally by 0.1 percentage point over the previous month. The U.S. unemployment rate remained steady at 9,5 percent.
Hendry County (19.7 percent) has the highest unemployment rate in Florida in July 2010, followed by Flagler County (15.6 percent); St. Lucie County (15.2 percent); Indian River County (14.9 percent); and Okeechobee County (14.6 percent). Most of the counties with the highest unemployment rates in the state have seasonal declines in agriculture and related industries. There are 49 Florida counties with double-digit unemployment rates in July, up from 46 the previous month.
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