North Central Florida Job Market Update | May 2024

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) press release, Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% percent in May 2024, up 0% from the April 2024 rate and up 0.5% from a year ago. In total, 24 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.0%, four states