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positive over-the-year
job growth. The industry
gaining the most jobs was
professional and business
services (+52,900 jobs, +4.1
percent).
Florida’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment
rate was 4.3 percent in May
2017, down 0.2 percentage
point from 4.5 percent in
April 2017, and down 0.6
percentage point from
a year ago. There were
435,000 jobless Floridians
out of a labor force of
10,147,000. The U.S.
unemployment rate was
4.3 percent in May.
Florida’s seasonally
adjusted total
nonagricultural
employment was
8,582,000 in May 2017, an
increase of 29,600 jobs
(+0.3 percent) over the
month. The state gained
228,000 jobs over the year,
an increase of 2.7 percent.
Nationally, the number of
jobs rose 1.6 percent over
the year. Florida’s over-the-
year job growth rate has
exceeded the nation’s rate
since May 2012.
Florida’s Nonagricultural
Employment by Industry
(Seasonally Adjusted)
• The number of jobs in
Florida was 8,582,000 in
May 2017, up 228,000 jobs
compared to a year ago.
May 2017 was the 82nd
consecutive month with
• Other industries gaining
jobs included leisure and
hospitality (+34,900 jobs,
+3.0 percent); education
and health services
(+34,400 jobs, +2.8 percent);
construction (+31,000
jobs, +6.6 percent); trade,
transportation, and
utilities (+30,900 jobs, +1.8
percent); other services
(+11,800 jobs, +3.4 percent);
government (+11,700 jobs,
+1.1 percent); manufacturing
(+10,600 jobs, +3.0 percent);
financial activities (+9,600
jobs, +1.8 percent); and
information (+200 jobs, +0.1
percent).
Local Area
Unemployment Statistics
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
• In May 2017, Monroe
County had the state’s
lowest unemployment
rate (2.7 percent); followed
by St. Johns County (3.0
percent); and Okaloosa
County (3.1 percent).
• Hendry County had the
highest unemployment
rate (6.6 percent) in Florida
in May 2017, followed
by Sumter County (5.9
percent); and Citrus County
(5.6 percent).
Area Nonagricultural
Employment (Not
Seasonally Adjusted)
• In May 2017, 23 out of 24
metro areas in Florida had
over-the-year job gains.
The areas with the largest
gains were Orlando-
Kissimmee-Sanford
(+48,000 jobs, +4.0 percent);
Tampa-St. Petersburg-
Clearwater (+43,000 jobs,
+3.3 percent); and Ft.
Lauderdale-Pompano
Beach-Deerfield Beach
(+31,100 jobs, +3.8 percent).
• Homosassa Springs was
the only metro area to
lose jobs (-100 jobs, -0.3
percent)
The mission of the Florida
Department of Economic
Opportunity is to promote
economic prosperity for all
Floridians and businesses
through successful
workforce, community, and
economic development
strategies. Please visit
www.floridajobs.org for
more information.
The next Florida
Employment and
Unemployment release
will be July 21, 2017, at
10:00 A.M.
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