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percent); and Citrus County
(6.0 percent).
• In June 2017, all 24 metro
areas in Florida had over
the‐year job gains. The
areas with the largest gains
were Orlando‐Kissimmee
Sanford (+47,200 jobs,
+4.0 percent); Tampa‐St.
Petersburg‐Clearwater
(+46,300 jobs, +3.6 percent);
and Ft. Lauderdale
Pompano Beach‐Deerfield
Beach (+35,100 jobs, +4.3
percent).
Florida’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment
rate was 4.1 percent in June
2017, down 0.2 percentage
point from 4.3 percent in
May 2017, and down 0.8
percentage point from
a year ago. There were
419,000 jobless Floridians
out of a labor force of
10,138,000. The U.S.
unemployment rate was
4.4 percent in June.
83rd consecutive month
with positive over‐the‐year
job growth. The industry
gaining the most jobs was
professional and business
services (+47,800 jobs, +3.7
percent).
Florida’s seasonally
adjusted total
nonagricultural
employment was
8,602,700 in June 2017,
an increase of 19,400 jobs
(+0.2 percent) over the
month. The state gained
238,600 jobs over the year,
an increase of 2.9 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.
• Other industries gaining
jobs included education
and health services
(+40,300 jobs, +3.3 percent);
trade, transportation, and
utilities (+35,600 jobs,
+2.1 percent); leisure and
hospitality (+33,500 jobs,
+2.9 percent); construction
(+32,400 jobs, +6.9 percent);
other services (+17,400
jobs, +5.0 percent);
manufacturing (+10,900
jobs, +3.1 percent); financial
activities (+10,800 jobs, +2.0
percent); and government
(+10,800 jobs, +1.0 percent).
• The information industry
lost 700 jobs (‐0.5 percent)
over the year.
Area Nonagricultural
Employment (Not
Seasonally Adjusted)
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Local Area
Unemployment Statistics
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Florida’s Nonagricultural
Employment by Industry
(Seasonally Adjusted)
• In June 2017, Monroe
County had the state’s
lowest unemployment
rate (2.8 percent); followed
by St. Johns County (3.3
percent); and Okaloosa
County (3.4 percent).
• The number of jobs in
Florida was 8,602,700 in
June 2017, up 238,600
jobs compared to a year
ago. June 2017 was the
• Hendry County had the
highest unemployment
rate (9.4 percent) in Florida
in June 2017, followed
by Hardee County (6.7
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