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Marion County's unadjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.2% in September, down 0.4 points since August, according to state data.

Marion County's unadjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% in July, down 0.1 points since June, according to state unemployment data.

Compared with February 2021, the unemployment rate is down and the number of employed people is up.

Marion's May workforce: 14K fewer residents unemployed year-over-year Marion County's unemployment ticked down to 5.3% in May, which means there were 11,475 more employed people and nearly 14,288 fewer unemployed people compared with May 2020. Marion County's unadjusted unemployment rate was 5.3%in May, down from 5.4% in April, steady since March and higher than 5.2% in February. The rate is down from 11.7% in May 2020, during the third month of the COVID-19 pandemic. The labor force in Marion County in May was 185,425, up 1,443 from April. The labor force was 11,475 more than...

The Marion County jobs report continues to show positive signs, despite the fact the local unemployment rate increased for the third consecutive month. Marion County's unemployment rate, which has not been seasonally adjusted, jumped to 6.0% in November, up from 5.4% in October and 5.3% in September. The unemployment rate in November 2019 was 3.4%, according to data released by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Marion County unemployment rate in April during the pandemic was 12.1%. In Marion County, the workforce increased by 4,516 people, up from 138,518 in November 201...