FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michelle Tincher
Office: 407-531-1222 x2024
Mobile: 407-319-6966
Email: MTincher@careersourcecf.com
Orlando, Fla., January 27, 2020 – The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 2.5% in December 2019, which was equal to the state’s rate of 2.5%. This rate was 0.5 percentage point lower than the region’s rate of 3.0% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,418,688 up 38,909 (+2.8) over the year. There were 35,247 unemployed residents in the region.
Unemployment Rates
Central Florida’s Lowest Unemployment Rates:
Job Growth Trends
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA:
The Villages MSA:
Trends in High Growth Industries (HGIs):
Additional Information
Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research.