FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2022
Contact: Carla Sosa
Mobile: 689-222-4418
Email: csosa@careersourcecf.com
Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 3.9% in January 2022, which was higher than the state’s rate of 3.5%. This rate was 3.2 percentage point lower than the region’s rate of 7.1% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,404,630, up 89,828 (+6.8%) over the year. There were 54,211 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)
The Following HGIs Grew Faster in the CSCF Region than Statewide Over the Year:
Additional Information
*Compared to all Metro Areas in the State
Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research.