Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 5.6% for April 2021, 0.8 Percentage Point Higher than the State
May 25, 2021
Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 5.6% in April 2021, which was higher than the state’s rate of 4.8%. This rate was 12.0 percentage points lower than the region’s rate of 17.6% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,318,070, down 31,903 (-2.4) over the year. There were 73,449 unemployed residents in the region.
Read Press Release Download Press ReleaseCareerSource Central Florida to Expand Service Capacity at Career Centers Beginning May 3
April 29, 2021
Orlando, Fla., — Florida’s second largest regional workforce board continues its commitment to assist Central Florida residents with complimentary career services. Beginning Monday, May 3, CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) will increase the number of in-person appointments and will allow a limited number of walk-ins for self-service job search activities — the number of people at each Career Center at any one given time will be based on social distancing guidelines. Customers can make a virtual or in-person appointment on the website CareerSourceCentralFlorida.com or by calling the Contact Center at 1-800-757-4598, which is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Read Press Release Download Press ReleaseCentral Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 5.5% for March 2021, 0.8 Percentage Point Higher than the State
April 19, 2021
Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 5.5% in March 2021, which was higher than the state’s rate of 4.7%. This rate was 0.3 percentage point higher than the region’s rate of 5.2% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,301,723, down 128,561 (-9.0) over the year. There were 71,303 unemployed residents in the region.
Read Press Release Download Press ReleaseCareerSource Central Florida and Tavares Chamber of Commerce to Host Outdoor Job Fair
April 19, 2021
WHO: CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) will host “A Day in Tavares” outdoor job fair in partnership with the Tavares Chamber of Commerce.
Read Press Release Download Press ReleaseCentral Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 6.4% for February 2021, 1.7 Percentage Point Higher than the State
March 29, 2021
Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 6.4% in February 2021, which was higher than the state’s rate of 4.7%. This rate was 3.3 percentage point higher than the region’s rate of 3.1% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,308,487, down 105,573 (-7.5) over the year. There were 84,102 unemployed residents in the region.
Read Press Release Download Press ReleasePam Nabors Honored by i4 Business Magazine with 2021 “Spirit of Progress” Award
March 16, 2021
Orlando, Fla. — Pam Nabors, president & CEO of CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF), was honored with i4 Business magazine’s “Spirit of Progress” Award at the 2021 Women’s Inspired Leadership Awards. During an online event that took place on Thursday, March 11, these awards celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout Central Florida who are making a difference in the community.
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