The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region dipped slightly from 2.9 percent in July to 2.8 percent in August.
Of the 867,747 people counted as part of the area’s workforce in August, there were 24,388 unemployed residents – down from 24,874 unemployed residents in July.
“Along with the state of Florida, Northeast Florida’s job creation has continued its upward momentum with our unemployment rate across all counties either declining or remaining unchanged for over a year,” said CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) President Bruce Ferguson. “In addition to our virtual job fairs and in-person employer events hosted at our career center locations, we encourage job seekers to register with Employ Florida, which has more than half a million jobs posted online.”
According to DEO’s August report, St. Johns County continued to have the lowest unemployment rate in Northeast Florida (2.2 percent), which was the lowest county number in the state last month, followed by Nassau County (2.4 percent), Clay County (2.5 percent), Baker County (2.6 percent), Duval County (3.0 percent) and Putnam County (4.0 percent).
The top-five most advertised job occupations among all industries in the region in August included registered nurses (5,676 positions), retail sales workers (5,116 positions), first-line supervisors of retail salespersons (5,073 positions), stockers/order fillers (4,304 positions) and customer service personnel (3,549 positions).
In August, CareerSource NEFL received more than 2,800 open job positions from its partner-employers.
CareerSource NEFL will hold its next Virtual Regional Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 22. For more information about the event and other job workshops and employer recruitment events, visit https://careersourcenortheastflorida.com/events/.
For those looking for a job, CareerSource NEFL can connect them with employers that are hiring now and also offers assessments and training to help them gain the skills needed to put them on a new career track. To learn how CareerSource NEFL can help secure that next career, visit www.careersourcenefl.com or call 904-356-JOBS (5627).
Job seekers are encouraged to visit www.careersourcenefl.com, where they can schedule a virtual appointment – or schedule one at their nearest career center location. They can also schedule an appointment by phone at (904) 356-JOBS (5627).
CareerSource NEFL is responsible for providing a trained workforce to businesses in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties. For more information, visit www.careersourcenefl.com.