FloridaCommerce has announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region was 3.3 percent in February 2024 – unchanged from 3.3 percent in January 2024.
Of the 877,837 people counted as part of the area’s workforce in February, there were 29,316 unemployed residents in the region – up from 26,585 unemployed residents December 2023.
Over the last 12 months, employment in several industry sectors outpaced the statewide numbers in leisure and hospitality employment (up 4.8 percent), government employment (up 4.3 percent) and education and health services (up 4.1 percent).
In February, St. John’s County continued to record the lowest unemployment rate in the region (3.0 percent), followed by Nassau County (3.1 percent), Baker County (3.2 percent), Clay County (3.3 percent), Duval County (3.4 percent) and Putnam County (4.3 percent)
Northeast Florida February 2024 Unemployment Statistics by County
Source: FloridaCommerce (not seasonally adjusted)
The current top-five most advertised job occupations among all industries in the region included first-line supervisors of retail salespersons (1,153 positions), retail salespersons (1,127 positions), fast food and counter workers (674 positions), stocker and order fillers (493), and first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers (449).
In February, CareerSource NEFL received 2,643 job postings from its partner-employers.
CareerSource NEFL is hosting a customer service and administrative virtual hiring fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Also, CareerSource NEFL is hosting in-person recruitment events in April for the Baker Correctional Institute, Columbia Correctional Institute, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Owl Inc. at Career Centers throughout the region. For more information on recruitment events and workshops for job seekers and employers, visit https://careersourcenortheastflorida.com/events/.
CareerSource NEFL is now hosting “Recruitment Wednesdays” beginning at 10 a.m. each Wednesday at its Southside Career Center, located at 11268 Beach Blvd., connecting job seekers with multiple employers hiring for current job openings.
For those looking for a job, CareerSource NEFL can connect them with employers that are hiring now. To learn how CareerSource NEFL can help secure that next career, go to www.careersourcenefl.com, call 904-356-JOBS (5627), or visit the nearest career center location.
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.