The latest jobs report shows the Leon County May unemployment rate increased to 3.8%. The April unemployment rate was 3.5%. The latest numbers follow cyclical trends related to Tallahassee’s summer economy.
The number of jobs in Leon County decreased in May by 3,812 when compared to the April jobs report. There were 157,949 people working in Leon County in May compared to April’s revised employment number of 161,768.
The size of the workforce also decreased in May. There were 164,265 people in the workforce in May, down 3,386 from the 167,651 reported in April…