ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The unemployment rate in Escambia County is slowly decreasing, according to a new report from Florida’s Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research.
But experts and job seekers say this trend doesn’t tell the full story of job growth in the area.
“In fact as we stand here today, job growth in the Escambia-Santa Rosa area is about zero,” economist Rick Harper said. “Really, employment is roughly flat.”…