June 20, 2008
The region’s unemployment continued to rise in May as the housing slowdown pummeled the economy.
Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4 percent in May, up from 4.8 percent in April and 3.7 percent a year ago, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation said Friday.
April 18, 2008
Florida’s jobless rate hit a four-year high in March as the state’s economy continued to suffer the effects of the housing crash, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation said Friday.
Florida’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 4.9 percent in March from 4.6 percent in February.