Brevard County Unemployment Rate Rises In Jan. 2013
Brevard County's unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.5% in
January 2013 from 8.3% in December 2012, which is significantly higher than that of the Florida statewide unemployment rate of 8%. January's unemployment rate is
1.7
percentage points
lower from a year ago.
Out of a labor force of
264,237, there were
22,429
unemployed Brevard County
residents.
Leisure and hospitality accounted for the job growth in Brevard more than any other sector during the last year (+
1,000 jobs), followed by trade,
transportation, and utilities
(+
500 jobs);
mining, logging, construction;
and professional and business services
(+
400 jobs
each);
other services
;
and
government
(+100 jobs
each).
Information and financial services
remained unchanged.
Manufacturing
(-
300 jobs) was the only industry to lose jobs in Brevard over the year.
