TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced that Statewide, the number of private-sector jobs increased 9,800, up 0.1 percent from October 2020. Florida’s unemployment rate was 6.4 percent in November 2020. Florida’s labor force was up 49,000 (+0.5 percent) over the month.
The West Palm Beach area private-sector employment decreased by 39,900 jobs (-6.9 percent) over the year. The West Palm Beach area’s unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in November.
The industry losing the most jobs over the year was leisure and hospitality (-17,800 jobs). Construction was the only major industry to gain jobs over the year in November 2020 (+200 jobs).
To view the November 2020 employment data, visit www.floridajobs.org/labor-market-information/labor-market-information-press-releases/monthly-press-releases.
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