{"id":502006,"date":"2026-01-08T19:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/502006\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T19:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:27:10","slug":"northeast-florida-unemployment-surges-to-5-1-in-november-as-national-numbers-trend-down-data-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/502006\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Florida unemployment surges to 5.1% in November as national numbers trend down, data show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unemployment is rising in Florida, including in Jacksonville and nearby counties in Northeast Florida.<\/p>\n

The latest report from the Florida Department of Commerce comes just after CSX, a large employer in Jacksonville, announced layoffs of more than 160 workers.<\/p>\n

The report shows that Jacksonville\u2019s unemployment rate surged higher in the latter months of 2025, despite national numbers trending down.<\/p>\n

The unemployment rate in the Jacksonville metro area (Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns counties) rose to 5.1% in November.<\/p>\n

It had been 4.3% in September, according to data from the Florida Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n

The November unemployment rate was the highest in Northeast Florida since the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

National numbers<\/b><\/p>\n

According to national data, the number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 3 rose by 8,000 to 208,000, up from 200,000 the previous week<\/p>\n

Applications for unemployment aid are viewed as a proxy for layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Labor Department reported that reported that the U.S. gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November<\/a> but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration. That helped to push the unemployment rate up to 4.6%, the highest since 2021.<\/p>\n

The government\u2019s December jobs report will be released Friday, with analysts expecting that the U.S. added 55,000 non-farm jobs.<\/p>\n

The Labor Department reported Thursday that the four-week average of claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 7,250 to 211,750.<\/p>\n

The total number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the previous week ending Dec. 27 jumped by 56,000 to 1.91 million, the government said. <\/p>\n

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