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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.4 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for 7 Months
03/14/2022

Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.4 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for 7 Months

West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 14, 2022) – 2022 has started off strong for job seekers! Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for January 2022 announced today is 3.4 percent, below the year-ago of 5.8 percent, and below the 4.4 percent national rate and Florida’s 3.5 percent rate.  The county’s unemployment rate has remained below the nation’s for more than a year, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted). 

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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.3 Percent; Lowest Since Pandemic Began
01/21/2022

Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.3 Percent; Lowest Since Pandemic Began

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2022) – 2021 closed with Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate trending better than or matching the nation and, except for this month, the state for more than a year. 

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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.5 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for Five Consecutive Months
12/17/2021

Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.5 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for Five Consecutive Months

Palm Beach County job seekers have many reasons to be merry this holiday season, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted).

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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for Third Consecutive Month
10/22/2021

Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for Third Consecutive Month

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2021) – Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for September announced today is 4.1 percent -- below both the 4.6 percent national rate and Florida’s 4.3 percent rate for more than a year, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted). September’s rate also dropped 2.5 percentage points below the year-ago rate of 6.6 percent.

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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.7 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for Second Consecutive Month
09/17/2021

Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.7 Percent; More Job Openings Than Unemployed for Second Consecutive Month

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Sept. 17, 2021) – Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for August announced today is 4.7 percent -- below both the 5.3 percent national rate and Florida’s 5.0 percent rate for a full year, according to the latest monthly reports released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (all numbers not seasonally adjusted). August’s rate also dropped 3.4 percentage points below the year-ago rate of 8.1 percent.

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Milestone: More Job Openings than Unemployed People in Palm Beach County
09/10/2021

Milestone: More Job Openings than Unemployed People in Palm Beach County

West Palm Beach, Fla. (Sept. 10, 2021) – For the first time since available records began in 2005, there are more job openings than unemployed people in Palm Beach County, according to statistics released today by CareerSource Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. These statistics reveal that there are 38,544 job openings and 36,626 unemployed people in the county (latest statistics available for July 2021; new statistics will be released for August on Sept. 17).

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