By: Paul Ivice, Treasure Coast Newspapers
Unemployment rates:
Martin County
May this year: 3.3 percent
Previous month: 3.3 percent
May last year: 4.0 percent
May 2016: 4.3 percent
St. Lucie County
May this year: 4.2 percent
Previous month: 4.1 percent
May last year: 4.9 percent
May 2016: 4.9 percent
Indian River County
May this year: 4.1 percent
Previous month: 4.0 percent
May last year: 4.9 percent
May 2016: 5.5 percent
Florida-seasonally adjusted
May this year: 3.8 percent
Previous month: 3.9 percent
May last year: 4.2 percent
May 2016: 4.7 percent
What it shows: Though Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped a notch to 3.8 percent in May, it was a mixed bag at the county level where there are no seasonal adjustments, estimates compiled from the U.S. Department of Labor’s monthly telephone survey show.
Indian River and St. Lucie counties were among 10 in the state, and by far the two most populous, that saw a slight increase in their jobless rates, while Martin County was among 29 counties that had no change from the previous month. Unemployment rates fell in the other 28 counties…