Gov. Scott: The Pensacola Area Added More Than 4,000 Jobs Over the Year in June 2015

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Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the Pensacola area again experienced positive annual job growth over the year in June 2015 with 4,100 new jobs. The metro area's unemployment rate declined by 0.9 percentage point over the year, from 6.3 percent in June 2014 to 5.4 percent in June 2015. Florida businesses have added more than 896,000 private-sector jobs since December 2010.

Governor Scott said, "With 4,100 new jobs added over the year in June, more Floridians in the Pensacola area have the opportunity to provide for their families and fulfill their dreams. We will keep working to cut taxes, create jobs, and make Florida the best state for businesses and families to succeed."

The industries with the largest job gains in the Pensacola metro area over the year were trade, transportation, and utilities with 1,100 new jobs and education and health services with 1,000 new jobs. The Pensacola metro area had the fastest annual job growth rate compared to all metro areas in financial activities at 4.6 percent in June 2015. The Pensacola metro area had 5,982 online job openings in June 2015 and 1,153 openings for high wage, high skill science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations.

Florida created 12,200 private-sector jobs in June 2015, and a total of 896,900 private-sector jobs since December 2010. Florida's statewide unemployment rate for June 2015 was 5.5 percent. In June, more than 33,200 Floridians were placed in jobs by CareerSource Escarosa and the state's other 23 regional workforce boards.

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