Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, the Department of Economic Opportunity announced the Orlando area private-sector employment decreased by 118,600 jobs (-9.9 percent) over the year. The unemployment rate in the Orlando area was 11.0 percent in August, up 7.9 percentage points from one year ago.

The industry losing the most jobs over the year was leisure and hospitality (-88,600 jobs). 

Statewide, the number of private-sector jobs increased 46,000, up 0.6 percent from July 2020. Florida’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.4 percent in August 2020. Florida’s labor force was up 143,000 (+1.4 percent) over the month.

To view the August 2020 employment data, visit www.floridajobs.org/labor-market-information/labor-market-information-press-releases/monthly-press-releases.  

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