Jobs in Fort Lauderdale Lost
More than 1,000 jobs in Fort Lauderdale were lost recently as the city's unemployment rate continued to climb to match that of the nation.
During September, the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach area saw its unemployment rate increase from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent, following a decrease from July's rate of 9.7 percent. The area's current unemployment rate is now even with that of America as a whole.
The Fort Lauderdale area had a total non-farm employment of 736,400 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 737,900 workers during August and a 3.3 percent decrease from last year.
Three industries managed to see a monthly increase in employment, including professional and business services by 800 jobs, education and health services by 500 jobs and other services by 100 jobs. Monthly employment remained even in the manufacturing and financial activities industries, which accounted for 26,900 jobs and 54,100 jobs, respectively.
The government industry was the only one able to add jobs on a yearly basis during September. That industry employed 108,000 workers, down from 108,100 workers during August, but a 1 percent increase from last year.
The construction industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 40,200 workers during September, down from 40,900 workers during August and a 17.6 percent decrease from last year.
Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in employment include:
- manufacturing by 8.2 percent
- trade, transportation and utilities by 3.6 percent
- information by 3.6 percent
- financial activities by 7.4 percent
- professional and business services by 1 percent
- education and health services by .4 percent
- leisure and hospitality by 2.1 percent
- other services by 1.2 percent