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.