Unemployment dips

   TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2010 is 11.7 percent. Thisrepresents 1,086,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,272,000. The unemployment rate is down 0.3 percentage point from the April rate of 12.0 percent. This was the second monthly decline in the state’s unemployment rate since February 2006.
    “A growing number of positive indicators, including an increase in job opportunities and a decline in the
unemployment rate, provide continued evidence that the state’s economy is recovering,” said Agency for
Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo. “With the leadership of Governor Crist, we remain focused on providing resources to Florida’s families and supporting employers as our economic climate improves.”
     Osceola's rate also fell to 12 percent from12.3 percent in April.